By Associated Press - Tuesday, September 1, 2020

KITTERY, Maine (AP) - A Maine woman who was involved in a scuba diving accident died at a New Hampshire hospital, officials said.

Tonya Cianchette, 45, of Saco, suffered injuries while diving off the coast of Kittery on Sunday, the Maine Marine Patrol said.

Cianchette was scuba diving with a recreational dive charter company near the Isle of Shoals, about 6 miles (10 kilometers) off the coast.



She was transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the Maine Marine Patrol said.

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This story has been corrected to show that the victim’s first name is Tonya, not Tanya.

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