Ocoee man dies in scuba dive

On a June 8 diving excursion with his teenage son at Blue Spring State Park, in Orange City in Volusia County, a 56-year-old Ocoee man died, authorities said.

Rhys Dervan was scuba diving with his 16-year-old son that day. The pair surfaced together before Dervan went for another dive alone around 3:30 p.m.

He dived into a cavern roughly 120 feet below surface and was reported missing around 5 p.m. A search began at about 6:45 p.m., during which Dervan's body quickly was recovered, said Gary Davidson, Volusia County Sheriff's Office spokesman.

Details are unknown, but an autopsy to determine Dervan's cause of death will occur.

Contact Zak Kerr at [email protected].