Italian freediver Andrea Zuccari has gone missing while diving the waters off Sharm El Sheik, Egypt and is presumed dead.
According to Apnea Passion Italia, Zuccari was doing maintenance this week on the connection cables of a dive platform and had dived with tanks and an “aqua scooter” down to somewhere between 45 and 50 meters (148 to 164 feet), but never resurfaced.
The following day, search teams found parts of his dive gear, but Zuccari’s body hasn’t been found yet.
A wave of tributes has begun across social media.
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Posted by Darco Azarmaneche on Tuesday, August 29, 2023
In 2017, Zuccari set a national No Limits record of 185 meters/607 feet in Sharm Al Shaikh, Egypt.
