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Tourist on snorkeling trip in the Florida Keys dies after screaming for help
A tourist from Dandridge, Tennessee died after losing consciousness while snorkeling on Molasses Reef off Key Largo Friday afternoon, Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies said.
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A tourist from Dandridge, Tennessee died after losing consciousness while snorkeling on Molasses Reef off Key Largo Friday afternoon, Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies said.
Robert Wayne Chambers, 49, was snorkeling with his family and others on an outing with Sea Dwellers Dive Center when he reportedly screamed for help while in the water, according to deputies.
Chambers stopped breathing and passed out at about 2:15 p.m. Friday when staff from the center brought him onto the boat and started CPR.
According to deputies, a U.S. Coast Guard boat brought Chambers ashore to the Port Largo neighborhood and he was taken to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier, where he died.