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British diver dies during 100ft descent at Cyprus wreck site
A 61-year-old British tourist died after being found unconscious during a dive at the Zenobia shipwreck in Larnaca Bay, Cyprus. The incident highlights the risks of deep wreck diving at a site popular with thousands of divers each year.
The diver was reportedly found by his instructor at a depth of about 100ft on Tuesday morning. Emergency services took him by police speedboat to shore, where an ambulance transferred him to hospital; he was later pronounced dead. The Zenobia sank in 1980 and lies between 50ft and 140ft deep. It attracts up to 45,000 divers annually, and another diver died there earlier this year.
In short
- British tourist dies after a dive at Cyprus’s Zenobia wreck.
- His instructor found him unconscious at about 100ft.
- The site attracts up to 45,000 divers each year.
Explained simply
The Zenobia is a large Swedish ferry that sank in Larnaca Bay, off Cyprus, in 1980. It now rests on the seabed at varying depths, making it a popular site for divers to explore.
Some parts of the wreck lie much deeper than others, so visiting them requires specialist training and equipment. The site draws tens of thousands of divers each year, and deaths there have been reported before.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “British tourist dies after being found unconscious 100ft below the surface during Cyprus shipwreck dive”.