LovestoTravel
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Never was an “Ocean Cleanup.”
Woman dead - Duck Island, New Hampshire
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Damn.. if thats the case, its really bad..
The instructor had an empty tank at the beginning of the dive?
But why did she die? She was a certified diver. When her instructor didnt descent, she could just resurface.
What did happen, that she was not able to do so?
The instructor had an empty tank at the beginning of the dive?
But why did she die? She was a certified diver. When her instructor didnt descent, she could just resurface.
What did happen, that she was not able to do so?
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If the instructor was at fault, why is her family not taking action?
Exactly.
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Yes, he was in the water with an empty tank. The ocean conditions were very rough that day. They probably should not have been diving that day to begin with. The instructor was out there with two students alone. All three did end up surfacing but got separated due to the choppy conditions. We can only assume she went back under to avoid the swells. And at that point somehow she went deep and surfaced too fast and probably held her breath while ascending. Panic set in.
And unfortunate series of events, starting by diving in rough waters and conducting a class in that environment. And then an instructor diving on an empty tank...
LovestoTravel
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Thanks for the response.
So she died because she burst her lungs?
Or was that just a guess?
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Bob DBF
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That was the coronor's cause of death?
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It is said that there is always two sides to the coin:
[Heads] She was already certified, this was simply additional training.
[Tails] This was during a class where the instructor should of had air.
[Heads] People need to be responsible for their own actions.
[Tails] If the weather was bad, class should have been cancelled.
[Heads] Additional knowledge and training is always a good thing.
[Tails] Why do dive centers try to rush the learning process instead of allowing someone to be comfortable with what they already learned?
[Heads] She was already certified, this was simply additional training.
[Tails] This was during a class where the instructor should of had air.
[Heads] People need to be responsible for their own actions.
[Tails] If the weather was bad, class should have been cancelled.
[Heads] Additional knowledge and training is always a good thing.
[Tails] Why do dive centers try to rush the learning process instead of allowing someone to be comfortable with what they already learned?
So she surfaced and died of a AGE.
If she went down after resurfacing is unknown.
Yes instructor has to check the tank and not leave 2 students alone. Conditions need to be good enough to do a course. But everyone can cancel ,even(especially) the students.
When she got an AGE just because of a normal ascent, then the instructor couldnt do anything, even if he was in the water.
If the ascent was coursed by the mistakes of the instructor, then it was, at least partly, his fault.
Now it makes more sense, why the family didnt take legal actions.
But to prevent future accidents, it should be at least looked into the case and the instructor.
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