Diver Found Dead after Search in Tillamook Bay, Oregon

[Bryan]

A diver was found dead Friday night in Tillamook Bay, Oregon. I got the following story in an email I get from the Daily Astorian, a newspaper in the county I grew up in.

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http://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=57609

1/19/2009 9:45:00 AM

Diver from Garibaldi found dead after search

The Daily Astorian

TILLAMOOK - The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a Garibaldi man in his early 40s who was found Friday evening in Tillamook Bay.

U.S. Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay sent a utility boat out after receiving a call from the owner of Doug's Diving saying that one of the company's smaller boats had not come in for the night.

The Coast Guard crew located the 18-foot Zodiac at anchor in the bay then searched for the diver. His body was found later in the water.

 

[Bryan]

Diving accident kills Oregon man
Powered by CDNN - CYBER DIVER News Network
by LUTHER MONROE - CDNN Safety News Editor
TILLAMOOK, Oregon (19 Jan 2009) — A man died while diving alone in Tillamook Bay off a boat owned by Doug's Diving.

Authorities told CDNN the victim was a resident of Garibaldi in his early 40s.

The man was diving off a RIB apparently with a hooka rig that supplies air through a hose from an onboard compressor.

The owner of Doug's Diving called the Coast Guard to report a missing diver when his customer failed to return before dark.

The U.S. Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay responded with a search that involved at least one patrol boat.

They found the 18-ft RIB anchored in the bay and followed the air hose down to recover the victim's body.

The victim's name was withheld pending notification of kin.

 

[drdaddy]

What a sad ending to a fellow Oregonian.

I hope he was a very very experienced solo diver to be allowed by Doug's Diving to take out a rib alone with a hooka!!!

My condolences to his family.

drdaddy

 

[Rustykfd]

This diver would have been a diver commercially harvesting clams, working under Doug's license.

Doug was my first instructor, and I worked for his some in 96-97.

It was standard routine (I didn't say best practice) for Doug and his divers to work solo in this fashion.

Too bad............:depressed:

 

[clerickass]

Obviously not experienced enough. It's bad enough with all the things that can go wrong, without adding the complication of being alone and not having assistance at a critical moment.

All of our thougts and prayers to the diver and his family.