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Two people died in separate diving accidents Saturday in Puget Sound.
Guy A. Snell, 49, of Poulsbo, died during a spearfishing trip with three companions, including an adult son, off Blake Island, authorities said.
Snell's companions called 911 around 10:30 a.m., saying he had failed to surface, said Deputy Scott Wilson, a spokesman for the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office.
A helicopter and three vessels spent several hours searching the surface but found no sign of Snell, who was identified as a retired Navy diver who was working for the Navy as a civilian diver.
After a delay due to dangerous currents, authorities launched a search that included several vessels and about 40 Navy divers. Authorities said Snell's body was found at about 3 p.m. in about 50 feet of water southwest of Blake Island, a state park north of Vashon Island.
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