Overview
- Prefectura Naval divers found Devries at about 20 meters near the HU SHUN YU 809 wreck in the Parque Submarino off Punta Cuevas.
- The multi-day search, led by Prefectura with Armada P-3C Orion overflights, deployed specialized teams and a remotely operated vehicle before the recovery.
- Devries vanished Monday during a certification dive run by Freediving Patagonia, with seven people in the water, according to authorities.
- Investigators are assessing a possible breach of duty of care, with equipment exams, witness statements and autopsy and technical analyses pending.
- Officials are reviewing scenarios such as equipment failure, entanglement or a panic-related event, while the victim’s partner publicly criticized the initial response.