Deerfield-News.com-Deerfield Beach, Fl-With the start of lobster mini-season Boca Raton Police and BSO Divers, found a missing diver off of Hillsboro Beach dead. The US Coastguard is reporting they have suspended their search for a sixty-year-old man who fell from his boat BSO divers found the missing mans body after other divers notified them it was about a half-mile from the Hillsboro inlet. According to the US Coast Guard, this is the first death by drowning this mini lobster season in South Florida.
FROM BSO –
The BSO Public Information Office is currently working a developing incident regarding a diver’s death located at: Hillsboro Inlet.
Public Information Officer Veda Coleman-Wright is currently gathering the details. Here’s what we know so far:
Shortly after 9 o’clock Wednesday (July 24) morning, Hillsboro Beach P.D. requested assistance from the Broward Sheriff’s Office Marine and Aviation units to locate a missing diver.
BSO’s helicopter and law enforcement and fire rescue boats joined Hillsboro Beach P.D., the U.S. Coast Guard and several other law enforcement agencies in the search for the diver, who is reported to be in his 60s or 70s.
Shortly before 1 p.m., some recreational divers spotted the body at the bottom of the ocean and contacted emergency responders.
Rescue units responded, but the body had drifted away from the location. The search continued, and the body was spotted by a commercial diving boat at approximately 3:50 p.m.
The diver was transported to BSO’s Marine substation at the Alsdorf Park boat ramp. The body will be taken to the medical examiner’s office, where an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death.
BSO homicide detectives will conduct a death investigation. Foul play is not suspected.
Breaking News more details to follow.
