Snorkeler passes out while on a Florida Keys dive tour and then dies, authorities say
.jpg "A Fernandina Beach, Florida, man died in the Florida Keys after he was found unconscious in the water while snorkeling.")
A Fernandina Beach man died after he was pulled from the water unconscious during a snorkeling trip in the Florida Keys, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Howard Bernard Tarlow, 74, was snorkeling with Sundiver Snorkel Tours at a dive site called White Banks Dry Rocks reef off Key Largo when he passed out in the water shortly before 1 p.m. Monday, according to the sheriff’s office.
Crew members immediately began CPR and brought him to land where a fire-rescue crew was waiting to take him to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier. He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital, the sheriff’s office said.
Cause of death is pending an autopsy, but deputies do not suspect foul play, sheriff’s office spokesman Adam Linhardt said.
