Alaska SeaLife Center diver dies in training

Associated Press - September 26, 2007 10:34 AM ET

SEWARD, Alaska (AP) - A 44-year-old diver with the Alaska SeaLife Center has died during a scientific training session in Resurrection Bay.

Alaska State Troopers say Matthew Myers of Anchorage died yesterday (Tuesday) after signaling to his diving partner that his tank had run out of oxygen.

Myers was part of a two-person team diving near Fox Island.

A person identified only as a "master diver" surfaced successfully.

But troopers say Myers was not able to manipulate his secondary air supply or take off his weight belt as instructed.

According to troopers, both divers began swimming to shore, but then Myers slipped under the water and did not resurface.

SeaLife Center divers and searchers located Myers an hour after he went missing.

Panic kills and his buddy was not able to give him air? But then again if he was on the surface he didn't need it if he could have removed his belt, but panic took over! Out of air didn't kill him panic did! And his buddy couldn't save him!