Police Officer Dies in in Calif. Scuba Diving Accident
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A police officer at the University of Arizona in Tucson has died in a scuba diving accident in southern California.
Lifeguard Lt. Andy Lerum says 46-year-old motorcycle officer Daniel Forchione slipped under the ocean's surface at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. He had after apparently taken off his air tank following a dive from a charter boat about a mile off the San Diego shore.
His body was found about 65 feet underwater about an hour later. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.
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University police Sgt. Juan Alvarez says Forchione was a 15-year veteran of the department who was vacationing with his family. His wife is also a university of Arizona police officer.