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TWO American scuba divers were killed in a tragic accident while exploring a shipwreck just off the coast of Cancun.
The marine biologists, aged 60 and 65, were diving when a boat allegedly sailed over them and fatally struck them both in the head with the propellers, according to the owner of the Cancun scuba diving company that was with the Americans.
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The two “very experienced” divers, who have not yet been named, were embarking on a four-hour dive at a shipwreck in Isla Mujeres that was arranged by Squalo Adventures.
They were accompanied by two other divers, as well as a divemaster.
Andres, the owner of Squalo Adventures, told the Daily Mail that the two men were nearing the end of their dive, so they had begun to use buoy lines to get back to the Squalo Adventures boat.
A large boat which operates out of mainland Cancun, arrived at the diving site where the Squalo Adventures boat was located to drop off divers of their own.
The larger vessel reportedly sailed over the two American divers and fatally struck them both on the head with the boat’s massive propellers.
“The propellers are very large – they hit the two experienced divers on the head and they did not survive. It killed them, the witness divemaster and two surviving divers relayed to Daily Mail.
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Andres said that the two Americans were part of a larger group that had been visiting Isla Mujeres for years.
“It was a tragic accident,” Andres said.
The unnamed captain of the boat involved in the tragedy is now in custody, according to Mexican media reports.
The boat involved has also been seized by authorities.
The victims’ families are now on the way to Isla Mujeres and Cancun to retrieve their bodies.
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