Two die in separate dive-related accidents

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Two tourists died in separate Florida Keys dive incidents since Thursday.

Sunday off Key Largo, 64-year-old New Jersey resident Piers Harley died when he reportedly swam into a Portuguese Man o' War, says the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

Deputy Becky Herrin says Donald Jarvis, captain of the commercial dive boat HMS Minnow, reported that Harley had just finished his second dive of the morning about 11 a.m. Harley was reportedly swimming back to the boat on his back when Jarvis saw he was about to run into the Man o' War, which can sting with venom. He yelled at Harley, but Harley "ran into the Man o' War and then appeared to go limp in the water," Herrin says.

He was pulled onto the boat, not breathing, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed. When the boat got to shore, Harley was taken to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier, where he was pronounced dead.

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