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From: Body of scuba diver missing off Dania Beach is found - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
DANIA BEACH
An experienced scuba diver who went missing in 20 feet of water on Sunday afternoon later was found dead, according to officials.
He was swimming back to the boat with his dive partner, about a mile east of Dania Beach and three miles south of Port Everglades, when he disappeared, said Miami Coast Guard spokeswoman Sabrina Elgammal. He had about 20 years of experience diving, she added.
Helicopters and watercraft from the Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade sheriff's offices searched the waters off Dania Beach, where the man went missing just after 1 p.m., Elgammal said.
The search turned up the man's body later on Sunday, said Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright.
Officials did not release the man's name, but did say he was 62 years old.
An investigation was ongoing Sunday evening, Coleman-Wright said.