Orlando diver dead at Big Pine Key- Florida

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Orlando man dies on diving trip to Big Pine Key - OrlandoSentinel.com

An Orlando man died Monday while scuba diving in South Florida, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said.
The 65-year-old man, whose name was not released, was on his third day of diving with a friend near Big Pine Key when he stopped breathing, deputies said.
The friend told investigators that he and the man had just surfaced and were taking off their equipment at their boat when the man didn't answer him. The friend then saw the man floating in the water, the Sheriff's Office said.
The man was pronounced dead at Fishermen's Community Hospital in Marathon.
An autopsy was to be performed to determine the cause of death.

And excerpting from: A deadly four days in the Florida Keys

Also Monday, an Orlando man died scuba diving off Big Pine about 6:15 p.m.Deputy Aaron Coller responded to the Dolphin Marina on Little Torch Key to reports a diver, not breathing, was being brought in from offshore.
The 65-year-old man, Michael White, and a friend were on their third dive of the day in 15 to 20 feet of water at Big Pine Shoal. The friend said they surfaced and were taking off their equipment on different sides of the boat but when he spoke to the victim, there was no response.
He looked around and spotted dive gear floating a short distance away, then realized it was his friend. He swam out to pull him back to the boat and got him out of the water. He called for help on his VHF radio and two boats that were a few miles away responded, including a TowBoatUS boat. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed on the TowBoatUS vessel, but the victim was later pronounced dead at Fishermen's Community Hospital in Marathon.