Posted by on April 11, 2005 at 23:40:38:
According to reports from Cozumal, on Tuesday, March 22, a diver was killed just offshore at Playa Mia, formerly known as Playa Sol.
The owner of the luxury yacht, The Allegro, and his family were diving off the boat and the divers re-surfaced, they were apparently caught by a big wave. A man in the diving party was forced into the propellers of his vessel. He was able to push his wife away before being caught up in the wheels.
The victim's name is Jaime Agnesi (60) and he is survived by his wife, Viviana Agnesi.
No local dive master was hired and no local dive shops or divers were involved.