The ABC station in Hawaii KITV said on June 1, the newlyweds were snorkeling off the shore of Electric Beach in Oahu when the man disappeared under water and drowned.
The Honolulu Emergency Medical Services confirmed with ABC7 first responders transported the man to a hospital where he later died.
A GoFundMe page identified the man as Steven Phan.
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"As if this could not be worse, all of Brittany and Steven's belongings were stolen, the thieves took their cellphones, wallets, money, clothing, they even stole their car rental," it wrote.
Friends were not ready to comment on camera, but described Phan has nothing short of an amazing person.
ABC7 reached out to Honolulu Police Department for an update on the couple's personal belongings taken during such a devastating time.
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