A man from Florida has been charged with attempted murder. He is accused of turning off the air supply of a teenage diver who was underwater. The suspect is a former member of a boating safety task force in Florida. Authorities have made this accusation against him. Further details about the incident are available from ABC7 Los Angeles, the source of this information.
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