Yes, still don’t have all the details. He and I were stationed together in 3rd Army and played golf together.
The local paper reported two guys in a canoe watched him land in the water and were only a few yards from him, got to him quickly, but he slipped under. They entered the water and tried for several minutes to find him. The water was quite cold and there was hope that the cold water would extend the time they had to locate him and begin working with him. I think the two fishermen were firefighters. They did not recover him for an hour or more and it was the divers that located him.
How very sad. My heart and prayers go out to his family and friends. There was an Army jumper killed here a few years ago practicing for a jump into Tampa Stadium. He was caught by a gust of wind as he entered the stadium and his canopy collapsed. He died on impact as I recall.
My condolences to you for the loss of a friend.