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Diver lost in underwater cave near Chassahowitzka
Submitted by Robby Douglas on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 9:16am.
A Vero Beach diver has been reported lost in an underwater cave in Chassahowitzka.
Citrus County Sheriff's Office dispatchers got a call at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday about a 21-year-old who was free diving after dark with two other young men in an underwater cave near the Chassahowitzka River Campground.
The diver failed to surface. The other two divers are safe.
The Sheriff's Office sent its helicopter to the area to check the shorelines, and the agency's dive team was sent to the scene to search for the missing diver. Citrus County Fire Rescue and Nature Coast EMS were also sent to the scene.
The young man's East Coast family has been notified about the situation. The missing diver, whose name has not yet been released, is a student at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
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