Working diver trapped - the Afsluitdijk, Netherlands

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The Afsluitdijk is a major dam and causeway in the Netherlands separating the North Sea from Lake IJssel, formerly the Zuiderzee.

Duiker die vastzat bij werk aan Afsluitdijk overleden

Duikers van de brandweer hebben de man bevrijd en naar boven gehaald. Hij werd ter plekke gereanimeerd, maar de hulp mocht niet meer baten.

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Diver who was stuck working on the Afsluitdijk died​

A diver who helped with work on the Afsluitdijk near Den Oever this morning has died. The man was carrying out work in a construction pit of the new discharge sluices and became trapped under water.
Emergency services rushed to help the man. Divers from the fire service managed to free him and retrieve him. The man was resuscitated on the spot, but the help was no longer of any use, NH Nieuws reports .
According to Rijkswaterstaat, everyone involved is devastated. At the Afsluitdijk, the flag of the diver's employer hangs at half-mast. The accident is being investigated by the Dutch Labor Inspectorate.