Noted Canadian conservationist and Sharkwater director Rob Stewart has been missing since yesterday evening around 5:15 pm. Diving off Islamorada near Alligator Reef in the Florida Keys, Stewart surfaced at the end of the dive, but when the boat came pick him up, he disappeared beneath the waves. Stewart was with three other divers, who all boarded the boat safely.
Jeremy Weaver, senior chief of the U.S. Coast Guard, told CBC Toronto that Stewart "resurfaced at the end of the dive, and as the boat was turning around to pick him up, he went back under — and was not seen again." Weaver said that a larger search would be mounted at sunrise, including a helicopter from Miami, a boat and a team of divers are involved in the search.
It's still unclear why Stewart went back underwater, as weather conditions were good during the dive.
Stewart is most famous for Sharkwater, a 2006 documentary that examines global shark-hunting. His second documentary, Revolution, won a number of awards at international film festivals and was the highest-grossing Canadian documentary in 2013.
If you are in the Florida Keys, the rescue team is asking for help in locating Stewart. Boat captains and divers are needed to search near Alligator Reef. Boats can call search lead Charles Sexton on channel 16. Divers, please call Horizon Divers at (305) 453-3535.
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