NTX scuba death: Former deputy worked all day, overnight before instructing class, officials say

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  • FOX 4 learned scuba instructor William Armstrong worked overnight before 12-year-old Dylan Harrison’s fatal dive class in Terrell.
  • Records show Armstrong finished an all-night off-duty shift just two hours before teaching the class.
  • Experts call the lack of rest and reports he surfaced before all divers serious breaches of scuba safety protocol.

TERRELL, Texas Disturbing new information has surfaced about a scuba instructor’s work hours prior to the death of a child during his scuba class in Terrell.

The Collin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that after working all day, former Assistant Chief Deputy William Armstrong then worked an off-duty job all night Friday and into Saturday morning.

Dylan Harrison’s scuba class started just two hours later. Soon after, the 12-year-old drowned after being separated from her class.

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