TWO Koreans allegedly suffocated to death in the sauna room of a resort in Barangay Mainit in Mabini, Batangas, before dawn on Thursday, December 7.
Police identified the fatalities as Sun Tae Kim, 67, and Yun Seok Seo, 63.
A fellow Korean, Hak Neung Kim, 59, also suffocated and was taken to a hospital.
Initial investigation said the three Koreans proceeded to the sauna room of the Sea Spring Resort while drunk.
Sauna attendants checked on the victims after a while and saw them lying unconscious on the floor.
They were taken to a hospital where Kim and Seo were declared dead.
Police are conducting follow-up investigation and the Batangas Provincial Forensic Unit will conduct an autopsy on the fatalities.
