NATION : 2 Divers in Icy Trap Behind Dam Die
Rescuers used harnesses to free two divers trapped in icy water 55 feet down for 11 hours, but both died, officials said today.
The divers, who were repairing an 80-foot-high, 72-year-old wilderness dam owned by Great Northern Paper Co., became trapped Wednesday by water pressure at openings they had cut in the dam on Chesuncook Lake, authorities said. The diver who fought to hook the two up to the harnesses despite the enormous pressure created by lake waters pressing against the dam was hospitalized today in good condition, police said.
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