Canadian Tourist Dies Snorkeling Off Key West
KEY WEST (CBS4) – A tourist from Nova Scotia died while snorkeling off Key West.
Daniel Yiu Sun Ting, 43, was staying at a hotel in Miami and made a day trip to the 'southernmost city' on Wednesday. Ting, who was traveling alone, booked a snorkeling trip on board one of the Sebago charter boats to the Eastern Dry Rocks.
According to employees on the boat, he was in the water with snorkeling gear, wearing a floatation device and carrying a Styrofoam "noodle". He was snorkeling in about 18 feet of water at around 2 p.m. They said they saw him in the water and he was fine. A few minutes later, however, they noticed the "noodle" floating away and saw him floating on the water, not moving.
When they pulled him into the boat, he was not breathing. They started CPR and called the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard responded and picked the victim up, bringing him to the docks where they were met by paramedics.
Ting was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy will be done to determine the cause of his death.
