really? how long ago was this? i usually hear about diving incidents
Bout a month ago.
Really a nice guy from what I heard.
rickdiver.com
Diver Struck By Boat, Killed
Divers Were On Expedition From Fort Lauderdale To Key West
POSTED: 12:46 pm EST March 3, 2007
UPDATED: 6:51 pm EST March 3, 2007
MIAMI-DADE, Fla. -- An experienced scuba diver was struck by a boat's propellers and killed at Bill Baggs State Park on Saturday morning, police said.
Ricardo Araujo, 33, of Hialeah Gardens, was among a group of four or five people on a diving expedition from Fort Lauderdale to Key West, police said.
A spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the accident happened about five miles southeast of Cape Florida.
Authorities said Araujo and the other diver were free-diving from their 50-foot boat about 10 a.m. when the 76-foot Paradise Found passed over them. It's unclear how far the divers were from their own boat. Authorities said the divers were spear fishing.
Police said the victim was emerging from the water when the boat hit him. He lost a leg and died before he could be pulled from the water, police said.
The other diver suffered minor injuries, authorities said.
Family members said Araujo had been diving for years and was a fan of underwater fishing. He leaves behind a 7-year-old daughter.