If it was an OOA situation, where was the buddy?
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I was on the boat (Vision) and in the water. There was a fatality. Here are the basic details:
Diver (Fatality) had over 100 logged dives
The bank (Farnsworth) was about as pristine as I have ever seen it. No current. Hardly any surge and about 50-100+ feet of vis. Made a dive to 130 +/- and then back to the boat. Accident happened after I got back.
Both Diver and his buddy made it to safety stop, but did not come up the anchor line. Buddy had an OOA situation and came to the surface. Said other diver was "Venting" his BC and descending. The crew of the Vision reacted in a trained and expeditious manner, but were unable to locate the second diver. He was later found OOA and at the bottom.
Was a sad incident all around, but I cannot find any fault in the reactions/actions of the crew or the dive buddy. They did what they could.
Yes there were four SoCal dive incidents centered around the weekend of March 22+23. Bill