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Florida Panhandle Diving Accident Leaves One Commercial Diver Dead

May 4, 2016 Florida Scuba Diving & Snorkeling Injury

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A Florida panhandle diving accident leaves one commercial diver dead and one injured in an accident last month near Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Florida. The accident occurred on April 7th, 2016, but very few details of the accident have emerged. Media report that four divers were operating out of an inflatable zodiac boat when the accident occurred around 2:00 in the afternoon causing the death of one diver and another diver to be hospitalized with injuries. The Coast Guard is investigating.

Commercial diving is a high risk career which involves all of the risks of recreational diving such as drowning, hypothermia, decompression sickness, air embolism, and equipment failure but commercial divers often face additional hazards of underwater construction zones which include power tools, welding, cutting and demolition. When accidents happen it can leave the diver with disabling injuries or, in the event of death, the diver’s family may not only lose their source of support, but they may also be left with many unanswered questions about what caused the accident that took their loved one.

If you or a loved one are injured in a diving or boating accident, call the Florida Board Certified Admiralty and Maritime Attorney’s at Brais Law Firm at 305-416-2901, or toll free at 1-800-499-0551.