ORANGESTAD, Aruba — Less than a week after a young novice diver was critically injured in Aruba by a dive boat propeller, another scuba diving accident there killed a Texas educator. Authorities told CDNN that Michael Freer, 55, died on July 2 while scuba diving during a holiday in Aruba. Police declined to release details about the fatal scuba diving accident, which is still under investigation. Previously, CDNN reported about a young woman who was critically injured in the final week of June while scuba diving in Aruba with Mermaid Divers. A dive boat owned and operated by Mermaid Divers ran over and nearly killed the woman. In December, a renowned community leader from Canada died in Aruba while scuba diving with Clive Paula of Dive Aruba. Natural educator Freer was a chemistry teacher at Deweyville High School and previously worked for many years as an air quality inspector for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. He was raised in La Marque on the Texas Gulf Coast and graduated from Lamar University with a master's degree. Described by family, friends and co-workers as a natural educator, Freer taught industry personnel about the state emissions evaluation while working with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and was active in the Jason Project in Southeast Texas. Freer is survived by his wife, Donna Lavine Freer, and daughters Melissa and Ally Freer. | 
