Two people that died at beach were Japanese tourists

<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 13.8000001907349px;">According to the island's chief medical examiner Dr. Aurelio Espinola, the Japanese Consulate has requested he postpone their autopsies until family can pay their last respects. Espinola confirms family will be viewing the bodies on Wednesday and will conduct the autopsies shortly after.</span>

February 3, 2015Updated: February 3, 2015
KUAM NewsBy KUAM News
 by Krystal Paco

Guam - The man and woman from a drowning incident at Ritidian Beach over the weekend were Japanese tourists.

According to the island's chief medical examiner Dr. Aurelio Espinola, the Japanese Consulate has requested he postpone their autopsies until family can pay their last respects. Espinola confirms family will be viewing the bodies on Wednesday and will conduct the autopsies shortly after.

It was on Saturday afternoon the pair were pulled out of the northern waters and pronounced dead upon arrival to the hospital.