Two extreme divers stumble upon the remains of a diver more than 100 meters below the ocean's surface. Later, a diving robot finds a second body. Now, a DNA test should clarify whether there are two people missing since 1993.
30 years after the disappearance of two divers in southern France, the remains of two men believed to be missing have been found off the coast of Nice. After all search efforts in 1993 were unsuccessful, two extreme divers accidentally found the remains of a diver and his scuba tank at a depth of 103 meters in December, broadcaster BFMTV reported on Thursday, citing the authorities.
Police were able to locate the diver using a diving robot. During the rescue of the body, organized later, employees used the robot's camera to view the remains of a second diver at a depth of 113 meters. Both were brought to the surface. A DNA analysis of the skeletons of the dead should now provide final certainty about their identity. When they dove in 1993, the men were 38 and 40 years old.
The dive should lead to the “Tombant des Américains”.
Together with another diver, the two men dived into a fascinating but dangerous diving destination, the “Tombant des Américains”, as reported in the newspaper “Nice Matin”. On the way down, one of the divers had problems and the other two tried to help him. In the end, only the youngest of them, aged 22, managed to return to the surface and alert rescue teams. They spent two days searching in vain for the missing people with great effort. (APA/dpa)