Scuba Divers Die: Two Divers Found Off The Coast of California

Two scuba divers in California have died while diving. The Associated Press reports that they scuba divers were diving off the coast of Monterey County. At 2:45 p.m Emergency crews were sent to Point Lobos State Natural Reserve.

Lifeguards performed CPR on one of the divers said Daniel Berlant who is the state Department of Forestry and fire Protection spokesman. Firefighters were also on the scene and helped get the second diver who was floating to shore.

The area where the divers were is a popular area for diving

Captain Carlos Aguilera from the Carmel Highlands Fire department said to The Monterey County Herald, "At that point, we got in a boat with State Parks lifeguards and located the second victim floating in the water about 50 feet from the rocks."

Both the divers names have not been released but they were both pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital. The Monterey County Herald reported that it was a man and a woman who drowned.

Executive Officer Noah Hudson said to The Monterey County Herald, "The information we received was that the kayaker was approximately three-quarters of a mile off the coast at Lovers Point, and he felt like the waters had become too rough for him to make it back to shore. We launched a crew that located him, determined that he was not hypothermic and brought him back to Monterey Harbor in our 47-foot motor lifeboat."

Point Lobos is a beautiful area near Carmel, California.

It is "home to over two hundred fifty different animal, marine mammal and bird species, and over three hundred fifty plant species have been identified at the Reserve," states pointlobos.org "Next to the spectacular scenic beauty of the Point, this presence of wildlife is among the area's most arresting features. Here it is possible to observe in a primitive environment many plant and animal species living in interesting relationships to one another."

The offshore area is one of the most richest underwater habitats in the world "with wildlife that includes seals, sea lions, sea otters and migrating gray whales, according to the state Parks and Recreation Department website," reported the AP.

Proof of certification is required for divers and is only permitted at two coves within the park including Whales coves where the two divers were located.