Please confirm if this is WAI.

I cured a zombie villager under water while within range of my full strength conduit. I was able to hit it with a splash potion of weakness and feed it the golden apple. I kept it under water and within range of the conduit while it went through the curing process.

Immediately upon being cured, the villager started floating towards the surface, but died before reaching the surface. It apparently drowned. Shouldn't villagers also be able to receive conduit power while they are submerged and within range of the conduit? Is this a bug?

Bedrock 1.5 LG Q6 Nougat.