Scubamedicjoe
Contributor
Jan 23, 2003
An experienced California diver was found dead last week in a Gilchrist
County spring.
Two visitors to Ginnie Springs found Farhad Koloushani, 25, lying face down
in the main springs just after 9 a.m. Friday, Gilchrist County Sheriff's
Office Investigator Daniel Slaughter said.
Koloushani was free-diving with no air tanks and apparently had been
holding his breath underwater, Slaughter said.
"He was scheduled to take a class at that spring the next day," Slaughter
said. "We think he was testing the water."
The springs, located off County Road 340, have become a well-known diving
spot, Slaughter said.
Koloushani, who lived in San Diego, was an open-water scuba instructor who
worked at a diving shop. He had flown into Jacksonville the night before he
was found dead.
An autopsy might determine when Koloushani died, Slaughter said. Foul play
is not suspected, Slaughter said.
An experienced California diver was found dead last week in a Gilchrist
County spring.
Two visitors to Ginnie Springs found Farhad Koloushani, 25, lying face down
in the main springs just after 9 a.m. Friday, Gilchrist County Sheriff's
Office Investigator Daniel Slaughter said.
Koloushani was free-diving with no air tanks and apparently had been
holding his breath underwater, Slaughter said.
"He was scheduled to take a class at that spring the next day," Slaughter
said. "We think he was testing the water."
The springs, located off County Road 340, have become a well-known diving
spot, Slaughter said.
Koloushani, who lived in San Diego, was an open-water scuba instructor who
worked at a diving shop. He had flown into Jacksonville the night before he
was found dead.
An autopsy might determine when Koloushani died, Slaughter said. Foul play
is not suspected, Slaughter said.