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Rough translation - same text is in many newspapers since yesterday.
Woman dies during basic diving course on the coast of Rio
Biologist of 47 years died of asphyxia by drowning. Port Authority found no irregularities in equipment. Civilian Police investigating the case
Enrolled in a scuba diving course - which uses air cylinders - in the city of Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro in the Lakes Region, biologist Regina Célia Gonçalves Peralta, 47, died by drowning in the afternoon last Saturday. The accident happened in the region known as Pig Island, an area used for open water diving instruction for having shallow and calm waters.
Regina was enrolled for the basic course in diving, the first step in the range of recreational diving autonomous practice that attracts thousands of tourists every year to Arraial do Cabo and other cities. By having clear waters and diverse marine life, Arraial is known as "dive capital" in the state. The operator Tubarao Rio, which operates in the market for nearly 15 years, administered the course.
Witnesses told the police that Regina would have lost consciousness when she was at a depth of about 10 meters. Regina was rescued unconscious by diving instructors, but was dead when they arrived at the Fisherman's Marina.The fact that the waters are murky at the time of the accident would have hindered the finding of the biologist. The forensic report indicated that Regina died of asphyxiation by drowning.
In recreational diving, the norm is that divers never stay alone. The practice ensures, for example, in case of failures in the system of air is possible to use equipment of the other member of the pair. And during the course, students are constantly under observation and assistance of the instructors. The first dive alone occurs when the student completes all the training procedures and makes his first "dive tourism," accompanied by another diver who may be a newly formed, like him.
By enrolling in the course of diving, the student fills in a form that informs about possible health problems such as angina, impaired airway clearance, heart problems, hypertension, labyrinthitis and others. The questionnaire attempts to anticipate problems with breathing difficulties and pressure variation.
Diving instructors are trained for complex rescues, including conducting unconscious divers, from underwater to the surface. Technically, you can bring an unconscious person , submerged up to the surface, with the use of respirators - called regulators - and the equipment that allows the diver to float. In panic situations or seizures, however, the risk is the diver can not keep the respirator from his mouth and, therefore, suffer asphyxiation.
The case was registered in police station, the 132 Precinct. The Port Authority inspected the equipment of the vessel and found no irregularities.
Rough translation - same text is in many newspapers since yesterday.
Woman dies during basic diving course on the coast of Rio
Biologist of 47 years died of asphyxia by drowning. Port Authority found no irregularities in equipment. Civilian Police investigating the case
Enrolled in a scuba diving course - which uses air cylinders - in the city of Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro in the Lakes Region, biologist Regina Célia Gonçalves Peralta, 47, died by drowning in the afternoon last Saturday. The accident happened in the region known as Pig Island, an area used for open water diving instruction for having shallow and calm waters.
Regina was enrolled for the basic course in diving, the first step in the range of recreational diving autonomous practice that attracts thousands of tourists every year to Arraial do Cabo and other cities. By having clear waters and diverse marine life, Arraial is known as "dive capital" in the state. The operator Tubarao Rio, which operates in the market for nearly 15 years, administered the course.
Witnesses told the police that Regina would have lost consciousness when she was at a depth of about 10 meters. Regina was rescued unconscious by diving instructors, but was dead when they arrived at the Fisherman's Marina.The fact that the waters are murky at the time of the accident would have hindered the finding of the biologist. The forensic report indicated that Regina died of asphyxiation by drowning.
In recreational diving, the norm is that divers never stay alone. The practice ensures, for example, in case of failures in the system of air is possible to use equipment of the other member of the pair. And during the course, students are constantly under observation and assistance of the instructors. The first dive alone occurs when the student completes all the training procedures and makes his first "dive tourism," accompanied by another diver who may be a newly formed, like him.
By enrolling in the course of diving, the student fills in a form that informs about possible health problems such as angina, impaired airway clearance, heart problems, hypertension, labyrinthitis and others. The questionnaire attempts to anticipate problems with breathing difficulties and pressure variation.
Diving instructors are trained for complex rescues, including conducting unconscious divers, from underwater to the surface. Technically, you can bring an unconscious person , submerged up to the surface, with the use of respirators - called regulators - and the equipment that allows the diver to float. In panic situations or seizures, however, the risk is the diver can not keep the respirator from his mouth and, therefore, suffer asphyxiation.
The case was registered in police station, the 132 Precinct. The Port Authority inspected the equipment of the vessel and found no irregularities.
