LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - "It was something out of a fairy tale, being saved by a mermaid," said scuba diver Javier Claramunt. He was diving off Catalina Island with his father and friend Pablo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. File photo of fish at Casino Point Dive Park on Catalina Island. A 64-year-old woman died on Saturday after suffering a medical ...

Divers are at risk for a particular set of maladies that are generally caused by rapid changes in pressure. These include decompression sickness (DCS,) commonly known as the bends , and air (or gas) ...

File photo of fish at Casino Point Dive Park on Catalina Island. A 64-year-old woman died on Saturday after suffering a medical emergency while diving near the Casino Point underwater park. (Allen J.