Wjhg.com reports the Coast Guard is investigating the October 23, 2010 death of Tallahassee scuba diver Paula Grimes. According to the Coast Guard, Grimes was scuba diving in the Sherman Tug area with Daly’s Dock and Dives out of Port St. Joe. She was a part of a 15 person dive chartered tour. A member of the dive party reported Grimes was found unresponsive, inverted and had dropped her gear. Coast Guard officials say Grimes was taken to the pier in Mexico Beach where EMS officials tried to resuscitate her, but she passed away. The Sherman Tug area lies approximately 15 miles from shore.
Tallahassee Scuba Diver Dies Off the Coast of Port St. Joe, Florida
