Tourist found dead in a pool at a Bali hotel was 'practising meditation and holding his breath underwater' when tragedy struck
- Kiwi tourist Adam Bascombe, 37, was founded dead in a Bali pool on January 28
- His friend said he was doing meditative breathing underwater when he drowned
- Since Mr Bascombe was having an alcohol detox, it is unlikely that he was drunk
- The traveller had been in Bali for 60 days and was planning his next trip to the US
- Before his death, Mr Bascombe quit office job in New Zealand to travel the world
A Kiwi tourist who drowned in a hostel swimming pool in Bali may have been meditating underwater before he died.
Adam Bascombe, 37, was founded dead in a small pool by a Swiss tourist in the coastal town of Changgu, west of Denpasar, on January 28.
Mr Bascombe had been in Bali for 60 days and was planning to travel the world after quitting his telecommunications job.
Fellow New Zealander and friend Chris Francis said Mr Bascombe was likely practising his meditative breathing underwater when he drowned.
Adam Bascombe (pictured), 37, was founded dead in a small pool by a Swiss tourist in the coastal town of Changgu, west of Denpasar, on 28 January. Before his death, Mr Bascombe had been in Bali for 60 days and was planning to travel the world after quitting his job
'There's a lot of speculation about what happened. He was staying at a hostel that had a small pool. He put his phone on the side and went for a swim,' Mr Francis told Stuff.
'He was practising meditation and I think he was holding his breath underwater. We think it was just a tragic accident.'
Mr Francis said Mr Bascombe was taking an alcohol detox when he died, so it was unlikely he was drunk in the pool.
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On a Give A Little fundraising page, Mr Francis described Mr Bascombe as 'a man who loved life'.
'He was always full of energy and put others before himself. His infectious laugh and charisma always made those around him fell welcomed and his extraordinary ability to look at the positive in any situation,' he wrote.
'But now we have lost that light from a truly loved human.'
Fellow New Zealander and friend Chris Francis said Mr Bascombe was likely practising his meditative breathing underwater when he drowned. Mr Francis said Mr Bascombe was having an alcohol detox at the time, so he would not have been drunk when he went for a swim
In New Zealand, Mr Bascombe worked as a sales representative for telecommunications company 2degrees. Mr Francis said Mr Bascombe took part in a Ayahuasca ceremony during a trip to Machu Picchu in Peru, which prompted him to quit his job and travel the world
In New Zealand, Mr Bascombe worked as a sales representative for telecommunications company 2degrees.
Mr Francis said Mr Bascombe took part in a Ayahuasca ceremony during a trip to Machu Picchu in Peru, which prompted him to quit his job and travel the world.
He took up meditation, moved to Bali and was planning a trip to the US later this year.
Now, Mr Bascombe's body needs to be returned to New Zealand, which could cost up to $24,000, according to Mr Francis.
'We are wanting to help with raising financial support to help cover some of the costs to expatriate the body back to Dunedin to his family and if possible contribute towards his funeral costs also,' Mr Francis wrote on the fundraising page.
'So friends, the time has come to dig deep for a man who asked for nothing in this life and left us too early and too tragically.'
Now, Mr Bascombe's body needs to be returned to New Zealand, which could cost up to $24,000, according to Mr Francis. The friend has set up a Give A Little fundraising page with the goal of raising $20,000 to assist the Bascombe family
