Jul 29, 2009 5:28 pm US/Eastern
Police Find Lifeless Body Of Missing Lobster Diver
Second Diver Rescued Off Fisher Island & Treated Ar Mercy Hospital
Officials Say Deceased Diver Was Experienced
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A Miami-Dade Police Diver brings up the body of a missing diver off Haulover Inlet.
CBS
A South Florida diver lost his life on the first day of lobster mini-season Wednesday.
A Miami-Dade Police diver found the body of the missing scuba diver off Haulover Inlet around 12:30 p.m., about two and a half hours after he first disappeared.
After being dragged behind a police boat, the police diver eventually spotted the missing man in his black dive suit and dive gear. The officer dove down to the bottom and retrieved the man's lifeless body.
The body of the unidentified diver was placed onto a Miami-Dade Police boat and covered with a yellow tarp for the trip back to Haulover Marina.
Miami-Dade Police, along with the U.S. Coast Guard and other police agencies had been searching for the diver since 10:00 a.m., when he was last seen in the water.
Chopper 4 was also asked by Miami-Dade Police to assist in the aerial search for the missing diver.
At approximately the same time, Miami Fire Rescue was assisting another diver who had a medical emergency near Fisher Island. He was taken to Mercy Hospital for treatment in a decompression chamber.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, 5 people died last year during the lobster mini-season. Two of those deaths took place within the first twelve hours. The Coast Guard says the deaths were most likely due to equipment malfunctions, which is why the Coast Guard encourages all divers to check their equipment before going out and always dive with a buddy.
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