A Massachusetts man was identified as the victim who died in a scuba diving accident in a lake in Montana. The Independent Record reports search and rescue teams recovered the body of 40-year-old Jesse Travers Hubble, of Somerville, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. His death has been ruled an accidental drowning.Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Capt. Kevin Wright says Hubble was working for an out-of-state production crew filming a promotional video in Canyon Ferry Lake east of Helena on Monday when it's believed he experienced some sort of equipment malfunction.KTVH-TV reported Hubbell was in the process of shooting a political ad for John Mues, a potential Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020. Mues is a U.S. Navy veteran and had SCUBA diver qualifications in the Navy, according to KTVH. Hubble and Mues were in an area where the water was at least 60 feet deep. When Hubble experienced the equipment malfunction, Mues jumped into the water to help, but was unable to rescue him.Crews searched the lake for Hubbell’s body for several hours on Monday and most of the day Tuesday. They recovered his body Tuesday afternoon.Investigators are trying to figure out how the equipment failed.
HELENA, Mont. — A Massachusetts man was identified as the victim who died in a scuba diving accident in a lake in Montana.
The Independent Record reports search and rescue teams recovered the body of 40-year-old Jesse Travers Hubble, of Somerville, Massachusetts, on Tuesday.
His death has been ruled an accidental drowning.
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Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Capt. Kevin Wright says Hubble was working for an out-of-state production crew filming a promotional video in Canyon Ferry Lake east of Helena on Monday when it's believed he experienced some sort of equipment malfunction.
KTVH-TV reported Hubbell was in the process of shooting a political ad for John Mues, a potential Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020.
Mues is a U.S. Navy veteran and had SCUBA diver qualifications in the Navy, according to KTVH.
Hubble and Mues were in an area where the water was at least 60 feet deep. When Hubble experienced the equipment malfunction, Mues jumped into the water to help, but was unable to rescue him.
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Crews searched the lake for Hubbell’s body for several hours on Monday and most of the day Tuesday. They recovered his body Tuesday afternoon.
Investigators are trying to figure out how the equipment failed.
