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French Diver, 73, Dies During Port de la Selva Dive

An autopsy in Girona will determine the cause under Guardia Civil oversight.

Overview

  • A French man aged 73 died while scuba diving near the Far de s’Arenella lighthouse in the bay of Port de la Selva on the Cap de Creus coast.
  • A companion noticed the diver sinking underwater, brought him to shore, and called Spain’s 112 emergency line.
  • Municipal medics and a SEM helicopter team performed about 30 minutes of CPR, and the death was certified around 1 p.m.
  • Local police secured the area before the Guardia Civil’s judicial police took charge of the investigation.
  • Forensic doctors at the Girona Institute of Legal Medicine will conduct an autopsy to confirm the cause of death, and the GEAS diving unit is reviewing the circumstances.