When 12-year-old Mia DaPonte of East Greenwich dove to the ocean floor at the Blue Angel Dive Resort in Cozumel, Mexico, she ...

A scuba diver’s biggest fear might be facing off an aggressive shark in deep waters ... to being eaten by larger fish so anything floating along (including us) becomes a safe haven for them.” ...

Mia DaPonte, 12, has only been scuba diving for two years ... On the first day it was only pool work and on the second we did my deep dive, and the second part of my rescue." ...