The search continues for a 28-year-old lobster diver who went missing Wednesday night while freediving in Long Beach with two other men, authorities said Thursday.
He disappeared while inside the water with the other divers near the Pier J fishing pier, according to the Long Beach Fire Department. The two other men returned to a boat they had all been on and realized he was gone, reporting him missing at 9:55 p.m., fire officials said. Nineteen divers from seven different local law enforcement agencies had joined the search by 7 a.m. the next morning.
Freediving requires divers to hold their breath for long stretches of times as they go into deep ocean water, facing challenges not only with this extensive breath-holding but also with the resistance of water pressure, which rises the deeper the water is. Such challenges can lead to medical complications, and in some cases, can lead to loss of consciousness or even death, according to a study by water sports researchers at the University School of Physical Education' in Krakow, Poland.
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