Thieves stole from Steven Phan as he died from snorkeling

Steven Phan died in a snorkeling accident while diving with his wife, Brittany Myers Phan. (Image: GoFundMe campaign)

Thieves stole a newlywed woman’s rental car, driver’s license, and other items while she was watching CPR performed on her husband, who had just suffered a fatal diving accident, a witness told local outlet KHON.

“While snorkeling tragedy struck and Steven, Brittany’s husband of all but 3 months, drowned,” said a GoFundMe campaign to support the widow. “As If this could not be worse, all of Brittany and Steven’s belongings were stolen, the thieves took their cell phones, wallets, money, clothing, they even stole their car rental.”

Steven Phan and his wife, Brittany Myers Phan had reportedly been married back on March 20. They ended up celebrating their honeymoon in Hawaii, but that ended in tragedy on Electric Beach on the island of O’ahu.

“I met the wife,” a witness, who was not identified, told the outlet. “They were there on their honeymoon, just the two of them. As if the tragedy itself wasn’t difficult enough, now she has to go through the logistics … because she can’t travel back to home without an ID. She has to go through the due process at the airport to verify. It’s a mess.”