SANTA ROSA (AP) — A diver died Saturday in the quest for abalone that has claimed three other lives in the waters off Northern California the past week.
The middle-aged man collapsed on a Sonoma County beach after getting out of the water/.
Fishing season for abalone, which are prized delicacies by seafood lovers, opened April 1 and ran for several weeks without incident.
Fourth abalone diver dies in NorCal waters