[rickylc]

Sean, You stated that the Hudson River diver was found without SCUBA gear or weight belts. The newspaper reports say the Hudson diver was in full SCUBA gear. Are the published reports incorrect? Could you help us clear up the confusion?

[Sean Osborne Lomax]

I discussed this on the phone with the NEIN director and as I recall in the original report the Hudson diver had on a wet suit and a mask but was sans the belt and tanks. I compared this to the on-scene report at Dania Beach where that diver was found in similar circumstance.

I find it odd that they would be located floating on the surface with full scuba gear. I believe a weight belt and tanks are sufficient to keep a drowned diver down on the bottom. Except for the initial reports not much if anything has been said since, except for the sketch and description of the Hudson Diver.

The presence of Federal Agents is most telling that this is something more than just a couple of drowned divers over a thousand miles apart.