HATCH, Timothy
HATCH, Timothy (c. 1977-2008), drowned while free diving off his father's boat at the Palisades, Santa Catalina Island on Father's Day, June 15, 2008.
In the News~
June 15, 2008 [OCR]: “Avalon. A Father's Day weekend trip to Santa Catalina Island has left one man dead, and his father in mourning. Thirty-one-year-old Timothy Hatch apparently drowned Saturday while diving in a popular diving area known as the Palisades. Hatch had been free-diving, wearing only swim trunks and goggles. The Costa Mesa man was out in with his dad and a few others, trying out the family's new twin engine boat. After making two successful dives, Hatch didn't come up after a third. An off-duty lifeguard on a nearby boat spotted Hatch on the bottom. Tim's father, Bob Hatch, told the Orange County Register that losing his son is like a knife through the heart. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office is investigating the cause of death.”
June 17, 2008 [NJ.com]: “A Father's Day weekend trip to Santa Catalina Island left a former Emerson [New Jersey] man dead, according to a report in The Record. The report said Timothy Hatch, 31, apparently drowned Saturday while diving in a popular diving area known as the Palisades off the coast of California. Hatch was a 1994 graduate of Don Bosco High School.”
