ACapital boy has achieved a rare feat of becoming the youngest scuba diver by diving 100 ft below sea level in the Arabian Sea at lakshadweep Island. With this, 14-year-old Prateek Pattnaik, a Class IX student of St Xavier’s High School, Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar, has broken his own world record. Professional Association of Diving Institute (PADI), Australia, has also certified it. In 2011, he had dived 70 ft below the sea level at Havelock Island and was certified by limca Book of Records as the youngest scuba diver.
He broke his own world record on October 14, 2013. Prateek is the youngest son of Sunil Pattnaik, an assistant engineer with Panchayati Raj Department and Brahmotri Das, a housewife.