Man, 59, dies after diving off coast of Key Largo

Florida Monroe County Sheriff's Office cruiser. (WPLG)

KEY LARGO, Fla. – A 59-year-old German man died Sunday after diving off the coast of Key Largo, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

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MCSO spokesperson Adam Linhardt said the man, identified as Vitaliy Demchuk, was diving at the Amoray Dive Resort near the Christ of the Abyss site when he lost consciousness in the water.

Emergency responders performed CPR and transported Demchuk to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 11 a.m.

Linhardt said there is no indication of foul play and that an autopsy has been requested to determine the cause of death.


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