Overview
- Emergency crews responded to a report of a missing diver about two nautical miles northwest of Sesuit Harbor and began searching on Wednesday, according to officials.
- Rescue and dive teams located the 72-year-old in the water and recovered him at about 5:30 p.m., and he was pronounced dead after being brought to shore.
- Local harbormasters and marine units from the Dennis, Barnstable and Sandwich fire departments conducted the surface search while the U.S. Coast Guard provided aerial support and the state police dive team was activated.
- Officials have not released the diver’s name or a cause of death and dispatch recordings indicate he had been missing for roughly 90 minutes before recovery.
- The coordinated response highlights routine multiagency procedures for coastal incidents and the investigation and any autopsy results will determine whether criminal, accidental, or medical factors were involved.