No foul play in Congolese businessman Sindika Dokolo’s death: Dubai Police

Dubai Police have ruled out criminal suspicion in the death of Congolese businessman Sindika Dokolo (48), who drowned while practising free diving in the north of Deira Island.

The incident took place on October 29 near Umm al-Hatab Island.

According to Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs, the Command and Control Centre received an emergency call about a person who drowned while practising freediving in the area.

"The incident happened seven nautical miles away, and accordingly, marine rescue teams were immediately dispatched to search for the man who was found deceased after performing a free dive locally known as "Al-Hiyari" - a form of underwater dive that relies on breath-holding rather than the use of breathing apparatus such as scuba gear," Maj-Gen Al Mansouri explained. 

He added that Dubai Police investigated the circumstances of the death and looked into the statements of the victim's friends and reviewed the results of the forensic report, all of which concluded that there was no criminal suspicion behind the death.