Editor’s note: A previous version of this story included the wrong spelling of Shawn Nguyen’s name.

A recent UC Riverside graduate died Tuesday, June 20, in a swimming accident in the Bahamas.

Ryan Nguyen, 20, was snorkeling with his family when he apparently lost consciousness and drowned according to his brother, Shawn Nguyen.

A candlelight vigil is planned for 8 p.m. Sunday at the UCR belltower.

Ryan had just graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and was due to start work soon in San Jose, where his parents live, said Shawn, 22, who is also a UCR graduate. Both he and his brother are members of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.

“He was the most genuine guy,” Shawn said. “He always put a smile on people’s faces and he knew how to take a joke. He was just a really great kid. He had his whole life ahead of him.”

The Nguyen family is in shock, he said, and still hoping for answers about what Shawn characterized as an unexplained drowning. Ocean conditions at the time, he said, were ideal.

Besides his brother, Ryan is survived by his parents and two younger sisters.

Services at Oak Hills Cemetery in San Jose are planned for Friday and Saturday, June 30 and July 1. Shawn was not able to provide specific times.

A GoFundMe page has been established for Ryan at www.gofundme.com/ryannguyen.