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US diver accused of drowning his wife on honeymoon in Australia
They had been married for exactly 11 days and the husband already wanted to kill his wife? When they say everything happens faster nowadays, they are not kidding.Yesterday, four and a half years after the Gabe and Gina Watson incident, a warrant was issued for Gabe. Australia has asked for his extradition from the US to stand trial for killing his young wife while diving in an apparent attempt to secure her life insurance payout, The Guardian reports.
The US newlyweds were on their honeymoon. Gabe Watson, an experienced rescue diver, was exploring a submerged wreck with his wife when she died. It was her first big diving trip, after she had been persuaded by her husband to explore the deep, turquoise waters of the Great Barrier Reef.
One witness said the couple appeared to be locked in an unnatural embrace at a depth of about 50ft before they separated, with Watson heading to the surface while his wife sank to the ocean floor. A leader of the dive spotted the stricken woman and brought her to the surface, but she could not be revived.
Gabe, however, severely underestimated the prevalence of underwater cameras these days. A couple people in their group just happened to take some revealing pictures (and videos) of the scene...One for the scrapbook.
Filed under: Scuba Diving, Australia
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Iva Skoch Jun 21st 2008 8:29PM
Lawyers, you say? OK. I am going to be a little easier on him then.
NJ Thinker Jun 22nd 2008 7:04PM
What this story didn't tell is that Gabe increased his wife's insurance and changed the beneficiary to himself. Why would he be embracing her 50ft below and then run away and ask some one else to help when he himself could have rescued her. All the facts are against Gabe and he sound's like an insurance bilking lad. If all the facts are correct then he would definitely also enjoy the emrbrace of a big hairy fellow in the slammer.
Nick Hawkins Jun 22nd 2008 8:53PM
My family increased my life insurance and changed the beneficiary to themselves. Strangely enough, we're going to scuba dive next week. Should I be concerned?
Iva Skoch Jun 22nd 2008 8:54PM
Only if they insist you bring a few extra weights.
NJ Thinker Jun 24th 2008 8:18PM
I am sure they are not going to ask you for a long embrace under water and then run out of water to look for help.
Emma Leigh Jun 23rd 2008 1:05PM
What is inside the red circle in the photo? I can't make it out, but it doesn't look like a person.
Iva Skoch Jun 23rd 2008 1:57PM
It is the woman, I believe. It's hard to see, but you can kind of see her flippers on the right.