Diver drowns in pool - Germany

[DandyDon]

Mann stirbt nach Tauchgang in Hallenbad

Der 56-Jährige war mit einem Tauchverein in dem Bad und schluckte beim Auftauchen Wasser. Er starb später im Krankenhaus.

www.sueddeutsche.de

It sounds like he removed his reg on the surface, choked on water, and incurred a laryngospasm maybe, or it could have been a cardiac event. I had one of those once and thought I would drown in the pool's shallow end. I worry about divers who spit their regs out in waves on the surface. I keep mine in until I am out of the water.

After 12 Foot Ladder and Google translation...

A diver has died after an accident in an indoor swimming pool in Swabia. Several members of a diving club were in the pool in Immenstadt im Allgäu (Oberallgäu district) on Sunday when the 56-year-old man swallowed water when surfacing and then had to be resuscitated.

According to police information on Monday, the diver died in hospital despite immediate medical attention. There are currently no indications of foul play or misconduct on the part of the other divers.
Officials are therefore assuming a medical emergency. Further investigations were ongoing.

 

[boulderjohn]

I don't see the part that says he was a student. It could have been a club's pool practice session.

 

[DandyDon]

I don't see the part that says he was a student. It could have been a club's pool practice session.

I changed the title.

 

[chillyinCanada]

He could have been a free diver too. There's no mention of scuba gear, is there?

 

[John C. Ratliff]

I usually switch to my snorkel on the surface, immediately. If you do that, especially with the snorkels now that they don’t really allow water into the mouth of the diver, this could be prevented too.

SeaRat