Unknown Coasties searching for missing diver - Pompano Beach, Florida

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What would you call it? I call it sitting down into the ocean. I don't do giant strides and prefer that.

However, I've done several "sits" from 12 feet and a few from a bit higher.

Fall backwards? Go in backwards? I don’t think it has its own term like giant stride and backroll.

Some people with back problems sit on the platform facing water to alleviate weight of tank/gear and just “rolls” forward, leans forward into water, we certainly don’t call it a giant stride.

Similarly, just because we (I almost always go backwards) enter the water with our backs, facing away from water, need to call it a backroll.
 
Hello, I am a friend of the missing diver Jack Levine. This is a terrible tragedy and I am devastated.

Jack was an adventurous spirit. He loved to travel and experience everything in life. He always had a wide grin and people were drawn to him. I witnessed him help newbie snorkelers and divers and he never lost patience, he just wanted to share his love of the ocean.

He will be remembered. I pray that his brother finds strength through this difficult time. He should not hold any guilt and I sincerely hope he doesn’t. He was only recently certified. I wish that these brothers were not parted so soon. It’s a tragedy.
 
The victim was an experienced diver but his brother the dive buddy was only certified within the last 1-2 years.
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