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Search for answers continues in deaths of 2 divers on Oahu

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                                At top, Rupert Babauta, 28, left, and Raymond Tudela, 32, were both found unresponsive, then later pronounced dead Sunday morning after free diving at Velzyland Beach on Oahu’s North Shore.
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At top, Rupert Babauta, 28, left, and Raymond Tudela, 32, were both found unresponsive, then later pronounced dead Sunday morning after free diving at Velzyland Beach on Oahu’s North Shore.

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                                Above, Babauta with his wife, Leahndra De-Sa, and four children.
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Above, Babauta with his wife, Leahndra De-Sa, and four children.

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                                Photos shared by the family show Rupert Babauta and his wife, Leahndra De-Sa, above.
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Photos shared by the family show Rupert Babauta and his wife, Leahndra De-Sa, above.

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                                Photos shared by the family show Raymond Tudela and his wife, Mercylyn Tudela, above.
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Photos shared by the family show Raymond Tudela and his wife, Mercylyn Tudela, above.

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                                At top, Rupert Babauta, 28, left, and Raymond Tudela, 32, were both found unresponsive, then later pronounced dead Sunday morning after free diving at Velzyland Beach on Oahu’s North Shore.
COURTESY MERCYLYN TUDELA
                                Above, Babauta with his wife, Leahndra De-Sa, and four children.
COURTESY MERCYLYN TUDELA
                                Photos shared by the family show Rupert Babauta and his wife, Leahndra De-Sa, above.
COURTESY MERCYLYN TUDELA
                                Photos shared by the family show Raymond Tudela and his wife, Mercylyn Tudela, above.