Diver Accident 4/17/2011 Monterey

[GuybrushThreepwood]

I think the confusion with the he/she/other details is due to the fact that there were actually two accidents today. According to a friend, a middle aged man was solo diving at Lover's and the Silver Prince picked him up. They found him floating face down and no weight pockets.

I was on the Silver Prince yesterday, and the boat did not pick anyone up, though divers did recover lost scuba gear from the accident the previous weekend.

 

[dannobee]

I just got back home from the hospital and the prognosis is not good at all. I talked to the doctors and to some of her family and it appears that it was a medical issue at depth. We simply don't know what it was at this time, but she likely bolted because of that.

She was my dive buddy at the time and I followed her to the surface.

Please pray for her.

 

[mdb]

dannobee: Thank you for keeping us informed. I will certainly pray for this brave woman. I am sure that many others are as well.

 

[Quero]

Oh, dannobee! It's important to pull for Kristina, but don't forget also to take care of yourself after such a traumatic event.

 

[Peter_C]

Thank you Dan for letting us know the information. I know both of you are highly trained divers and she was lucky it was you two.

Please keep us informed with any updates on Kristina.

 

[openhelix]

Hoping for the best....

 

[Rainer]

I had several PM exchanges with Kristina over the past 18 months. Very smart, kind woman. Wish I'd gotten to know her better.

Hoping for the best.

 

[mikemill]

I just got back home from the hospital and the prognosis is not good at all. I talked to the doctors and to some of her family and it appears that it was a medical issue at depth. We simply don't know what it was at this time, but she likely bolted because of that.

She was my dive buddy at the time and I followed her to the surface.

Please pray for her.

Thanks for the information Dan. Is there anything we can do to help the family?

 

[iztok]

Thanks for the information Dan. Is there anything we can do to help the family?

I know she has a son living with her.

I dove with her on two separate occasions at Breakwater and a boat dive in Monterey. She is an awesome person and great buddy! It was my privilege to dive with her and I hope I get this privilege once again.

Please let us know Dan if there is anything I can do.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

I remember meeting Kristina when she came to one of my North Coast parties back in 2004 or maybe 2005?.
Anyway, I remember her telling us about her Monastery incident and I thought, what determination this woman has to keep at it and continue to dive.
I hope like hell she pulls through and makes a full recovery.
Even though I don't know her that well, I know she's a lot of fun to hang out with.
At the last Abalone opener at Albion I heard she brought two Costco bottles of Patron and in the morning when everyone got up the two bottles were empty and nobody remembers what happened :shocked2: