Jul 30, 2009 2:23 pm US/Eastern
Police Identify Missing Diver's Body
Second Diver Rescued Off Fisher Island & Treated At Mercy Hospital
HAULOVER INLET (CBS4) ―
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A Miami-Dade Police Diver brings up the body of a missing diver off Haulover Inlet.
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A Florida diver who lost his life on the first day of lobster mini-season off Haulover Beach has been identified as Robert Pochedly, 48, from Sarasota.
A Miami-Dade Police diver found Pochedley's body off Haulover Inlet around 12:30 p.m. in about 17 feet of water.
A friend of Pochedley reported him missing went he failed to return to the boat.
A police diver dragged behind a police boat found Pochedley's body about an hour later still in full dive gear on the ocean's floor. The officer dove down to the bottom and retrieved the man's lifeless body.
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.
The only other fatality reported during this year's lobster mini-season was a 36-year-old diver who died on his third dive in Sebastian Inlet.
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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