Diver death at Haigh Quarry (IL.) today...

[Dean810]

My heart goes out to his family. My buddy and I had just returned from getting a bite to eat when the rescue concluded. The pre-dive planning for our second dive had never been as thorough... a sad day, indeed.

Steve, do you know any further details?

 

[do it easy]

My condolences to the family and friends.

 

[Dean810]

Apparently the diver made it to the surface and was calling for help

 

[genxweb]

I like to offer some sympathy first for the family and thsoe that witnessed this event. Then I like to ask what is the LARC, not being from that area it sounds like he surfaced from 33 feet.

 

[ppo2_diver]

Pretty close. The LARC is a Marine Amphibious vehicle that was sunk as an attraction. I think it sits in around 40 feet of water.

 

[scubapolly]

My sympathy to the diver and his family, as well as all of those who witnessed the event and Tina.
These are terrible things to witness, but remind us to not be complacent in our diving even at the local quarries where me might have hundreds of dives. Incidents such as this are also an example of why rescue training is so important.
I was at Gilboa a couple of years ago when a diver died, and to this day I think about it every time I go diving. For those of you who witnessed this, I encourage you to talk about what you witnessed.

 

[DandyDon]

I've gotten to know quite a few of the Haigh divers. Does anyone have a name?

I appreciate your concern, but names are not allowed in this forum, as addressed in the Sticky at the top of the forum. I think this decision was made in consideration of the family and friends of injured divers.

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[TheHobster]

This just shows to us that we are in a hostile environment, doing physical activity. We need to be in shape, be prepared for any emergencies, dive with our buddies, and not take chances we shouldn't. It doesn't matter whether the accident is dive related, or other activity, we need to be prepared for emergencies.

We always look for the lesson to be learned from a tragedy; sometimes it causes us to look at our situation with a closer inspection of our health, our procedures, our equipment, etc. That can't be all bad.

Also, assure that your family will continue it's lifestyle in your absence by purchasing adequate life insurance. Money won't take your place, but you owe it to the family to assure their futures.

for those of us in the Midwest, Haigh and Mermet are the two most customer friendly dive locations available to us. Tina runs a great operation and understands how to make us feel welcome.

I lost my sister last year to complications from a kidney transplant. We knew it could happen and it was still a shock. A sudden loss like this at best can be very difficult. My condolences and prayers to the family, witnesses and rescuers.

 

[CD_in_Chitown]

oops, I'm dum

If anyone has links or knows who please PM me,

 

[almitywife]

hehehehehe CD - all good (and now gone)

cheers,