Diver Fatality on Glacier Bay's Outer Coast

Diver Fatality on Glacier Bay's Outer Coast

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Aug. 7, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

BARTLETT COVE, AK 4:00PM AKDT -- Earlier today a diver died in the waters off the outer coast of Glacier Bay National Park, according to National Park Service (NPS) officials. The diver was working off a vessel operating under a research permit in Torch Bay, north of Cape Spencer. The U.S. Coast Guard and NPS officials are conducting a joint investigation of the incident. Information about the diver is not available pending notification of next of kin.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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