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The missing diver was found drowned in Loppe - a man in his forties from the capital city was an experienced dive
The missing diver was found drowned in Loppe - a man in his forties from the capital city was an experienced dive
The disappearance of the man was observed as the other two divers of the party ascended to the surface.
A missing diver on Lake Iso Melkutin has been found dead. The Häme Police Department says the man has been brought to the surface. He is a man of about 40 years from the metropolitan area.
The accident occurred on Lake Iso-Melkutin in Loppi, Kanta-Häme. The rescue department received an alarm on the lake shortly before half past one in the afternoon.
The case is being investigated by the police as a cause of death investigation and no further information is available.
The rescue agency reports that the missing diver was part of a larger dive company. The members of the party had first searched for the missing by their own means.
On-duty firefighter Paavo Löyttyniemi says the diver was found missing when two other divers from the dive team surfaced.
"The missing diver was part of a trio of dive crews and an experienced diver," Löyttyniemi says Saturday afternoon while searching.
The diver was searched with a sonar from the boat and four divers.
- The search area is about a hundred times a hundred meters.
In addition, several units of the rescue service were present.
Iltalehti (switching to another service)previously reported that the diver is suspected of being stuck in the directional ropes at the bottom of the lake to help divers navigate.
However, this suspicion is not confirmed by Löyttyniemi. He says Lake Iso-Melkut is deep and muddy.
- The visibility on the bottom may have been really poor.
The average depth of water is approximately 20 meters.