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Released: August 9, 2010 - Monday, 04:48 PM
Patrick Donald King was pronounced dead at the lake after apparently attempting to salvage a sunken boat in the Bee Rock Cove area. It appears that a tether line that linked both King and his dive partner Daniel Burgess became tangled in a separate line between the salvage boat and the sunken vessel. King ran low on air and was attempting to "buddy breath" with Burgess when there may have been an equipment failure that caused Burgess to jettison his dive gear and began to surface from below 60 feet.
Burgess was able to surface and call for help, King later surfaced unconscious and was given CPR prior to paramedics declaring him dead at the scene.
An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.
Drowning
Contact: Rob BrynPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 8-8-10 10:56 AMPlace of Occurrence: Lake Nacimiento , Bee Rock Cove areaVictim Information: Patrick Donald King 30, Lockwood, CA deceased Daniel Burgess 18, Paso Robles, CA UCLA Med CenterSuspect Information: N/ASan Luis Obispo County Sheriff Coroner investigators continue to examine dive equipment and conditions that lead to the death of a 30 year old Lockwood man who apparently drowned over the weekend while scuba diving at Lake Nacimiento. His diving partner was injured and taken to UCLA Medical Center after initially being treated at the scene.Patrick Donald King was pronounced dead at the lake after apparently attempting to salvage a sunken boat in the Bee Rock Cove area. It appears that a tether line that linked both King and his dive partner Daniel Burgess became tangled in a separate line between the salvage boat and the sunken vessel. King ran low on air and was attempting to "buddy breath" with Burgess when there may have been an equipment failure that caused Burgess to jettison his dive gear and began to surface from below 60 feet.
Burgess was able to surface and call for help, King later surfaced unconscious and was given CPR prior to paramedics declaring him dead at the scene.
An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.
