The family of a 'professional diver and spearfisher' is calling on a navigation company for help after Luciano Mercenari went missing this week while paddleboarding off the coast of Key Biscayne, Florida.Mercenari was wearing a GPS-enabled Garmin brand diving watch at the time of his disappearance, his cousin, Allegra Jacchia, said in a social media post urging the company to release the location data.
He was wearing a watch from the brand Garmin, a diving watch,' Jacchia said. 'We contacted the brand, who told us that since the watch had not been synced to the phone since March, there is no way to track his location.' 'We asked for more information; we are begging them to help us find a way. There has to be a way, but they have not been very helpful.
Please know he is a professional diver and spearfisher. He knows the water very, very well, so it was not unusual for him to do this,' Jacchia said in a statement to Fox News Digital. His paddleboard, a teal and orange Niphean inflatable, was found intact nearby sometime between 10:30 p.m. Monday and 12 a.m. Tuesday by civilians, who reported it to police, according to Jacchia.