Utah man dies after diving the Vandenberg
The victim was reportedly an experienced diver, but had not been diving in a number of years.

Posted Friday, July 2, 2010

 
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Key West - A Utah man is dead after he had trouble upon surfacing from a dive offshore of Key West, on the Vandenberg.

Detective Kim Trullender said 51 year old Elwood Carter, of Orem, Utah was visiting Key West alone, with the goal of diving the Vandenberg On Thursday, he was set to reach that goal, going on a dive on board the dive vessel Sea Eagle. He told other
divers on board that he'd been involved in a motorcycle accident with his girlfriend and the girlfriend was killed. "It was apparently their dream to dive the Vandenberg together," said Detective Trullender. "After she died, he decided to dive it
himself, in her memory," he said.

Carter was diving at a depth of 92 feet on the Vandenberg According to witnesses, he surfaced from the dive at about 11:30 p.m. and began to have difficulties as he was removing his equipment. He passed out on the surface. He was pulled into the vessel
and two paramedics who just happened to be on board began CPR and began giving him oxygen. Carter was transported to the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Key West where he was picked up by an ambulance. He was transported to Lower Keys Hospital where he
was pronounced dead.

Carter was reportedly an experienced diver, but had not been diving in a number of years.