Accident News

KEY LARGO, Florida (20 Jan 2007) -- A college professor on holiday in Florida has died after a scuba diving accident in the Florida Keys.

Kendra Conrad Motter, 40, of Canton, Ohio, died at Mariner's Hospital five days after she lost consciousness while scuba diving for the first time with Horizon Divers of Key Largo.

Horizon Divers owner Dan Dawson said that Motter was under the supervision of her husband Michael, a certified scuba diving instructor, when the accident happened.

Dawson told reporters that the Motters were among a dozen divers aboard the 'Cheecaview' dive boat along with a divemaster and captain.

After the couple entered the water, they signaled to the divemaster who was still on the boat that they were OK.

What happened next is unclear but apparently Kendra Motter experienced problems at the surface or as she started to descend, and lost consciousness.

Michael Motter called back to the boat for help and the divemaster entered the water to rescue the sticken diver.  The divemaster started administering rescue breaths as he pulled Kendra Motter back to the dive boat.

An ER doctor happened to be among the group of divers onboard the 'Cheecaview' and led the effort to resuscitate Motter as the boat sped back to harbor.

Paramedics rushed the victim to hospital where she died five days later.  The cause of the accident has not been released pending the results of an autopsy.

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