jerrycsr
Contributor
I'm a scuba diver. A friend of Jim Bradshaw contacted me and was incredulous that he could have just drowned. Was wondering if anyone had any more information than what was in the news article. Apparently a great guy and loved by many. Very sad.
Diver who drowned at Gun Beach was a GRMC traveling nurse
Diver who drowned at Gun Beach was a GRMC traveling nurse
The diver who drowned at Gun Beach was a nurse at Guam Regional Medical City where he was transported to as a patient Tuesday night.
Dr. Aurelio Espinola, Guam's chief medical examiner, conducted an autopsy Wednesday, and ruled the death an accident.
The diver, Jim Bradshaw, was 57 years old, Espinola said.
Espinola said there were no signs of foul play when he examined Bradshaw.
Traveling nurse at GRMC
Bradshaw, originally from Georgia, came to Guam in May this year and worked as a nurse for the Guam Regional Medical City, according his friend and former coworker Katharine Gendron Kerby.
Kerby was a fellow traveling nurse on short-term contracts at the hospital, she said.
“He, like me, fell in love with Guam,” Kerby said. “He wanted to stay and had just been offered an extension.”
“He came to Guam to start a new life,” Kerby said. “Jim was planning on staying on Guam to live, learn and teach. He will be greatly missed. He touched many lives.”
Bradshaw went to nursing school after he and his wife of over 30 years went through a difficult divorce, Kerby said. Though devastated by the divorce, he still loved his ex-wife, son and daughter, Kerby added.
Kerby found out about Bradshaw's death in the mainland.
While en route to Houston to join relief efforts in the Tropical Storm Harvey disaster, she recalled one of her last memories of Bradshaw. On the day before she left Guam, “we kissed and hugged and promised we would pray for each other,” she said. “We thought we would meet up again.”
Bradshaw "had an amazing relationship with Jesus," she said. Scuba diving was one of the items on his bucket list that he had crossed off, she said.
CPR on site, en route
Bradshaw was found unconscious at Gun Beach Tuesday night, according to Espinola.
Rescuers responded to the beach in Tumon, arriving at 9:51 p.m., said firefighter Kevin Reilly, Guam Fire Department spokesman.
The diver had been brought to shore by his coworkers, Reilly said.
CPR was conducted on site, and continued en route to GRMC, Reilly said.
Witnesses at the scene Tuesday night declined to be interviewed. The Guam Police Department was on scene interviewing witnesses. Officers also declined comment
Diver who drowned at Gun Beach was a GRMC traveling nurse
Diver who drowned at Gun Beach was a GRMC traveling nurse
The diver who drowned at Gun Beach was a nurse at Guam Regional Medical City where he was transported to as a patient Tuesday night.
Dr. Aurelio Espinola, Guam's chief medical examiner, conducted an autopsy Wednesday, and ruled the death an accident.
The diver, Jim Bradshaw, was 57 years old, Espinola said.
Espinola said there were no signs of foul play when he examined Bradshaw.
Traveling nurse at GRMC
Bradshaw, originally from Georgia, came to Guam in May this year and worked as a nurse for the Guam Regional Medical City, according his friend and former coworker Katharine Gendron Kerby.
Kerby was a fellow traveling nurse on short-term contracts at the hospital, she said.
“He, like me, fell in love with Guam,” Kerby said. “He wanted to stay and had just been offered an extension.”
“He came to Guam to start a new life,” Kerby said. “Jim was planning on staying on Guam to live, learn and teach. He will be greatly missed. He touched many lives.”
Bradshaw went to nursing school after he and his wife of over 30 years went through a difficult divorce, Kerby said. Though devastated by the divorce, he still loved his ex-wife, son and daughter, Kerby added.
Kerby found out about Bradshaw's death in the mainland.
While en route to Houston to join relief efforts in the Tropical Storm Harvey disaster, she recalled one of her last memories of Bradshaw. On the day before she left Guam, “we kissed and hugged and promised we would pray for each other,” she said. “We thought we would meet up again.”
Bradshaw "had an amazing relationship with Jesus," she said. Scuba diving was one of the items on his bucket list that he had crossed off, she said.
CPR on site, en route
Bradshaw was found unconscious at Gun Beach Tuesday night, according to Espinola.
Rescuers responded to the beach in Tumon, arriving at 9:51 p.m., said firefighter Kevin Reilly, Guam Fire Department spokesman.
The diver had been brought to shore by his coworkers, Reilly said.
CPR was conducted on site, and continued en route to GRMC, Reilly said.
Witnesses at the scene Tuesday night declined to be interviewed. The Guam Police Department was on scene interviewing witnesses. Officers also declined comment
