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ANDY PHILLIPS DIES ON CANADA RIVER DIVE The worldwide diving industry is in shock with the announcement that PADI Platinum Course Director and technical instructor trainer Andy Phillips died after a dive in the St Lawrence River in Canada
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he highly experienced diver - a familiar figure on the global diving circuit in his position at Utila Dive Centre - went missing on Tuesday 11 June near Cornwall in Ontario. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, they received a call just before 9am regarding a diving incident – two divers had entered the water at Lock 21, a submerged lock system on Macdonnell Island in South Stormont Township, but only one had returned. Apparently, Andy was diving on a CCR, his buddy was on open-circuit equipment, but as yet it is not known what caused the accident. Multiple agencies were involved in the search operation, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, South Stormont and Cornwall Fire Services, US Customs and Border Protection, and a helicopter from CFB Trenton. His body was eventually recovered on 22 June.
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