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From: Lantana man, 28, dies while diving near Lake Worth beach
A 28-year-old Lantana man died Saturday morning while diving about a mile off of the Lake Worth beach, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office confirmed.
Robert A. Jezewski was spearfishing and hunting lobster in about 120 feet of water when he did not resurface, sheriff's spokeswoman Teri Barbera said.
He was diving with his father and was on his second dive of the day. He was last seen alive at about 10 a.m. Saturday, Barbera said.
When Jezewski did not come up, his father summoned for help and began searching for him. His body was found about 300 yards from the dive site, unresponsive and submerged on the bottom.
He had no medical problems and was described as an experienced diver, Barbera said. Investigators do not suspect foul play, she said. However, the case will remain open until an autopsy is completed.
A woman reached this evening at the home of Jezewski's parents said that the family did not wish to comment at this time.
A family-placed obituary described him as 'an avid diver, fisherman and all around sportsman with a zest for life.'
Jezewski, the son of Todd and Nerissa Jezewski, was an entrepreneur and a journeyman pipefitter for Local Union 821 for the Riviera Beach-based Farmer & Irwin Corp., the obituary said.
A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 1000 Lantana Road in Lantana.