Cape Town – A man has died while diving for crayfish at the Soetwater Resort in Cape Town, the city’s emergency services said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The incident was reported to the paramedics around 1pm on Saturday, said spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes.<\/p>\n
On their arrival on the scene they found Athlone resident Clinton Koopman, 26, had been pulled out of the water by other divers and family members.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Koopman was removed from the water, he was fully kitted out with his diving equipment such as a wetsuit, hood, gloves, booties, weight belt, fins, mask, snorkel, and a special bag to put the crayfish in,\u201d Solomons-Johannes said.<\/p>\n
\u201cParamedics took over from those that removed him from the water and continued with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).\u201d<\/p>\n
He was declared dead on the scene around 9pm.<\/p>\n
An inquest docket had been opened. – Sapa<\/p>\n<\/p>\n