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An American man has drowned while proposing to his girlfriend underwater on holiday in Tanzania.<\/p>\n
Steven Weber and his girlfriend, Kenesha Antoine, were staying in a submerged cabin at the Manta Resort, off Pemba Island.<\/p>\n
Footage shows Mr Weber diving underwater to ask Ms Antoine to marry him.<\/p>\n
In the video, Mr Weber presses a hand-written proposal note against the cabin window as Ms Antoine films from inside.<\/p>\n
Ms Antoine, confirming Mr Weber\u2019s death in a Facebook post, said he \u201cnever emerged from those depths\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Manta Resort told the BBC Mr Weber \u201ctragically drowned while free diving alone outside the underwater room\u201d on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is with the deepest regret that we inform that a fatal accident occurred at The Manta Resort on Thursday 19 September, 2019,\u201d the resort said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Matthew Saus, CEO of the resort, said \u201ceveryone is shaken to the core\u201d by Mr Weber\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
Mr Weber and Ms Antoine had booked four nights at the resort\u2019s underwater room, which lies approximately 250m (820ft) from the shore.<\/p>\n
Costing $1,700-a-night (\u00a31,300), the cabin is anchored in water around 10m (32ft) deep.<\/p>\n
On the third day of their stay, Mr Weber, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, plunged into the water to make his proposal.<\/p>\n
Wearing goggles and flippers, he held a note against the cabin\u2019s glass window as Ms Antoine watched on from within.<\/p>\n
His note read: \u201cI can\u2019t hold my breath long enough to tell you everything I love about you. But\u2026 everything I love about you, I love more every day!\u201d<\/p>\n
Later in the video, Mr Weber turns over the sheet of paper to reveal the proposal, before pulling an engagement ring from his shorts and swimming out of view.<\/p>\n
Mr Saus told the BBC his staff responded to a \u201cproblem in the water\u201d, but when they arrived \u201cabsolutely nothing could be done\u201d.<\/p>\n
In her Facebook post, Ms Antoine said Mr Weber \u201cnever got to hear her answer\u201d to his proposal, which would have been \u201ca million times, yes\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe never got to embrace and celebrate the beginning of the rest of our lives together, as the best day of our lives turned into the worst, in the cruellest twist of fate imaginable,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will try to take solace in the fact that we enjoyed the most amazing bucket list experiences these past few days, and that we both were so happy and absolutely giddy with excitement in our final moments together.\u201d<\/p>\n
The US Department of State said it is aware of the death of a US citizen in Tanzania, in East Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe offer our sincerest condolences to the family on their loss,\u201d a spokesperson said. \u201cWe stand ready to provide all appropriate consular assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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