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Tuesday, April 22, 2014A local man died Wednesday afternoon while diving offshore in Florida during a trip with his family, according to the Monroe County, Fla., Sheriff's Office.
Sheriffs said Matthew Prior, 48, was with a group of individuals diving on a hooka rig off Duck Key on a vessel named "Seafari."
Witnesses told sheriffs Prior had been underwater for "about 15 minutes" when he indicated he wanted to surface.