Key West diver who drowned after spearing giant fish identified
By Jason Lowell
sun-sentinel.com
Posted September 13 2006, 10:39 AM EDT
KEY WEST – The Monroe County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday identified the diver found drowned over the weekend, apparently after spearing a giant fish and becoming tangled in a line underwater.
The preliminary autopsy of Gary Cagle, 42, indicates that he drowned while free diving in 25 feet of water about a half mile off of Smather's beach.
Detective Mark Coleman believes the diver drowned while spearing a Goliath grouper, commonly known as a jewfish. After Cagle's wrist became entangled in the spear line, he was effectively pinned to the ocean floor when the fish retreated into a coral rock.
Cagle was last seen at noon on Saturday. He was found Sunday morning by the Coast Guard and Key West Police divers.
Other tests must be completed before a final autopsy is released.
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