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>From The Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~1376395,00.html
Boulder diver lost on trip to Pacific
Scuba Joe owner presumed drowned
By Eric Schmidt, Special to The Denver Post
David Cain, owner of Scuba Joe dive shop in Boulder, is missing and presumed
drowned after an underwater accident Sunday off the coast of Colombia.
As the search continues, Cain's friends and family are trying to remain
optimistic while remembering a man they describe as a successful businessman
and a well-traveled adventurer.
"We're certainly hopeful," Cain's 32-year-old son Michael said Wednesday.
"It's not looking great, but we'll continue to hold out hope."
Cain, 58, was leading a group of divers on a trip to Isla de Malpelo, an
inhabited island about 300 miles west of Colombia known for its rich sea
life. As he ascended from a dive Sunday morning, something went wrong about
20 feet down that prevented him from reaching the surface, his son said.
Michael Cain said he's not sure exactly what happened and would rather not
speculate. The Colombian Coast Guard and the group's diving boat are still
looking for Cain.
Cain received his scuba certification in 1962 and bought the Scuba Joe shop
with his wife, Linda, in 1999. They also own Cain Travel Group in Boulder.
Cain loved diving because it introduced him to exotic places and people from
around the world, his son said.
"He loved the serenity of the sea, and he loved the adventures that went
along with it," Michael Cain said. "It was a very relaxing, wonderful thing
to do. For our family it was near and dear to all of us."
Derek Vanderryst of Denver, a relative by marriage, described Cain as a
patient instructor who was always the "life of the boat." After Cain
introduced him to diving, they visited the Cayman and Solomon islands, where
they swam with orcas and salt-water crocodiles, he said.
"He loved underwater life," Vanderryst said. "He like the sanctity of how
quiet and pretty it was."
Cain's thirst for knowledge and adventure made him a natural for underwater
archeology, said Bob Hohlfelder, a University of Colorado history professor
and friend of 30 years. Cain was Hohlfelder's partner on hundreds of dives,
during which they discovered wonders of ancient engineering off the Israeli
coast and a Roman shipwreck in a cave near Cyprus.
"I'm certainly a better man for having known him," Hohlfelder said. "I would
trust - and I did trust - him with my life."
Jim Spring of Boulder, a friend of 10 years, said Cain was well-read and
urbane - "the kind of guy you could sit down to dinner with and never get
bored."
David Scott, also of Boulder, said that in 25 years of friendship he had
traveled with Cain through much of Europe and the United States. He said
Cain had a broad, open mind and was fascinated by "everything out there."
"If this doesn't turn out to have a positive conclusion, I will have lost a
great friend," Scott said.
--
John
"The world is your oyster, all you gotta do is stick your fork in it."
--George "KingFish" Stevens
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~1376395,00.html
Boulder diver lost on trip to Pacific
Scuba Joe owner presumed drowned
By Eric Schmidt, Special to The Denver Post
David Cain, owner of Scuba Joe dive shop in Boulder, is missing and presumed
drowned after an underwater accident Sunday off the coast of Colombia.
As the search continues, Cain's friends and family are trying to remain
optimistic while remembering a man they describe as a successful businessman
and a well-traveled adventurer.
"We're certainly hopeful," Cain's 32-year-old son Michael said Wednesday.
"It's not looking great, but we'll continue to hold out hope."
Cain, 58, was leading a group of divers on a trip to Isla de Malpelo, an
inhabited island about 300 miles west of Colombia known for its rich sea
life. As he ascended from a dive Sunday morning, something went wrong about
20 feet down that prevented him from reaching the surface, his son said.
Michael Cain said he's not sure exactly what happened and would rather not
speculate. The Colombian Coast Guard and the group's diving boat are still
looking for Cain.
Cain received his scuba certification in 1962 and bought the Scuba Joe shop
with his wife, Linda, in 1999. They also own Cain Travel Group in Boulder.
Cain loved diving because it introduced him to exotic places and people from
around the world, his son said.
"He loved the serenity of the sea, and he loved the adventures that went
along with it," Michael Cain said. "It was a very relaxing, wonderful thing
to do. For our family it was near and dear to all of us."
Derek Vanderryst of Denver, a relative by marriage, described Cain as a
patient instructor who was always the "life of the boat." After Cain
introduced him to diving, they visited the Cayman and Solomon islands, where
they swam with orcas and salt-water crocodiles, he said.
"He loved underwater life," Vanderryst said. "He like the sanctity of how
quiet and pretty it was."
Cain's thirst for knowledge and adventure made him a natural for underwater
archeology, said Bob Hohlfelder, a University of Colorado history professor
and friend of 30 years. Cain was Hohlfelder's partner on hundreds of dives,
during which they discovered wonders of ancient engineering off the Israeli
coast and a Roman shipwreck in a cave near Cyprus.
"I'm certainly a better man for having known him," Hohlfelder said. "I would
trust - and I did trust - him with my life."
Jim Spring of Boulder, a friend of 10 years, said Cain was well-read and
urbane - "the kind of guy you could sit down to dinner with and never get
bored."
David Scott, also of Boulder, said that in 25 years of friendship he had
traveled with Cain through much of Europe and the United States. He said
Cain had a broad, open mind and was fascinated by "everything out there."
"If this doesn't turn out to have a positive conclusion, I will have lost a
great friend," Scott said.
--
John
"The world is your oyster, all you gotta do is stick your fork in it."
--George "KingFish" Stevens
