by LUTHER MONROE @ CDNN - CYBER DIVER News Network
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (23 Feb 2009) — An American tourist who was scuba diving off the Solmar V live-aboard dive boat is missing and feared dead in Mexico.
The unidentified 54-year-old woman was scuba diving with her husband and another diver at Roca Partida in the Sorocco Islands when the accident occurred.
Witnesses said the victim did not resurface from a dive that started at about 8:00 am.
The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting the Mexican Navy in the air and sea search for the missing scuba diver.
The Solmar V liveaboard dive boat is based in Cabo San Lucas, which is located about 300 miles northeast of the Sorocco Islands.
Roca Partida is a popular destination for scuba diving and fishing.
A 54-year-old Solmar V live-aboard dive boat customer is missing and feared dead after a scuba diving accident near the Sorocco Islands in Mexico.
