Date: 25/03/2014
It was Blaire Kiddles (42) first dive since completing a dive course at an Indonesian resort off Bali. He had surfaced from a 10 minute dive in 15 metres of water off New Zealands Motiti Island but then appeared to lose consciousness and slipped back under the water.
Tauranga police said it seemed unlikely gear failure was the cause but would be tested to make sure it had no faults.