A man died yesterday afternoon after he got into trouble while scuba diving off the Waianae Coast.

The man, who appeared to be in his 70s, was diving in about 100 feet of water when he got into trouble, said Bryan Cheplic, spokesman for the city Emergency Services Department. The man’s companions were able to get him into the boat, begin CPR and call for an ambulance at about 1:20 p.m.
The man was brought to the Waianae boat harbor where city paramedics treated him and transported him to a hospital. Cheplic said the man was pronounced dead a short while later.