Difference between revisions of "WIGHT, Beverly"
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'''November 9, 1970 [LAT]:''' “A 28-year-old Westminster woman drowned while scuba diving in shallow water off Santa Cruz | '''November 9, 1970 [LAT]:''' “A 28-year-old Westminster woman drowned while scuba diving in shallow water off Santa Cruz Island. She was identified as Mrs. Beverly Wight, who was diving with a group when she suddenly surfaced without her mouthpiece. Her sister, Mrs. Barbara Savino, and another diver took her to a rock, where they unsuccessfully tried artificial respiration. She was later airlifted from a boat by a Coast Guard helicopter to St. John's Hospital here, where she was pronounced dead.” | ||
Latest revision as of 18:44, 10 November 2018
WIGHT, Beverly ( -1970), drowned while SCUBA diving at Santa Cruz Island on November 8, 1970.
In the News~
November 9, 1970 [LAT]: “A 28-year-old Westminster woman drowned while scuba diving in shallow water off Santa Cruz Island. She was identified as Mrs. Beverly Wight, who was diving with a group when she suddenly surfaced without her mouthpiece. Her sister, Mrs. Barbara Savino, and another diver took her to a rock, where they unsuccessfully tried artificial respiration. She was later airlifted from a boat by a Coast Guard helicopter to St. John's Hospital here, where she was pronounced dead.”
