The body of a scuba diver reported missing after failing to return from a solo dive off Treasure Island Beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast has been recovered.
Treasure Island Police Department (TIPD) identified the diver as 41-year-old LeeAnn Fay Sellers. She was reported missing on the evening of Friday 3 July after failing to return from a solo dive earlier that day.
Treasure Island Fire Rescue, assisted by multiple local agencies, carried out an extensive search of the surrounding land and water but was initially unable to locate Sellers.
At approximately 6.45am on Sunday 5 July, a fisherman walking along the beach reported seeing what appeared to be a body floating around 60 metres (200ft) offshore.
Police and fire rescue personnel recovered Sellers’ body, which was found still wearing scuba diving equipment.
TIPD said Sellers ‘was reported missing on Friday night’ and that ‘her husband told rescuers she went diving alone and never returned’.
Treasure Island is a barrier-island city in Pinellas County on Florida’s Gulf Coast, between St Petersburg and Clearwater.
The Pinellas County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death. Treasure Island Police said the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident remains ongoing. No further details have been released.
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