Rob Stewart

Loved Ones Confirm Missing Conservationist’s Body Found At Dive Site

... Duck Key, Conch Key and Long Key,” she said. Stewart’s friend, Tyler Mac Leod, has set up a Go Fund Me page  to raise money for the rescue effort with a goal of $230,000. Searchers held out hope he could survived because of the type of gear he was wearing and his experience. Mike Schram, another lifelong friend, helped to coordinate a private search. “He’s a survivor. He knows exactly what to do. I have full confidence he’s out there waiting for us to find him,” Schram said. Volunteers, many strangers, are coming from all over to help. Xynn Tii came from Miami with three drones. “We’re going to try to get as close as possible to mangroves and stuff inland and tight brush where boats and planes can’t get low enough to get in,” Tii explained. Mark Bostwick, who lives in the Keys, has never met Rob, but heard his family needed help. He showed up in his boat ready to do what he can. “The way our country is right now, this just makes you feel good that people pull together,” he said. But the Coast Guard made the call to end the search after nearly 72 hours. “The decision to suspend the search is very difficult and ...

Body Of Canadian Filmmaker Missing Off Florida Keys Found

... found the body of a Canadian filmmaker who went missing while diving in the Florida Keys earlier this week, U. S. Coast Guard officials said Friday. Officials said the Key Largo Volunteer Fire Department dive team found the body of 37-year-old Rob Stewart, who went missing Tuesday after diving to film sharks in the area near Alligator Reef. The body was reportedly found at a depth of 220 feet off the Keys, officials said. #Breaking News@USCG confirms Key Largo Volunteer Fire Dept dive team has reportedly found Stewart at a depth of 220 feet off FL keys. — USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) February 3, 2017. Confirmation is still pending from the medical examiner, officials said. At a press conference earlier Friday, Coast Guard officials said they were suspending the search at sundown. "Our hearts and prayers go out to Mr. Stewart's family and friends, especially his parents Brian and Sandy, and the Canadian community during this very difficult time," Coast Guard Capt. Jeffrey Janszen said in a statement. "The ...

Search On For Canadian Filmmaker Rob Stewart Who Disappeared In Florida Waters

... Alligator Reef off the coast of the Florida Keys around 5 p.m. Tuesday. "The other diver got on board and was struggling to get on board and then fell unconscious," she said. "Rob gave the OK signal to the boat, but as the other diver fell unconscious, there was a commotion around that on board and the boat lost sight of Rob.". Stewart's sister said there's a concern her brother lost consciousness as well. The dive was her brother's third one of the day, she said, noting that he and his instructor had gone down about 70 metres. The family is in shock, she said. "I'm doing terribly, we all are, but we have hope.". She said her parents and her husband are in Florida helping manage search efforts, but they still need those with experience to join the search that is being co-ordinated by the U. S. Coast Guard. Coast Guard senior chief Nyx Cangemi said crews had been looking for the ...

Parents Of Canadian Shark Filmmaker Have Hope For Missing Son

... their attention to the guy who collapsed and a minute later they turned, and Rob was gone. They haven’t seen him since,” he said. At the time of the incident, Rob Stewart was filming a new documentary called “Sharkwater: Extinction,” which he was aiming to show at the Toronto International Film Festival later this year, his parents said. The U. S. Navy, U. S. Customs and Border Protection, Florida wildlife officials, a county sheriff’s office and civilian volunteers have joined the Coast Guard in the search for Stewart that is using ships, helicopters, airplanes and dive teams, the Coast Guard said. “We would not still be searching for him if we could not find him alive,” said Petty Officer Eric Woodall, a Coast Guard spokesman. His mother, Sandy Stewart, said support was pouring in from all over the world. Rob Stewart’s 2006 documentary “Sharkwater” was aimed at exposing the shark hunting industry that was feeding demand for fins, a ...

Search On For Canadian Filmmaker Rob Stewart Who Disappeared In Florida Waters

... a Toronto native, is known for his documentaries that include "Revolution" and his memoir "Save the Humans.". A global wildlife photographer, Stewart has devoted his career to warning the world about threats facing sharks, other ocean life and humanity in general. His 2006 documentary "Sharkwater," which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, became an international hit and prompted people around the world to lobby their governments for bans on shark finning. Stewart said he and his colleagues risked their lives to make the film: they visited a Costa Rican warehouse that trafficked in illegal shark fin and confronted poachers on the high seas. Stewart shot "Revolution," which came out in 2012, in 15 countries over four years. "This century we're facing some pretty catastrophic consequences of our actions," he said in a 2012 interview with The Canadian Press. "We're facing a world by 2050 that has no fish, no reefs, no rainforest, and nine billion people on a planet that already can't sustain seven billion ...

Vast Search Underway For Shark Conservationist And Filmmaker Missing After Deep Dives

... by contrast, about 30 Americans are killed every year by falling furniture ). To top it off, roughly 100 million sharks are killed every year by humans, an unsustainable number. But filmmaker and conservationist Rob Stewart has long been a champion for these misunderstood creatures. Stewart has devoted much of his life to exploring the vulnerability and importance of the world’s sharks. He is best known for his film Sharkwater which is focused on global shark fishing and the devastating effects that such a culling has on the world’s oceans. Stewart was in the process of producing his next documentary, Sharkwater: Extinction, when he went missing. Stewart was undertaking a series of deep underwater dives near Islamorada in the Florida Keys, when his crew lost track of him. His whereabouts are still unclear, and U. S. Coast Guard, as well as friends and co-workers have been searching for Stewart since Tuesday evening. The senior chief of the U. S. Coast Guard Jeremy Weaver, explained in an interview with CBC Toronto that Stewart “resurfaced ...

Rescatistas Hallan El Cuerpo Del Cineasta Rob Stewart Desaparecido En Los Cayos De Florida

... Fire Dept. — USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) February 4, 2017. Restan practicar exámenes médicos al cuerpo del cineasta, nacido en Toronto. Dos horas antes del hallazgo, el capitán Jeffrey Janszen había anunciado en conferencia de prensa la suspensión del operativo de búsqueda, tras cubrir desde el pasado martes un área de 5.987 millas cuadradas (más de 9.635 kilómetros), "más largo que el estado de Connecticut", según señaló. El padre del cineasta, Brian Stewart, había ofrecido una recompensa de 200.000 dólares para quien lo encontrara vivo, según señalan medios locales. Hasta antes de que se diera a conocer el hallazgo del cuerpo, los amigos y familiares de Stewart, que han recaudado más de 100.000 dólares por internet para los esfuerzos para dar con él, pretendían continuar con su búsqueda. "Ahora necesitamos más que nunca voluntarios y donaciones", escribieron en Twitter, bajo la etiqueta "Find Rob" (Encontrar a Rob). El equipo que les prestaba ...

Search On For Missing Diver Off Alligator Reef

... Sheriff’s Office also sent boats to assist in the search. According to a Go Fund Me page , Stewart was diving around the “Queen of Nassau” wreck. A friend told CBS 4’s Ted Scouten that Stewart was with two other men and was ready to get out of the water. “He dove three times on this wreck, and on his third dive he surfaced, gave the OK sign to the boat and then they didn’t see him again,” explained Julie Anderson. Friends said the people on the boat were attending to someone else who was having a medical problem when Stewart disappeared. They wonder if he was taken away by the current. They’re holding out hope because of the gear he was wearing. “He was wearing a dry suit, which means water was not touching his skin,” Anderson said. “And dry suits also are filled with air, so if he was on the surface and it was inflated, that would have meant that he actually kind of had like an air bubble around him.”. Stewart’s sister said he was in the Keys to shoot an installment of his “Sharkwater” documentary series. Friends told Scouten that Stewart’s passion is to save sharks. But ...

Family Confirms Toronto Filmmaker Rob Stewart Dead After Dive In Florida

... Press. Family confirms Toronto filmmaker Rob Stewart dead after dive in Florida. By: The Canadian Press. Posted: 02/3/2017 3:49 PM | Last Modified: 02/4/2017 7:52 AM | Comments. ISLAMORADA, Fla. - The family of Toronto filmmaker Rob Stewart says his body was "found peacefully in the ocean" Friday after he disappeared this week while diving off the coast of Florida. A Facebook post by Stewart's sister Alexandra asked for privacy in order to grieve. Filmmaker Rob Stewart speaks to the media about his new film Revolution during a Toronto International Film Festival press conference on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. The U. S. Coast Guard is searching for a Canadian diver who has gone missing off the coast of Florida. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michelle Siu. "There are no words," the post said. "We are so deeply grateful to everyone who helped search, and happy that Rob passed while doing what he loved.". His ...