Man dies in diving accident
Updated: Apr 05, 2012 08:37 PM
A man has died following a diving accident off Grotto Bay Hotel this afternoon.Police are not releasing the name of the man until his next of kin have been notified. The man's death is not considered to be suspicious.Said a police spokeswoman: "Around 4.35pm police received a telephone call from Bermuda Radio concerning a missing diver in the waters off of Grotto Bay Hotel. As a result, police divers and a Bermuda Police Service marine vessel attended the area to search for the missing man. He was located in the waters a short time later in an unresponsive state and was immediately given first aid while awaiting the arrival of an ambulance."The man was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead at 6.35pm.