JUNO BEACH, Florida (9 Mar 2007) -- A Juno Beach lobster dive on Friday proved fatal for an Orlando man. Robert Michael Deverall, 52, was found dead in 110 feet of water Friday afternoon at a popular dive site known as the Hole in the Wall, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. He and a friend had traveled to Jupiter for the day and were among a group of 11 advanced divers aboard the Republic IV out of Jupiter Dive Center. The Hole in the Wall, located about four miles southeast of the Juno Beach pier, is a deep-water dive from which divers should surface after 25 to 30 minutes, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office spokesman Teri Barbera said. Deverall, after 45 minutes into the morning dive, still hadn't — and the captain immediately called the U.S. Coast Guard, she said. "A diver close to him saw him picking up lobsters (at some point during the dive), and he seemed be fine," Barbera said, but the current separated them. The Coast Guard, along with the Sheriff's Office, Fish and Wildlife Commission and Republic IV divers, searched the surface for two hours without success. | | Another diver has died diving with Jupiter Dive Center's 'Republic IV' dive boat. They then returned to dive original site, where they found Deverall's body. An autopsy to determine the cause of death is scheduled for Saturday. SOURCE - TC PalmSCUBA FORUMDISCUSS THIS TOPIC - Dive in and have your say at Scuba ForumCDNN Related NewsFLORIDA - Florida man dies after scuba diving accident off Juno BeachFLORIDA - Search canceled for missing Jupiter Dive Center scuba diver |
