Brit tourist, 44, missing after going on freediving trip in Philippines amid fears he was swept away by brutal currents
A BRIT tourist has gone missing in the Philippines, causing rescue teams to scramble.
Mark Davis Morris, 44, disappeared while on a freediving trip off the coast of Negros Oriental on Tuesday afternoon.
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The tourist's wife, Emily Tan, filed a report with the police on Wednesday morning, April 23, after he failed to return home the previous evening.
The Singapore resident said her husband told a friend he would go freediving alone.
She added that he had taken his scuba gear and left her alone in their apartment while she was sleeping.
Search and rescue teams have now set up a command centre at the Lalao Beach Resort where Morris vanished.
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