Unknown Diver cleaning Zhengzhou Haichang Ocean Park drowns - China

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I don't know what to make of this statement: "The diver, connecting to pipelines on his body, fell to the bottom of the penguin pool..." Perhaps a translation issue.

A diver at an ocean park in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, drowned while performing cleanings in a water pool during the Spring Festival holiday, a statement issued by the park said on Thursday.
The diver, connecting to pipelines on his body, fell to the bottom of the penguin pool inside the park on Feb 12, according to images posted online by netizens.
The diver remained underwater for over ten minutes before being rescued by staff workers and receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The diver was later transported to the hospital for further treatment, according to media reports.
Zhengzhou Haichang Ocean Park, the first of its kind in Central China, said in the statement that it had conducted an investigation of the accident and the aftermath had been properly handled by the family of the diver.
 
Visitors of an aquarium in Henan, China watched a diver drown to his death — all because they mistook him for a dummy.

The diver drowned while cleaning the penguin pool at the Zhengzhou Haichang Ocean Park on Feb 12, reported Yangtze Evening News.

Pictures of the motionless diver floating in the pool while with aquarium visitors looking on were circulating on Chinese social media after the incident.

Some visitors reportedly tried to inform the aquarium's staff after watching the sinking diver, but no one responded until it was too late.

The diver remained underwater for over ten minutes before being rescued by staff workers and he received cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the China Daily reported.

The diver was later transported to a hospital for further treatment, but doctors were unable to save him.

A statement was issued by the Zhengzhou Haichang Ocean Park on Thursday (Feb 22) confirming the diver's death.

The aquarium's management also assured the public that they have thoroughly investigated the incident and spoken to the family of the deceased diver.

However, some netizens criticised the management for being indifferent towards the death of one of their staff.

"Their response is really cold," wrote one netizen.

"The diver drowned in front of so many people and was not rescued. The management seems like a mess," commented another.
 
"The diver, connecting to pipelines on his body, fell to the bottom of the penguin pool..." Perhaps a translation issue.
Talking about the hookah, you can see the hose in the picture. and it's a penguin exhibit

I'd bet carbon monoxide poisoning 😥
 
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