Diver dies as lobster mini-season begins

[JackSpearo]

http://www.local10.com/news/13752473/detail.html


so sad...

a friend I was with had to make an emergency ascent today during mini-season, her reg got knocked out...

things can really happen in the blink of an eye...

 

[divermatt]

what does it mean to have your reg knocked out? Did it get damaged, or couldn't she find it?

 

[Ocean One]

Why would your friend need to do an emergency ascent just for a reg being knocked out. Couldn't she have just done a reg. recovery maneuver or reached for her alt. air?????? Panic kills!!!!

 

[aowdan]

yes, very sad. glad your friend was ok. i don't even leave the house except to go to work for these two days. to many crazies out there.

dano

 

[JackSpearo]

sorry, she said when I was tickling a lobster out, she got too close to my fin and it knocked the reg out of her mouth...

she tried to find it, but couldn't...so she panicked a little, and didn't think of her SS1...

HOWEVER, I told her many many times, her reg should NOT be on her computer side (both being on her right)

a person she knows, who isn't that experienced with diving, and certainly isn't a technician or anything, put it on that side for her...

after she made the emergency ascent and all was fine, we took it to the shop and had it properly switched...

she is still a little scared though, but DAN said that she should be okay if she hasn't experienced anything within 4 hours...

 

[deeper thoughts]

yes, very sad. glad your friend was ok. i don't even leave the house except to go to work for these two days. to many crazies out there.

dano

Ditto but I went out yesterday to Molasses and was surprised that there was at least 100 feet viz and the reef was empty. The only problem was some idiot fishing in the protected area which I promptly contacted FWC

 

[divermatt]

AOWDAN, what is this "mini season?" Can you FL divers only hunt lobsters for a week or somthing along those lines?

 

[Wayward Son]

It's a special 2 day season every july. During those 2 days you can take a double limit of bugs, 12 per day. Then you have to wait until the season opens on the 4th.

 

[letsgodiving]

sorry, she said when I was tickling a lobster out, she got too close to my fin and it knocked the reg out of her mouth...

she tried to find it, but couldn't...so she panicked a little, and didn't think of her SS1...

Getting your reg knocked out is no big deal, finding your reg is one of the first skills learned/mastered. Even if the main reg is out of operation she should still go for her secondary or dive buddies secondary before making an emergency assent

HOWEVER, I told her many many times, her reg should NOT be on her computer side (both being on her right)

a person she knows, who isn't that experienced with diving, and certainly isn't a technician or anything, put it on that side for her...

:shakehead

I suggest she registers for a little training or sticks to diving with a DM for a while.

 

[DandyDon]

AOWDAN, what is this "mini season?" Can you FL divers only hunt lobsters for a week or somthing along those lines?

It's a Darwin test they run in Florida. They kill a few divers, it makes the news, but it happens every year.

Sorry if this sounds rude, but dang - what does it take to get their attention. None of these deaths should happen.