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UPDATE: Diver Dies at Sea

Posted Tue, Dec 8th 2009, 21:07
(Grand Cayman - CITN) -

A 55-year-old tourist is dead after a North Wall dive Monday (7 December). Police say the man became “unwell and lost consciousness during an organized dive."

Around 11:20 a.m. staff from Resort Sports requested medical assistance for the diver. When RCIPS Marine officers arrived, they assisted in giving the man was given CPR. However, it was not enough to save his life.

A police spokesperson says, “The diver was conveyed by the RCIPS Marine Unit to the nearby Yacht Club and he was thereafter transported by ambulance to George Town Hospital where he was found to be dead on arrival.”

The man and his wife were on vacation for California, USA. His wife was also on the dive trip. Police are currently investigating the incident.

News 27's Kenneth Bryan has more in the video above.

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