TWO BRITISH DIVERS died on consecutive Saturdays in September while on holiday dives in the Canary Islands.
He was said to be having difficulty breathing by the time he was back on the dive-boat. The alarm was raised and Walker was brought back to Marina Rubicon harbour in Playa Blanca, a five-minute boat-ride from the dive-site.
This story is from the November 2017 edition of Diver.
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