KEY WEST, Fla. – A North Carolina man died and a Key West man was rescued after diving Monday afternoon in the Florida Keys.
Monroe County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Becky Herrin said the men were diving off Boca Chica Key when they became separated from their boat and drifted away from it.
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A 17-year-old boy who stayed on the boat lost sight of the divers and called to report the men missing about 3:15 p.m.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard searched for the men. They found Michael Currie, 70, of Key West, and returned him to his boat about 5 p.m.
His dive partner, Roger Arrowood, 63, of Edenton, North Carolina, was found floating face down in the water. He was taken to Lower Keys Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Herrin said foul play is not suspected.
An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of Arrowood's death.
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