Scuba diver dies after mishap off Gloucester
Not a good start to the season.
A 42-year-old scuba diver died Wednesday afternoon after he was found floating unconscious off Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, officials said today.
John C. Denaro, 42, of Carlisle, was seen floating in the water in the beach's private section at about 1:30 p.m., Gloucester Police Chief Michael Lane said. He was transported to Addison Gilbert Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:05 p.m., Lane said.
"His mother said he had extensive diving experience, and that he had come to Gloucester with his niece and her boyfriend," Lane said. "They were both going to the beach, and he was going to go diving off to the side."
Denaro was found floating in about two feet of water, Lane said.
"He was wearing a wetsuit and one fin and no mask," Lane said. "He was about 25 feet away from the sandbar."
The incident was called in by witnesses who live in the area, Lane said.
Paramedics removed Denaro from the water and attempted to resuscitate him, Gloucester Deputy Fire Chief Miles Schlichte said. Denaro was diving by himself.
"He walked from the public side of the beach to the private side, donned his dive gear, and went into the water," Schlichte said.
No foul play is suspected at this time, Lane said. An autopsy is expected to be completed today.
Denaro's gear will be inspected by the State Police dive team, Lane said.
"It appeared that the tank was pretty full when they took possession of it," he said.
Not a good start to the season.
A 42-year-old scuba diver died Wednesday afternoon after he was found floating unconscious off Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, officials said today.
John C. Denaro, 42, of Carlisle, was seen floating in the water in the beach's private section at about 1:30 p.m., Gloucester Police Chief Michael Lane said. He was transported to Addison Gilbert Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:05 p.m., Lane said.
"His mother said he had extensive diving experience, and that he had come to Gloucester with his niece and her boyfriend," Lane said. "They were both going to the beach, and he was going to go diving off to the side."
Denaro was found floating in about two feet of water, Lane said.
"He was wearing a wetsuit and one fin and no mask," Lane said. "He was about 25 feet away from the sandbar."
The incident was called in by witnesses who live in the area, Lane said.
Paramedics removed Denaro from the water and attempted to resuscitate him, Gloucester Deputy Fire Chief Miles Schlichte said. Denaro was diving by himself.
"He walked from the public side of the beach to the private side, donned his dive gear, and went into the water," Schlichte said.
No foul play is suspected at this time, Lane said. An autopsy is expected to be completed today.
Denaro's gear will be inspected by the State Police dive team, Lane said.
"It appeared that the tank was pretty full when they took possession of it," he said.
I love that area, got certified at front Beach with capeann divers when i first started diving 3years ago next month.
