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Efforts fail to save diver Today's News - The Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania
A SCUBA diver drowned at Binalong Bay yesterday despite holiday makers' attempts to revive him.
The diver was pulled from the water near Skeleton Bay on to a rock shelf by an onlooker who saw the man in trouble about 1pm.Two people performed CPR for 20 minutes until two police officers arrived and swam out to the rock shelf to help.Two Ambulance Tasmania paramedics took over the CPR for a long time but the man died at the scene.Police have started an investigation for the coroner.Many people were present during the tragedy and witnesses are asked to contact St Helens Marine Police and provide details of their observations to assist the investigation.