![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/seemingly-normal-pic-had-chilling-reality-in-background-that-led-to-husbands-murder-trial/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1_article-2101898-11B265D5000005DC-413_634x417.jpg&description=Gabe Watson was charged with drowning wife Tina and making it look like a scuba diving accident in Australia in 2003 just 11 days after they tied the knot. He was later aquitted A sinister photo showing a woman lying on the seabed as scuba rescuers rushed to save her was shown in court during the trial of her husband accused of killing her. Tina Watson was 26 when she died on her honeymoon in 2003, just 11 days after marrying partner Gabe, who was initially accused of murdering her. The couple planned to dive down the anchor line of their ship, drift across the top of a wreckage, and go up another anchor line to return to the surface. But according to Watson, a strong current caused them to drift off course. The lasting image of the case, shows Tina's body lying on the floor of the seabed, seemingly dead. It was taken when the dive master went down to find her body after her husband left her to sink. It is said that Watson broke down in court when shown this picture. "As soon as we let go," he said, "we were moving, moving quite a bit. ... It was definitely not what I was expecting, and neither was Tina." For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US When they were unable to swim back against the current, Watson claims he motioned to his wife to fill up her buoyancy compensator, so they would start floating up. But it didn't work, he says. "Nothing happened from the inflator hose," Watson said. "That was when I realised, you know, We're -- This isn't good. We're in trouble. So I reached out and grabbed a hold of the b.c. strap right there. And I just pulled her in, and then I turned and started heading back to the anchor rope." He says he felt a 'whack across my face' from Tina and his mask got displaced. Gabe let Tina go in order to replace his mask properly - but when he looked back, she was 10 feet down and still sinking. "She was face up, and she had her arms up. She was reaching out for me to grab ahold of her." "I kin){kind=link}
Gabe Watson was charged with drowning wife Tina and making it look like a scuba diving accident in Australia in 2003 just 11 days after they tied the knot. He was later aquitted
A sinister photo showing a woman lying on the seabed as scuba rescuers rushed to save her was shown in court during the trial of her husband accused of killing her.
Tina Watson was 26 when she died on her honeymoon in 2003, just 11 days after marrying partner Gabe, who was initially accused of murdering her. The couple planned to dive down the anchor line of their ship, drift across the top of a wreckage, and go up another anchor line to return to the surface. But according to Watson, a strong current caused them to drift off course.
The lasting image of the case, shows Tina’s body lying on the floor of the seabed, seemingly dead. It was taken when the dive master went down to find her body after her husband left her to sink. It is said that Watson broke down in court when shown this picture. “As soon as we let go,” he said, “we were moving, moving quite a bit. … It was definitely not what I was expecting, and neither was Tina.”
For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US