PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — A Port Angeles man died in a diving accident while he was harvesting geoducks.
The Peninsula Daily News reports the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said 35-year-old Anthony Gockerell was pronounced dead Wednesday at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles.
Sgt. John Keegan says a 911 call about a commercial diver in distress came in at about 8:30 a.m.
Crew members said Gockerell’s air cord was entangled in debris.
He was brought onboard after a struggle and CPR was ultimately unsuccessful.