Man injured diving off dock at Kingsley Lake dies

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A 51-year-old Jacksonville man injured last Thursday after diving off a dock at Kingsley Lake in southern Clay County has died, according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies and Fire Rescue crews were called to the scene just before 4 p.m. after Scott Hamner dove in the water and didn't surface. Family members pulled Hamner from the water and performed CPR until emergency workers arrived. Hamner was taken to a hospital in Starke, where he was stabilized and transferred to UF Health in Gainesville in serious condition.

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He died over the weekend, deputies said. They said an autopsy will determine his exact cause of death.


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