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Tina Watson

Case from Memphis, TN dated Sep 26, 2022

Victim Details

Tina Watson

Female

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2022-09-26

36

Tina

Watson

07/09/2026

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On October 22, 2003, just 11 days into her marriage, 26-year-old Tina Watson, an American woman from Helena, Alabama, lost her life during a scuba diving excursion on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia. She and her husband, David Gabriel 'Gabe' Watson, were on their honeymoon, exploring the historic SS Yongala shipwreck. Within the first few minutes of their dive, Tina, an inexperienced diver, became unconscious and sank 98 feet to the ocean floor.

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  • Tina Watson's Obituary
  • WREG.com: Woman dead after relative shows up to settle score at Whitehaven apartments, police say
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    I came across a troubling case that I've been following, involving the recent death of Tina Marie Wa... ...Read More
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