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Scuba diver dies in accident off the coast of Long Beach

A person has died following a reported diving incident off the coast of Long Beach on Friday morning, authorities said.

Long Beach Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard units responded shortly after 10 a.m. to a medical emergency aboard a vessel approximately three miles southeast of the Long Beach breakwater, near Alamitos Bay.

When fire department crews arrived on the scene, Coast Guard personnel were performing CPR on the patient.

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“The patient was transported towards shore via LBFD rescue boat,” a fire department spokesperson told KTLA 5 News. “The patient did not respond to the medical treatment and was pronounced (dead) enroute.”

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The dive boat eventually returned to Long Beach Harbor. Authorities have not released the victim’s identity.

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