Melbourne diving man was unfortunately drowned, and the body sank to the bottom of the sea.

A diving man drowned in the waters of the Monington Peninsula (Photo No. 9)

A diver was found dead at the bottom of the sea off (Mornington Peninsula), Monington Peninsula, on Sunday.

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Mornington Peninsula

Located in southern Victoria, Mornington Peninsula is an antennae of the Victorian capital Melbourne extending southeast to the sea, connected to mainland in the north of...

At about 5 p.m. on Feb. 10, Victoria police received reports of a diving man missing in the waters off David Bay Road near (Daveys Bay Road) and failing to return to shore, Radio 9 reported.

The authorities immediately launched an air and water search operation and found the man`s body on the sea floor at about 6 p.m. That day.

The man`s identity has not been officially confirmed and police will prepare a report for the coroner.

Between December 1, 2018 and February 4, 2018, 22 people drowned in the waters of the state, a disastrous summer, according to the Victoria Life Saving Society, (Lifesaving Victoria).