17 yr old freediver died in Florida

[ILDiver]

Over on ScubaBoard there is a thread about a 17yr old that was freediving off of a boat with his brother and friends. No certain cause of death, but his body was recovered.

Cut and paste from the thread:
17yr old PLEASE HELP SEARCH - Found - ScubaBoard

It was Josh and some of his friends Josh and his brother were the only ones in the water freediving/spearing Josh's brother came up on the boat and his brother followed saying he had speared a fish and he was caught, so he dove back down when he came up with his fish he blacked out and went under. His brother jumped back in but the viz was really bad and he could not find him. He yelled for them to call it in and they did. He kept diving down to see if he could find him but could not. It's hard to freedive and hold your breath for any amount of time when you are really upset.
These boy's went out all the time after school if they were not fishing they were freediving. I feel for the rest of the kids that were on that boat.

I'm not sure if he was a member here, or any of his friends and or family come here, but I am very sorry for your loss.

 

[fcallagy]

Thats so sad it seems even worse when the guy is so young. Condolences to his family,friends and those poor guys on the boat.

 

[ozz]

My condolences to his family and loved ones.

 

[MahiMan]

....... can happen to any one of us considering the sport, it really pains me to hear about any loss. My condolences go out to his family and friends, may he rest in peace.

Be careful out there guys, its easy to get caught up in the moment