JUPITER, Florida (17 June 2005) -- Coast Guard, police and commercial dive operators are seaching for a diver who went missing in strong currents off Jupiter Florida. The missing diver whose name has not yet been released was a retired police officer and experienced diver with advanced nitrox certification. He was diving with two friends off the 'Republic 4', a dive boat owned and operated by the PADI 5-star Jupiter Dive Center. At 'Hole in the Wall', the divers descended to a depth of about 40 meters (130 feet) on the first of three scheduled dives. About 20 minutes into the dive they started to ascend but the retired police officer never made it to the surface. At the time of the dive, the current was 2 to 3 knots at depth and 4 to 5 knots at the surface. | | Republic 4 dive boat owned and operated by PADI 5-Star Jupiter Dive Center. Due to the strong currents, search and rescue teams are searching a 75-mile square area extending north to Port St. Lucie. © CDNN - CYBER DIVER NEWS NETWORK |
