Tobias Hochstetler hopes he never has to rescue a fellow scuba diver, but if he does, he’s ready. This week, the 12-year-old Tiburon resident just completed an intensive PADI rescue diving ...

Jimenez and her students Elaina Marie Garcia, 26, and Great Chin Burger, 37, sprang into action to provide rescue all while donning their mermaid fins. Garcia, from Avalon, California, has a PADI ...

"We were already in rescue mode," says Elle Jiminez, 33, who was teaching an advanced PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) Mermaid class on Oct. 23. "It was just such crazy timing." ...

In a remarkable feat that has captivated the global diving community, 12-year-old Tobias Hochstetler has secured the prestigious title of the world’s youngest PADI rescue diver. This ...

PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent), and must complete a minimum of 50 dives. This was not a problem for Matteo Miller who completed the requirements at Diver's Paradise Dive Center in Florida.

After a classroom exam, her rescue demonstration and three certification dives in the waters of Mexico, DaPonte officially earned the title of Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI ...