TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – The Treasure Island Police Department is investigating the death of a scuba diver after she disappeared Friday evening.
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Missing scuba diver found dead
What we know:
TIPD said on Friday evening, officers received a report from the woman’s husband that she had gone scuba diving alone off Treasure Island Beach earlier that day and had never returned.
TIPD, along with Treasure Island Fire Rescue and other agencies, conducted a search on land and water, but the diver was not found during the search.
Around 6:45 a.m. Sunday morning, TIPD said a fisherman on the beach reported seeing what appeared to be a body floating around 200 feet offshore.
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Officials responded to the call and were able to recover the body, which was wearing scuba diving equipment.
What’s unknown
What we don’t know:
TIPD has not released the identity of the diver, pending notification of next of kin.
The cause of death remains unclear. The Pinellas County Medical Examiner’s Officer will determine the cause and manner of death.
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