Diver dies at LJS today

[Rickster]

He was solo diving. He lived in Camarillo, worked in San Deigo for the last 6 months. Please stop the rumors.

Condolences go out to Marybeth and the family.

Rick

 

[MaxBottomtime]

A witness reported that his buddy was still underwater during the recovery. It was not known if he/she lost sight of Mark of if he headed up on his own, but if the reports of an empty tank and full BC are true, he may have paniced when he ran out of air and bolted to the surface. He was diving in only in 36 feet.

 

[Rickster]

Don't believe everything you read. Sometimes it is just best to sit back and listen, and sort thru all the rumers and news media reports. Most of the time they are not correct.

Rick

 

[ScubaSeanMaui]

I think Rick is right that he was solo diving. I disagree about the media reports being mostly incorrect or "rumors" since that's from the police officer at the crime scene. What motivation would they have to lie about the incident?

From this article on signonsandiego.com:

"The man, who was estimated to be in his 40s, had no air in his tank, said Lt. Greg Buchanan. Lifeguards working in the area noticed him as the same man who a couple of hours earlier had told them he was new to the area and wanted to go diving, Buchanan said."

Sadly we'll never know the WHOLE story of what happened but I think the reports are as factual as we will get.

I don't think saying he may have had a buddy is such a big deal though; it's not slanderous...

[SIZE=-1]My sincerest condolescences to the family.

Sean


BTW TEAMCASA when you edited my first post, you left the victim's last name in the last sentence.
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[SoCalAngel]

My condolences to the friends and family.


It is always so hard to accept a dive related death locally, because usually someone on the board knew the person, so, remember kiddies, nice words only!

 

[Rickster]

My condolences to the friends and family.


It is always so hard to accept a dive related death locally, because usually someone on the board knew the person, so, remember kiddies, nice words only!

You are so right, SoCalAngel.

Rick

 

[scjoe]

I don't believe the media intentionally makes inaccurate statements in these kinds of situations, but factual confusion concering an accident that has just occurred is common. There is rarely a follow up report on the final findings.

 

[Empty V]

The media screws up the truth with diving accidents all too often mainly because they're not divers and are not educated to what we do.

Billy

 

[ScubaSeanMaui]

Billy, what exact part of this media reports do you take exception with? It was Phil who was adding the extra info not in the news article but I don't think he was trying to misrepresent the facts. I just think it's counter-productve to say "All the reports are inaccurate ALWAYS so don't discuss the incident." Rick, if you knew this person I'm really sorry for your loss. I am really sorry this happened even though I didn't know him. Looking back on other diver fatalities, I don't see how the media is getting it wrong in any significant way. Yeah they don't know the diff between 02 and air, but most of these incidents have nothing to do with gas blends... I think an empty tank speaks volumes... Are they going to take his gear and find it had air? I doubt it. When they release the final report on the incident I will post a link to that.
Let's see if it's any different than the initial report.

Sean

 

[Empty V]

"All the reports are inaccurate ALWAYS so don't discuss the incident."

Well this is a first, someone fabicating a quote and trying to start an argument over it. Have some respect for the deceased. I will voluntarily withdraw myself from this thread.

My condolences to the friends and family of the lost.

Billy