Family and friends are mourning the deaths of a Washington state couple who died while snorkeling on vacation in Hawaii. The couple was found unresponsive by first responders near the north side of Āhihi-Kīnaʻu Natural Area Reserve on Maui.

Pregnant mother and husband drown while snorkeling on vacation in Hawaii - Maui officials responded to ‘snorkelers in distress’ on Saturday afternoon

A couple celebrating their babymoon on vacation in Hawaii drowned 150 feet off-shore while on a snorkeling excursion. Sophia Tsaruk and her husband, Billy, were parents to a young son and were expecting a baby girl in December.

CPR was performed on both victims, but despite the rescue team's efforts, they were pronounced dead by Emergency Medical Services.

Authorities have not released the names of the deceased, but a GoFundMe page confirmed their identities as Ilya Tsaruk, 25, and Sophia Kovalevich, 26. “Sophia was pregnant with a baby girl, and they leave behind their 18-month-old baby, Logan, who was staying with his aunt and uncle at the time,” organizer Andrey Tupikov wrote.

Sophia Kovalevich and 25-year-old Ilya 'Billy' Tsaruk drowned while snorkeling on their babymoon in Maui, Hawaii, over the weekend.

The Seattle couple was retrieved from the ocean by lifeguards, but died. "We know that heaven received and gained the three," a GoFundMe said.

A pregnant woman and her husband drowned while snorkeling during a vacation in Maui, Hawaii, last weekend, leaving behind an 18-month-old son. A GoFundMe created by the family identified the couple as 25-year-old Ilya and 26-year-old Sophia Tsaruk.