A young woman is not only making a big splash here in the Coastal Bend, but also around the world. 12-year-old Mickey Castellano, according to Ascuba Venture , has clocked more than 500 hours in the water which led to her becoming a Master Scuba Diver. Mickey said this all started as a little hobby with the family.
Ascuba Venture“On my birthday I made the record of world’s youngest Master Diver,” Castellano said.
Mickey Castellano has been diving for four years now. She explained what she had to do to earn that title.
“It was five specialties, meaning tons of classes to do and lots of diving. I had to have 50 dives,” Castellano said.
Tony JaramilloAmong those specialty classes was “search and rescue,” in which Castellano learned valuable life skills.
“I learned CPR, how to get someone pulse. How to get someone safely out of the water without making their injuries worse,” Castellano said.
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