[CINC] Mike deGruy

[Lisa Angle]

Below is the official statement SBIFF sent out to the press.

We have lost a valued member of our SBIFF family last night.  Filmmaker, 
underwater cinematographer and adventurist Mike DeGruy died last night in a 
helicopter crash off the coast of Australia while scouting locations for an 
upcoming project.  Mike, who curated the Reel Nature sidebar and was the 
force behind Field Trip to the Movies, had an incredible sense of adventure. 
He loved his work, he was full of life.  He traveled the world and his 
passionate affection for all things outdoors was infectious and only 
eclipsed by his love and dedication to his wife, Mimi, and his children. 
And he loved sharing his passion with this festival.  We've suffered a 
tremendous loss, but he would want us to forge ahead.  He sent a message 
yesterday asking how everything was going and was so excited, saying "I can't 
wait to tell you about this little adventure".thank you, Mike, you've been 
an inspiration to us all.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Bailey" <diver23 at cox.net>
To: "RAIN LIST email list" <channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 11:43 AM
Subject: [CINC] Mike deGruy


We are at SBIFF and it was announced that Mike died in a helicopter crash 
early this morning. Very sad news!
The local and legendary filmmaker of the ocean was on location somewhere 
that has yet to be announced. We heard he was on location when we saw the 
Frozen Planet at SBIFF.

Kevin Bailey
Sent from my IPhone
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