{"id":52,"date":"2026-05-11T05:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T05:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=52"},"modified":"2026-05-11T05:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T05:33:33","slug":"investigation-underway-after-64-year-old-diver-dies-in-propeller-incident-off-bimini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=52","title":{"rendered":"Investigation underway after 64-year-old diver dies in propeller incident off Bimini"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>BIMINI, Bahamas \u2014 A 64-year-old man died after suffering injuries from a boat propeller while diving off Bimini in the northern Bahamas, authorities confirmed Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=50\">The Latest: US military says it fired on 2 more Iran-flagged oil tankers trying to break blockade<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/p>\n<p>Police in Alice Town said the incident happened Thursday afternoon, about 17 miles off Bimini aboard a 61-foot sport fishing vessel named Great Lakes.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they were notified shortly after 3 p.m. and contacted the U.S. Coast Guard. <\/p>\n<p>They said officers with the Royal Bahamas Police Force and members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force responded to the area and located the boat northwest of North Bimini around 4:30 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities said six men were aboard the gold-colored boat when officers discovered one man had suffered severe injuries to his right leg.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=48\">Feds seek to strip U.S. citizenship of ex-ambassador who spied for Cuba<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investigators said the group had been diving when the victim reportedly became entangled in the boat\u2019s propeller.<\/p>\n<p>After discussions between Bahamian police, the boat captain and the U.S. Coast Guard, officials determined the boat should head to Miami \u2014 about 38 miles away \u2014 so the injured man could receive emergency medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Police later learned the man, who has not yet been identified, died from his injuries while the boat was en route to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>UCCG officials told Local 10 News that a Fort Lauderdale rescue crew assisted in the incident and that the diver was brought back ashore, where he was pronounced dead by the local medical examiner\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=46\">Broward legal community raises funds for homeless veterans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No other details about the investigation were immediately released. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 64-year-old man died afte suffering injuries from a boat propeller while diving off Bimini in the northern Bahamas, authorities confirmed Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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