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Diver died in Hancza

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Around 7 o’clock this evening firefighters reported a death of a male diver from Warsaw, Poland while scuba diving in Hancza. Hancza is a lake in Sudovia, Podlachian Voivodeship and it is the depest lake in Poland with the maximum depth of 108.5 m. It is a popular destination for technical divers. The cause of death is still unknown. The diver and his buddy were diving at 50 meters before getting into difficulties at 20 meters, but only one of them have managed to ascent shortly before he was taken to the hospital. More here (in Polish).

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