Palawan tourist death due to sea urchin, not stonefish, says partner

Palawan tourist death due to sea urchin, not stonefish, says partner

Dismissing previous reports circulating online, the boyfriend of a 25-year-old Filipino tourist who died in Coron, Palawan earlier this month said the victim supposedly stepped on a sea urchin and not a stonefish.

Saying that he has been “very bothered” by different versions of the death of his partner Miguel Gabriel Ruiz, Travis Navarro Millard on Sunday took to Facebook to post a photo of the latter’s foot when he was observed at Coron District Hospital on August 14.

“They dismissed the puncture wounds and didn’t offer me any type of explanation. After a thorough search and discussion with several marine and medical professionals, it is our best conclusion that he stepped on a sea urchin, not a stone fish,” Millard said.