limeyx
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and maybe a second BSAC incident, although it doesnt mention again if the victim was breathing or just unresponsive
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August 1996 (96/142)
At the end of a wreck dive at 51 m, whilst swimming back to the shot line for the ascent, one of a pair of divers entangled his legs in line which had unreeled from an SMB reel that he was carrying. Unable to easily untangle himself, and aware of the depth and time, he pulled himself to the shot line and, greatly out of breath, ascended the shot line to get to shallower water. Part way up, he met a third diver (part of their own dive group) who cut him free.
Whilst this was happening, his buddy recalls having problems with venting his dry suit and reaching for the neck seal. He then lapsed into unconsciousness and started to ascend through the buoyancy of his suit. He was seen by the divers on the shot line with his regulator out of his mouth.
The buddy, now cut free, made unsuccessful attempts to fit the unconscious diver's octopus regulator into his mouth, and then used the unconscious diver's stab jacket to make him more buoyant. The third diver ascended rapidly with casualty.
At the surface, the casualty was still unconscious. He was recovered into the boat and, within 5 mins., he appeared fully recovered.
The 'tangled' diver followed to the surface missing 2 mins. of stops. The boat returned to harbour and the casualty was airlifted to a recompression chamber. A full recovery was made. No ill effects were experienced by the other divers. (Coastguard report 110920)
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August 1996 (96/142)
At the end of a wreck dive at 51 m, whilst swimming back to the shot line for the ascent, one of a pair of divers entangled his legs in line which had unreeled from an SMB reel that he was carrying. Unable to easily untangle himself, and aware of the depth and time, he pulled himself to the shot line and, greatly out of breath, ascended the shot line to get to shallower water. Part way up, he met a third diver (part of their own dive group) who cut him free.
Whilst this was happening, his buddy recalls having problems with venting his dry suit and reaching for the neck seal. He then lapsed into unconsciousness and started to ascend through the buoyancy of his suit. He was seen by the divers on the shot line with his regulator out of his mouth.
The buddy, now cut free, made unsuccessful attempts to fit the unconscious diver's octopus regulator into his mouth, and then used the unconscious diver's stab jacket to make him more buoyant. The third diver ascended rapidly with casualty.
At the surface, the casualty was still unconscious. He was recovered into the boat and, within 5 mins., he appeared fully recovered.
The 'tangled' diver followed to the surface missing 2 mins. of stops. The boat returned to harbour and the casualty was airlifted to a recompression chamber. A full recovery was made. No ill effects were experienced by the other divers. (Coastguard report 110920)
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