Diver who drowned from Arizona

<p>An abalone diver who drowned after becoming caught in kelp Friday afternoon off the coast near Sea Ranch was identified Monday as Richard K. Baer of Scottsdale, Ariz.</p><p>Baer, 57, was a former Coast Guard rescue crewman who was an experienced diver and surfer, said friend Ron Long who was diving with Baer on Friday.</p><p>"There were three of us altogether," Long said, explaining they were in about 12 feet of water off Galleons Reach, about 5½ miles north of Stewarts Point. "He became entangled in kelp and couldn't reach the surface."</p><p>The drowning was the sixth on the North Coast this year related to abalone diving.</p><p>-- Laura Norton</p>