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Lacycroft, I commend you for seeking to becoming a better diver. Other posters have provided excellent opinions. They all make sense. You have options. GUE Fundies is good. Additional Specialty courses are a good idea as well (PPB, Deep Diver, Rescue, Altitude, Drysuit, Nitrox, etc.)...

Yilan, Where were you diving? Without naming the operator, can you tell us the general location of the operation? Did the air in the cylinder have an unusual taste or smell?

It sounds like it was a Solo Course? Is that correct? What agency? PADI used to be opposed to solo Diving but I am told that PADI now has a "Self-Reliant Diver" class.

Mr. Caughhill, thank you for your posts and for your contribution to this discussion.

Did you hit the sand? What was the water temp at depth?

Thank you for that information. Do you know if it was a first or second dive? Olympus often does a 2-tank trip. At Aeolus, the sand is at about 110 feet, as I recall.

Does anyone know which wreck they were diving?

Dennis, is that reservoir Lake Dillon?

Thank you, DiveNUTny. That helps. It sounds like one of the recovery divers concluded that the victim's tank had no air when the recovery diver first got to the victim underwater. the father, of course, is a key witness. I feel for the man after this tragic loss. You heard what...

Thank you, Kicker. Does anyone know anyting about how conservative the Mares Puck is? That is very good to hear. I hope that your fiance gets back to normal very soon.

What computer were you using? How old is the computer? Did the computer have a function allowing for variable settings? That is, can you adjust the computer for "conservative" or "less conservative"? If you're not sure, do you still have the Owners Manual? Please get her back to a...

Divenutny, I understand your sentiments. I am in no way intending to be critical of you or your post, so please view my post here as friendly discussion. I am reticent to accept something as a fact until the evidence is strong enough to safely label something as a fact. What did the...

Thank you for updating us, Kicker. I hope that your wife is feeling better. Will your wife be seeing an ENT? Please let us know what the Ear Doc says. What was her dive profile? Yes, DAN is a super organization. When you're looking for good organizations to donate to, I recommend DAN.

Understood, Lakeeriediver. Thank you for your valuable contributions to this Thread.

Lakeeriediver, thank you for your contributions to this thread. Because you are one of the eye-wtinesses, your contributions here are particularly important. So, it sounds like the victim was definitely doing a DUI Demo day event. Does anyone know if the young man was Drysuit trained...

Let's slow down a bit and ask a question. Is it a fact that the victim in this incident ran out of gas? Yes, Sohnje saw that the gauge read zero. He did not say, as far as I know, that he was sure that the victim's gas supply was gone. (Correct me if i'm wrong about that, Sohnje.)...

That's understandable, Sohnje. Once again, thank you for your contribution to this Forum. By posting your first-hand account here, you are helping other divers to learn to dive safely.

sohnje, thank you again for your input. I'm sure this was a tough situation for you as well. How did you learn that the teen made it to the surfece but di dnot drop his weights? Did the dive buddy tell you this? Do you know if the teen participating in a DrysuitDemo Day?

Thank you. So, let me clarify if I may. You personally looked at the gauge and it read zero. Correct? What else do you remember about the gear? single tank? Aluminum? Standard recreational gear? The victim was in a drysuit, correct? The buddy was the victim's Step father...

Sohnje, I appreciate your contribution to this Thread. Thank you. Where did you obtain these facts? I don't doubt you, but we have to assure the accuracy of every fact we rely on.