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Diver dies off Islamorada
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By KeysNet.com
Posted - Thursday, April 15, 2010 03:03 PM EDT
A 51-year-old Arizona woman became the Keys' third diving death of the year Thursday offshore of Islamorada.
##### of Surprise, Ariz., was with her husband, diving off the vessel 'Giant Stride' operated by Key Dives from Bud 'n Mary’s Marina. The couple and a group of other divers were with an instructor on the 'Eagle' wreck.
According to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detective Terry Smith, the group was going under for its first dive of the day when ##### indicated she wanted to return to the surface. The instructor helped her to the surface, then returned to the group underwater, Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Deputy Becky Herrin said.
Herrin said #### made it safely to the stern of the boat. She was removing dive gear when she began drifting away from the boat. When crewmembers couldn’t reach her, they banged on the aluminum ladder to call the divers to the surface, Herrin said. Once they were all on board, the boat went after ###.
The crew found her floating on the surface, not breathing, about 15 to 20 minutes later. She was pulled onto the boat and crewmembers began cardiopulmonary resuscitation. She was brought to shore, where she was met by paramedics from the Islamorada Fire Rescue Department, who pronounced her dead.
The Monroe County medical examiner is planning an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
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By KeysNet.com
Posted - Thursday, April 15, 2010 03:03 PM EDT
A 51-year-old Arizona woman became the Keys' third diving death of the year Thursday offshore of Islamorada.
##### of Surprise, Ariz., was with her husband, diving off the vessel 'Giant Stride' operated by Key Dives from Bud 'n Mary’s Marina. The couple and a group of other divers were with an instructor on the 'Eagle' wreck.
According to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detective Terry Smith, the group was going under for its first dive of the day when ##### indicated she wanted to return to the surface. The instructor helped her to the surface, then returned to the group underwater, Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Deputy Becky Herrin said.
Herrin said #### made it safely to the stern of the boat. She was removing dive gear when she began drifting away from the boat. When crewmembers couldn’t reach her, they banged on the aluminum ladder to call the divers to the surface, Herrin said. Once they were all on board, the boat went after ###.
The crew found her floating on the surface, not breathing, about 15 to 20 minutes later. She was pulled onto the boat and crewmembers began cardiopulmonary resuscitation. She was brought to shore, where she was met by paramedics from the Islamorada Fire Rescue Department, who pronounced her dead.
The Monroe County medical examiner is planning an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Prayers to the family
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