Another Florida fatality near Lake Worth Inlet

[DandyDon]

This one is the same age as a diver who died off of Dania Beach on September 11 and reported on now two different threads, but this story just broke today and happened 45 miles from Dania Beach: Man, 62, died while diving near Lake Worth inlet

A 62-year-old man died over the weekend after diving near the Lake Worth Inlet, The Coast Guard confirmed Wednesday.

The man, who was not identified, was aboard one of Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures dive boats, the Deep Obsession, on Sunday afternoon. He failed to resurface from a dive, said Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Russ Tippets.

Coast guard officials from the Lake Worth station were dispatched to the scene, about one mile northeast of the inlet.

Before they arrived, the man's body was recovered by someone on the dive boat, Tippets said. He was unconscious.

Paramedics responded and gave the man CPR while transporting him to St. Mary's Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, Tippets said.

Abernethy, whose dive boat company is based out of West Palm Beach, said he could not comment.

 

[silenthunter]

Thats too bad and its never good to hear about a loss of life, Ive heard alot of dock talk about people that were on the boat with the gentleman about how they felt he was shaking and looked as if he shouldnt of been diving. so if customers on the dive boat saw this why wasnt it caught by the captain or dive op personal before the dive? This story wasnt in the news. but with everything ive seen and im haring i just want the real story on what went down.
anyone know anything

 

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[skooba441]

The gentleman was asked by the crew more than once if he was alright and feeling well enough to dive. His response each time was in the affirmative and seemed genuinely excited for both dives.