WENDELL, N.C. -- A woman is dead after scuba diving in Wendell.

  • It happened around 1:30 p.m. at the Mystery Lake Scuba Park.
  • A woman and her boyfriend were scuba diving when she started to have trouble breathing and surfaced.
  • The pair were swimming back to shore when she lost consciousness.

It happened around 1:30 p.m. at the Mystery Lake Scuba Park. Officials say a woman and her boyfriend were scuba diving when she started to have trouble breathing and surfaced.

The pair were swimming back to shore when she lost consciousness. When EMS arrived, her boyfriend was performing CPR. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials have not released the cause of death and the investigation is still underway.

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