r1_addict
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I just saw on the news there is a diver missing off of Clearwater. Anyone have any updates?
Missing Diver off of Clearwater - body recovered
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stinggirl
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That's awful. I will be praying that he/she is found well.:depressed:
carriemak
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Thanks for the links. I missed it on the morning news.
Here's a post from Spearboard:Missing Diver out of Clearwater? - Spearboard Spearfishing Community
"The missing diver is the cousin of a friend of mine. She didn't have much info regarding what exactly happened other than the diver's wife saw him struggling as he was approaching the surface after his second dive. The crew on the boat jumped in to try to help but he sank out of their free diving reach."
"If anyone is going to be out in this area, please keep an eye out. We are praying for a miracle."
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Doesn't sound good... hope I'm wrong.
Chad
"The missing diver is the cousin of a friend of mine. She didn't have much info regarding what exactly happened other than the diver's wife saw him struggling as he was approaching the surface after his second dive. The crew on the boat jumped in to try to help but he sank out of their free diving reach."
"If anyone is going to be out in this area, please keep an eye out. We are praying for a miracle."
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Doesn't sound good... hope I'm wrong.
Chad
Heard the Coast Guard on the Radio Saturday saying "diver Down" . Never heard those words in my 40 years on the water. Now I know why they said it. The lat/long they gave was way South of me that day or I would of run down and helped in the search..
Had to be out of air I assume or he would just hit the inflate button and pop to the surface.
Sad to hear.
Being a Instructor and owner of the only Coast Guard Certified Dive boat in the Tampa Bay area I would like to know the details if we ever find out.
Capt. Mike
Had to be out of air I assume or he would just hit the inflate button and pop to the surface.
Sad to hear.
Being a Instructor and owner of the only Coast Guard Certified Dive boat in the Tampa Bay area I would like to know the details if we ever find out.
Capt. Mike
Missdirected
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Was just going to post about this... We heard the call come in yesterday as well. :sad:
Here is the story from the link above:
Coast Guard searching for missing diver near John's Pass
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Coast Guard has been searching for a missing scuba diver 21 miles west of John's Pass in Clearwater since about 1 p.m., Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., received a call at 12:49 p.m., Saturday, from a crewmember aboard the 24-foot recreational vessel Lori's Other Half reporting that a 29-year-old male had not surfaced from a dive.
An HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, a 47-foot utility boat from Station Sand Key, Fla., the St. Petersburg-based Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, an 87-foot patrol boat, and a Coast Guard Auxiliary aircraft are searching the area for the missing diver.
The diver's name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification. The man was reported to be an experienced diver and was wearing a black wet suit with black fins and a silver air tank.
Weather conditions for the area are 1- to- 2-foot seas, 5- to- 10-knot winds and 10 mile visibility.
Please check http://www.d7publicaffairs.com/ for updates.
**Going to leave this thread here for a bit but will eventually have to move it to Accidents and Incidents**
Here is the story from the link above:
Coast Guard searching for missing diver near John's Pass
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Coast Guard has been searching for a missing scuba diver 21 miles west of John's Pass in Clearwater since about 1 p.m., Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., received a call at 12:49 p.m., Saturday, from a crewmember aboard the 24-foot recreational vessel Lori's Other Half reporting that a 29-year-old male had not surfaced from a dive.
An HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, a 47-foot utility boat from Station Sand Key, Fla., the St. Petersburg-based Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, an 87-foot patrol boat, and a Coast Guard Auxiliary aircraft are searching the area for the missing diver.
The diver's name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification. The man was reported to be an experienced diver and was wearing a black wet suit with black fins and a silver air tank.
Weather conditions for the area are 1- to- 2-foot seas, 5- to- 10-knot winds and 10 mile visibility.
Please check http://www.d7publicaffairs.com/ for updates.
**Going to leave this thread here for a bit but will eventually have to move it to Accidents and Incidents**
Missdirected
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Update: Diver's body found | 10connects.com | Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater
Update: Clearwater Fire and Rescue divers have found the body of missing diver Michael McQuillen about 20-miles off shore Sunday afternoon. Clearwater authorities say McQuillen was diving with a group when he got separated.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/l...ohns-Pass/1wVx-krC4k-fpXhiB5ongw.cspx?rss=794
CLEARWATER, FL -- The body of a diver who went missing Saturday afternoon has been found off the Clearwater Coast.
Divers with Clearwater Fire Rescue discovered the body of 29-year-old Michael McQuillen of Lakeland Sunday afternoon in about 80 feet of water, just over 24 hours from when he was first reported missing.
McQuillen was among a group of divers about 27 miles off John's Pass when he became separated from his group.
A crew member from the 24-foot boat, called Lori's Other Half, phoned the Coast Guard just before 1 pm Saturday , saying that McQuillen had not surfaced.
He was reported to be an experienced diver, and was wearing a wet suit, fins, and an air tank when he went under water, Coast Guard Officials said.
An HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater and the St. Petersburg-based Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, an 87-foot patrol boat were among the Coast Guard vessels that took part in the search. /End
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Update: Clearwater Fire and Rescue divers have found the body of missing diver Michael McQuillen about 20-miles off shore Sunday afternoon. Clearwater authorities say McQuillen was diving with a group when he got separated.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/l...ohns-Pass/1wVx-krC4k-fpXhiB5ongw.cspx?rss=794
CLEARWATER, FL -- The body of a diver who went missing Saturday afternoon has been found off the Clearwater Coast.
Divers with Clearwater Fire Rescue discovered the body of 29-year-old Michael McQuillen of Lakeland Sunday afternoon in about 80 feet of water, just over 24 hours from when he was first reported missing.
McQuillen was among a group of divers about 27 miles off John's Pass when he became separated from his group.
A crew member from the 24-foot boat, called Lori's Other Half, phoned the Coast Guard just before 1 pm Saturday , saying that McQuillen had not surfaced.
He was reported to be an experienced diver, and was wearing a wet suit, fins, and an air tank when he went under water, Coast Guard Officials said.
An HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater and the St. Petersburg-based Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, an 87-foot patrol boat were among the Coast Guard vessels that took part in the search. /End
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bleeb
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In practice no one minds too much if there are a few condolences, especially if they're part of another post. However, when too many standalone condolence posts start to appear or the temperature of the thread starts to get a little high, there will be a few gentle reminders like the one above to follow SB rules and try to keep emotions out of the Accidents and Incidents forum.
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