Oriskany diver's death remains a mystery | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal

Oriskany diver's death remains a mystery | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal: "What caused the death of a diver who was found lying on a sunken aircraft carrier's deck Saturday won't be known until further medical studies and equipment tests are performed.

Timothy Teagarden, 51, of Suwanee, Ga., died Saturday after diving in the Gulf of Mexico, where the decommissioned aircraft carrier the Oriskany was sunk in 2006.

An autopsy was performed Monday, but the cause of Teagarden's death may not be known for weeks.

"He has a pretty good picture of health, so we want to rule out that there wasn't some type of equipment failure versus the results of just an accidental drowning type thing," said Jeff Martin, director of the Medical Examiner's Office."