Man Succumbs In Diving Accident

Ranger Dider Carod was on patrol in Biscayne Bay around midday on Sunday, September 23rd, when he got a call from dispatch advising him that a vessel was en route to Boca Chita Key with a diving accident victim on board. The man was not breathing and CPR was in progress. When Carod arrived at the key, he found the victim on the ground with a blanket over him. Coral Gables PD marine units had arrived a few minutes before him and determined that the man had already died. Miami-Dade police and fire/rescue units soon joined them. Paramedics confirmed that he was deceased. When questions, the man’s companion said that the two of them had been diving in about 55 feet of water when the victim suddenly removed his dive belt and equipment and quickly ascended to the surface. He followed and found that the man was already unconscious. Miami-Dade homicide investigators took the body and are currently investigating the incident. The victim's dive equipment was not recovered.