SAN DIEGO, California (6 Nov 2005) -- A second scuba diving accident in the San Diego area has claimed the life of a scuba diver who died off the coast of La Jolla. Richard Hart, 48, was found unconscious about 100 meters offshore and was rushed to Scripps Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The victim was diving with other friends who said he aborted the dive at the surface prior to the descent due to rough sea conditions. | | They last saw him swimming back to shore but he never made it. The death of the diver was the second scuba diving fatality in the San Diego in two weeks. On October 30, Daniel Fisch, 54, died while diving near kelp beds off Point Loma. © CDNN - CYBER DIVER NEWS NETWORK |
