Man dies in diving accident
Created: Apr 05, 2012 06:00 PM (Updated: Apr 05, 2012 08:37 PM)
Police search the waters off Grotto Bay Hotel following the death of a diver.
A man has died following a diving accident off Grotto Bay Hotel this afternoon.Police are not releasing the name of the man until his next of kin have been notified. The man's death is not considered to be suspicious.Said a police spokeswoman: "Around 4.35pm police received a telephone call from Bermuda Radio concerning a missing diver in the waters off of Grotto Bay Hotel. As a result, police divers and a Bermuda Police Service marine vessel attended the area to search for the missing man. He was located in the waters a short time later in an unresponsive state and was immediately given first aid while awaiting the arrival of an ambulance."The man was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead at 6.35pm.
Police were called to Grotto Bay Hotel after a diver suffered an accident this afternoon.
A search ensued after a diver suffered an accident in the waters off Grotto Bay Hotel.