Texan dead - Pompano Beach, Florida

[DandyDon]

Texas man, 68, dies after dive off Pompano Beach

A Texas man who passed out Friday morning during an ocean dive later died, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.

Charles Adams, 68, of Fort Worth, was on a charter dive trip with South Florida Diving Headquarters in the Atlantic Ocean off of Pompano Beach, according to sheriff’s spokeswoman Joy Oglesby.

The boat was in 60 feet of water. When Adams came to the surface, he lost consciousness, the agency said.

Adams was given CPR while aboard the boat and brought ashore. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue took Adams to Broward Health North hospital in Deerfield Beach, where he died, the sheriff’s office said.

 

[Texasguy]

Boy, South Florida Diving Headquarters did not lose anyone for a long stretch, since their boat overturned in Nov 2012 (link: Woman killed after boat capsizes off Pompano Beach ). Have been diving with them a lot. Mostly for big boys, you go in without a DM and do your thing. Usually 1st dive is some wreck (60'-120'), 2nd is a drift over a reef (30'-80').