An actress was swept to her de.ath by a giant wave while exercising on her yoga mat on a popular tourist island in Thailand

Kamilla Belyatskaya, 24, was swept away from the beauty spot on Koh Sumui just moments after filming herself on her pink yoga mat overlooking the Gulf of Thailand.

Harrowing footage showed Kamila out in the swirling sea after being hit by a large wave and washed into the frothing waters.

A bystander reportedly went into the waves to try and save her, without success. His fate is not known.

Later the mat was seen floating in the violent seas off Koh Samui, one of Thailand’s most popular islands.

The tourist, from Russia’s third city, Novosibirsk, had been visiting Thailand’s second-largest island with her boyfriend, it is understood.

She had gone up to the Lad Ko Viewpoint to watch the waves, apparently going on her own to exercise in front of the view.

She had told her social media followers how she loved this spot and repeatedly returned to the island, which she called ‘home’ and ‘the best place on earth’.

She had gone to the Lad Ko Viewpoint to watch the waves, and was seen arriving nearby in a red car.

She retrieved a pink foam mat from the boot of her car before walking to the beauty spot which offers panoramic views of the island.

Video showed her figure bobbing in the water as strong currents violently contorted the water, and waves crashed down overhead.

Rescue teams were also hampered by the raging seas.

While they arrived only 15 minutes after she was swept into the sea, there was nothing they could do to save her.