Spear fisherman found, after wife and father report that he was missing
Shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Bristol and Portsmouth Police were notified of a diver who was spearfishing off the Hog Island Shoals Light.
Two people on the fishing boat were …
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Spear fisherman found, after wife and father report that he was missing
Shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Bristol and Portsmouth Police were notified of a diver who was spearfishing off the Hog Island Shoals Light.
The Bristol Harbor Master, Bristol Police and Bristol Fire boats all responded to the scene, along with Portsmouth Police and a Coast Guard helicopter.
The diver, fishing on the south side of the light was wearing all black dive gear and reported to be in his sixties according to Bristol Harbor Master Gregg Marsili.
The diver’s wife and father that were on the fishing boat were concerned that they hadn’t seen the diver for over 30 minutes, Marsili said.
At 11:39 a.m., The Bristol Harbor Master boat spotted the diver and pulled him into the boat.
“We checked him out and he was fine,” said Mr. Marsili. “He was just down there a little longer than he told his wife and father.”
