17 years sounds like a long time ago – and then I realize that was only 1994; my diving gear is older than that.<\/p>\n
The victim was a technical diver, certified and prepared to go to the depths described in this article:<\/p>\n
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SOURCE: The Widsor Star<\/a><\/p>\n The body of a diver who disappeared 17 years ago in Lake Tahoe’s deep, frigid waters has been found, authorities in El Dorado County, Calif., confirmed Monday.<\/p>\n The well-preserved body of Donald Christopher Windecker was discovered July 23 on an underwater shelf 80 metres below the surface. A remotecontrolled mini-submarine equipped with a robotic claw raised the remains on July 27.<\/p>\n Windecker’s body was clad in a wetsuit and buckled into a weight belt and air tank. The scuba gear bore a certification from 1994, officials of the El Dorado County Sheriff ‘s Department said. Just beyond the ledge where Windecker’s body was discovered, the lake plunges to a depth of 500 metres.<\/p>\n News reports at the time of his disappearance described Windecker as a 44-year-old former city planner from Reno, Nev., who set out for a dive on July 10, 1994. Accompanied by a friend, Windecker planned to swim to a depth of about 30 metres.<\/p>\n Trouble occurred toward the end of the dive, however, when the pair began to ascend.<\/p>\n The complete article can be found here, at The Windsor Star.<\/a><\/p>\n