Paradise proves deadly for Okotoks man

Posted Apr 13, 2012 6:51 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Family members of an Okotoks man who died in Hawaii while scuba diving are in shock.

On Wednesday, 49-year-old Bill Savage was on a private dive with his wife and son when he was pushed into the water by a surge.

Savage did manage to pull himself onto some rocks, but didn’t resurface when a second surge struck.

Savage’s 17-year-old daughter was on a nearby boat when the drowning happened.

His brother-in-law tells The Calgary Sun his death is hard to process as Savage was a very healthy and strong man.

Savage was the owner of Fringe Fencing in Okotoks.

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