A 40-year-old diver was rescued and rushed to the hospital after experiencing a medical emergency near the Haulover Inlet in Northeast Miami-Dade. The Coast Guard's swift actions played out last night when they received a distress call from a dive boat positioned just outside of the Haulover Inlet, alerting them to a diver in distress, as WSVN reported.
According to the dispatchers, "Be advised we just received a call from the Coast Guard receiving a diver down on a dive boat just outside of Haulover Inlet." The man lost consciousness while surfacing and, upon the Coast Guard's arrival, was retrieved from the water and life-saving measures were performed on shore before he was transported by ground to Aventura Hospital. During the operation, "It’s one diver. They are performing CPR," said a dispatcher, emphasizing the urgency of the situation. However, at the time of reporting, the man's current state was not made public, as noted by WSVN.
In a separate incident on the same day, the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a critical scenario involving yet another diver, this one found unresponsive near Fort Lauderdale. The diver, who was also 40 years old, was on a dive boat named the Sea Señora roughly two miles east of Fort Lauderdale’s coast when his condition became dire, NBC Miami informs.
Rescue operations managed to get him aboard and, during transport, NBC6 footage shows responders conducting CPR on the man. Once ashore, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took over, ensuring he reached the hospital for further care. As of the latest updates, neither the condition nor the identity of the diver has been released, and the investigation into what occurred remains active and ongoing.
The day unfolded under the threat of Hurricane Erin, as the National Hurricane Center warned of dangerous surf and strong rip currents along the East Coast. The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into the Haulover Inlet case, though the man’s identity has not yet been released.
