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 Man sentenced to prison for diver’s death near Catalina Island
Smithsgold - 10/27/2014 12:11 PM
Category: General
Replies: 3
mynewsla.com/crime/2014/10/20/man-sentenced-prison-di...ear-catalina-island/

Man sentenced to prison for diver’s death near Catalina Island

A 50-year-old man was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the diving death of a man near Catalina Island.
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Eric_R - 10/27/2014 1:56 PM
I wonder if the man that died knew it was illegal to fish the area?
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diverray - 10/28/2014 9:14 AM
The story sounds like this was not a certified diver?
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Peter-EH-NJ - 10/31/2014 4:07 PM
Thanks for the info. I have read the article. Another reason to checkout the dive operator various times over before going on any scuba diving excursion.