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The scuba diver who was rescued after a diving accident 30 miles east of Barnegat, New Jersey, has died. According to authorities, Gene Wite, a 42-year-old Middleton, Delaware resident, died after he was scuba diving off the Tuna Seazure dive boat. He appeared to have encountered problems on his second dive and became unconscious at a depth of approximately 125 feet.
Witnesses said that Wite had been diving for scallops and lobsters and did not resurface according to the dive plan.
Another diver was able to follow Wite’s line down and discovered him unconscious on the seabed tied to his scooter. Wite was brought to the surface and the Tuna Seazure crew pulled him on the boat and began performing CPR.
A rescue helicopter was sent by the U.S. Coast Guard from the Coast Guard Air Station in Atlantic City, New Jersey at approximately 2:15 PM after they received a call for help.
A rescue swimmer from the Coast Guard was dropped onto the deck of the Tuna Seazure to get Wite. Once on the helicopter, CPR was resumed during the 32-minute flight to the Air Station in Atlantic City. Wite was pronounced dead by the Atlantic County Medical Examiner after the helicopter landed at approximately 3:00 PM.
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