Diver who died at Sand Harbor identified

A 44-year-old dive instructor has been identified as the man who died off Diver’s Cove at Sand Harbor, according to the Washoe County Coroner’s Office.

Shaun Larson is listed as a staff member on the Tahoe Dive Center’s Web site, having worked there since 2017. Larson has been certified for 15 years, the site said.

According to emergency traffic on Sunday, two people were in the water as bystanders reported hearing them call for help.

North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District responded to Diver’s Cove at Sand Harbor, Public Information Officer Tia Rancourt said.

“Upon arrival, State Parks lifeguards and rangers were bringing the patient in from the water,” she said. “We transported the patient to Incline Village Community Hospital where the individual was pronounced deceased.”

A poster on The R-C’s Running Commentary said he knew the deceased on Monday

“He was helping a student that was having trouble and after saving his student he stated he couldn’t breathe and ended up passing away,” according to the post.

Tahoe Douglas Fire Chief Scott Lindgren said that the agency assisted with the water rescue at Sand Harbor.

Tahoe Douglas also responded to a call around 3:40 p.m. on Monday for divers off Zephyr Cove Beach.

“We received a call on Monday in Zephyr Cove at the Dog Beach for three swimmers in the water with only one returning to the shore,” Lindgren said. “While our guys were responding, we were updated that the third was now visible and returning to shore. We downsized our response to an engine an ambulance. When they arrived, all three were safely out of the water.”

East Fork firefighters responded to a report of someone in the river below the old power dam south of Gardnerville around 10 a.m. June 10.

Reports are a man jumped in the river and may have suffered cold water shock, prompting a heart attack.

The person was transported to Renown Regional Medical Center.

Neither the identity nor the condition of the man has been revealed.