01/11/09 Jupiter diving accident?

[fisheyeview]

Wow, it sounds like this was a bad weekend for divers.

I was fishing off of Stuart this weekend. A little after 9:00 this morning I started hearing the Coast Guard calls. We never heard the calls from the boat with the injured diver. The Coast Guard calls (from both Miami & Jupiter) referred to a "Diver In Distress". Several times they confirmed to the boat that they understood that the diver was not breathing.

I called Kevin as I have him on speed dial, and to make sure it was not him.

The Miami station kept asking it the other 2 divers were recovered. I never heard the boats response, but a short while later the Miami station came on with an advisory of a 25' Mako with a blue bimini top coming in to the Boynton Inlet with a Diver In Distress with 6 people on board and to stay clear.

The Jupiter station dispatched a chopper to the Sheriffs sub station at the marina just inside the inlet to air lift the diver.

 

[Salmonboy97]

Link to the site for more info about the diver w/amputated legs.
Boat hits diver, critically injures him West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Treasure Coast local news, weather, live radar, investigative from Newschannel 5 | WPTV.com

 

[fisheyeview]

Here is a little more information, but still not a lot.

Palm Beach County: Diver 'critical' after incident -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

 

[Firediver32]

Hello All, Oceanquest Scuba in West Palm Beach is planning a charity dive trip to help with Rob's expenses. Rob was one of Sandy's students. More info can be found at OceanQuest Scuba

Dan

 

[Splitlip]

Bad Accident - Please pray for Headhunter561 (Rob Murphy)! - Spearboard Spearfishing Community

 

[pygar]

All best wishes to Rob...Pixie and I are praying and thinking of you.

 

[fisheyeview]

The website for WPBF (NBC) reported yesterday that it was cardiac arrest. I have been told that she did not make it, but have not been able to confirm this.