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Miami man dies while spearfishing in the Keys
By CAMMY CLARK
cclark@MiamiHerald.com
A 24-year-old Miami man died Monday afternoon while free diving and spearfishing about five miles off shore of Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said.
The man's name was not immediately released because his family had yet not been notified of his death.
The man was on a private vessel with two friends, a man and a woman, also from Miami. The two men shot a grouper and were trying to get it into the boat.
The male friend told deputies they repeatedly dove to the sea bottom, about 35 feet deep and without the aid of scuba gear, to try to get the injured fish out of some rocks.
The male friend said he saw the victim surface, and that he appeared to be fine. But when the male friend surfaced again, he couldn't find his friend. He dove again and found him not breathing at the bottom.
The two friends pulled the victim into the boat, called 911 and began CPR while heading to shore at mile marker 34 of U.S. 1. Monroe County Fire and Rescue paramedics and two deputies met the boat.
The victim was transported to Fishermen's Hospital in Marathon, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy will be performed.
By CAMMY CLARK
cclark@MiamiHerald.com
A 24-year-old Miami man died Monday afternoon while free diving and spearfishing about five miles off shore of Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said.
The man's name was not immediately released because his family had yet not been notified of his death.
The man was on a private vessel with two friends, a man and a woman, also from Miami. The two men shot a grouper and were trying to get it into the boat.
The male friend told deputies they repeatedly dove to the sea bottom, about 35 feet deep and without the aid of scuba gear, to try to get the injured fish out of some rocks.
The male friend said he saw the victim surface, and that he appeared to be fine. But when the male friend surfaced again, he couldn't find his friend. He dove again and found him not breathing at the bottom.
The two friends pulled the victim into the boat, called 911 and began CPR while heading to shore at mile marker 34 of U.S. 1. Monroe County Fire and Rescue paramedics and two deputies met the boat.
The victim was transported to Fishermen's Hospital in Marathon, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy will be performed.
