skynscuba
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Diver Dennis:
Yeah, that was my response. For the folks who dive down there, how many snorkelers vs. divers are there? We don't get all that many snorkelers in my 50 degree home waters.
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Yeah, that was my response. For the folks who dive down there, how many snorkelers vs. divers are there? We don't get all that many snorkelers in my 50 degree home waters.
OP
I would guesse that we have almost as many snorkelers as divers. The snorkelers range in ability from the tourist that can hardly swim to spear fisherman that can free dive to 100' or more. The US womans free dive record holder lives here. The snorkeler and free dive deaths are included in the report because they are investigated by the same people as the divers.
OP
The thing that contintinues to get me is the increase from 05 to 06. In 05 we had 10 fatalities and in 06 it jumped to 17. I have no explanation as to why. In many of the cases lack of physical fitness seems to be a contributing factor.
scubafool
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Can you copy and paste the pertinent sections? I as well am having troubles opening those files.
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DATE
AGE
SEX
LOCATION
CAUSE OF DEATH
MANNER
VESSEL
SYNOPSIS
1/24/2006:
45
F
Molasses Reef
Saltwater Drowning
Snorkeling Accident
Commercial
Victim snorkeled for 20 minutes before going into distress. Stopped breathing. Contributing: Exhaustion from physical exertion while snorkeling.
2/4/2006
48
M
Spiegel Grove
Lung Expansion Injury
Scuba Accident
Commercial
New scuba diver with instructor. After 5 minutes at 90', victim started to ascend quickly. Instructor/buddy grabbed BC in attempt to slow victim's ascent. Upon reaching surface, victim went unconscious CPR failed to revive diver. Contributing: Saltwater inhalation. Note: tank had 1573psi remaining.
2/16/2006
59
F
Sand Key K.W.
Saltwater Drowning
Snorkeling Accident
Commercial
While snorkeling, victim complained that she didn't feel well just before going into distress. Retrieved from water by crew, CPR administered. Contributing: Hypertension. Suffered cardiac arrest due to severe coronary artery ostia stenosis.
3/15/2006
47
F
White Bank K.L.
Cardiac Arrest
Natural
Commercial
Victim stopped breathing while snorkeling. CPR administered. Sudden cardiac arrhythmia. Coronary problems.
3/17/2006
64
M
Rock Key
Saltwater Drowning
Snorkeling Accident
Commercial
Snorkeler found unresponsive face down in water. Cardiac arrest was contributing factor.
3/18/2006
29
M
Thunderbolt
Saltwater Drowning
Free-dive Accident
Private
Snorkeler doing deep free-dives on shipwreck. Buddies lost sight of him. Body recovered after 30 minutes by divers from another vessel. Possible shallow-water black-out.
3/30/2006
50
F
Grecian Rocks
Cardiorespir. Arrest
Snorkeling Accident
Commercial
Snorkeler experienced problems in the water & went into distress. Physical exertion while snorkeling.
5/30/2006
72
M
Alligator Reef
Saltwater Drowning
Scuba Accident
Private
Elderly, experienced diver made uneventful deep wreck dive, followed by surface interval of one hour and eight minutes before the next dive on a shallow reef. Victim used same tank with undetermined amount of air for second dive. Entered water solo after buddies began their dive. He was later found floating unconscious on surface. Dive computer indicates 9-minute bottom time, 29' max depth, ascent rate less than 60' p/m. Cause: drowning.
7/26/2006
36
M
Davis Reef
Saltwater Drowning
Scuba Accident
Private
Non-certified scuba diver hunting lobster. Separated from buddy and ran out of air at 15' depth. Victim used borrowed gear with minor defects. Drug screen indicates presence of cannabis and Ephedrine.
7/26/2006
66
F
Content Key
Saltwater Drowning
Scuba Accident
Private
Victim using surface-supplied "hookah" rig had difficulty with gear at surface prior to dive. Her buddy dropped lobster hunting gear while trying to assist and briefly descended to bottom at 15' to retrieve it. Moments later, victim found unconscious on bottom. CPR administered at surface by family members.
7/27/2006
47
F
Big Pine Oceanside
Lung Expansion Injury
Scuba Accident
Private
Couple on lobster hunt in less than 25' water in limited visibility. Unknown problem occurred. She was found later floating on surface, unconscious with fully inflated BC. Female victim suffered air embolism. Male victim found deceased three days later, approx. one mile from dive location. Advanced decomp. Probable drowning.
7/27/2006
53
M
Big Pine Oceanside
Probable Drowning
Scuba Accident
Private
Scuba tanks tested by private lab. Air quality good. No contaminants found.
9/10/2006
42
M
Key West Oceanside
Saltwater Drowning
Free-dive Accident
Private
Experienced free-diver reported missing. He was later found deceased on bottom (17') near his anchored jet ski. Speargun found attached to body by line entangled around wrist. Line led to deceased jewfish wedged in hole.
9/14/2006
28
M
260' Hump
Lost at Sea
Free-dive Accident
Private
Experienced diver free-dove to 60' to meet friends on deco-stop, gave OK sign, swam a little deeper, then surfaced. Victim made a second free-dive to 60' and retrieved DPV, then started back toward surface. Upon surfacing, tech divers could not locate victim. 260' depth, victim's body has not been found. Possible shallow water blackout. Declared deceased.
10/16/2006
44
M
Dry Tortugas
Lung Expansion Injury
Scuba Accident
Commercial
Scuba diver completed 77' dive, and 3-minute safety stop at 18'. Victim went into distress upon surfacing. Lung-expansion injury due to atypical ascent. Contributing: Saltwater inhalation.
10/26/2006
53
M
Grecian Rocks
Saltwater Drowning
Snorkeling Accident
Commercial
Snorkeler found in distress, grasping buoy. Victim stopped breathing. CPR administered by crew. Light to moderate chop surface conditions.
12/12/2006
62
M
Marquesas Keys
Lung Expansion Injury
Scuba Accident
Commercial
Scuba diver completed 62' dive for 36 minutes, followed by 3-minute safety stop at 10'. Victim went into distress upon surfacing. Lung-expansion injury due to atypical ascent. Contributing: Saltwater inhalation.
AGE
SEX
LOCATION
CAUSE OF DEATH
MANNER
VESSEL
SYNOPSIS
1/24/2006:
45
F
Molasses Reef
Saltwater Drowning
Snorkeling Accident
Commercial
Victim snorkeled for 20 minutes before going into distress. Stopped breathing. Contributing: Exhaustion from physical exertion while snorkeling.
2/4/2006
48
M
Spiegel Grove
Lung Expansion Injury
Scuba Accident
Commercial
New scuba diver with instructor. After 5 minutes at 90', victim started to ascend quickly. Instructor/buddy grabbed BC in attempt to slow victim's ascent. Upon reaching surface, victim went unconscious CPR failed to revive diver. Contributing: Saltwater inhalation. Note: tank had 1573psi remaining.
2/16/2006
59
F
Sand Key K.W.
Saltwater Drowning
Snorkeling Accident
Commercial
While snorkeling, victim complained that she didn't feel well just before going into distress. Retrieved from water by crew, CPR administered. Contributing: Hypertension. Suffered cardiac arrest due to severe coronary artery ostia stenosis.
3/15/2006
47
F
White Bank K.L.
Cardiac Arrest
Natural
Commercial
Victim stopped breathing while snorkeling. CPR administered. Sudden cardiac arrhythmia. Coronary problems.
3/17/2006
64
M
Rock Key
Saltwater Drowning
Snorkeling Accident
Commercial
Snorkeler found unresponsive face down in water. Cardiac arrest was contributing factor.
3/18/2006
29
M
Thunderbolt
Saltwater Drowning
Free-dive Accident
Private
Snorkeler doing deep free-dives on shipwreck. Buddies lost sight of him. Body recovered after 30 minutes by divers from another vessel. Possible shallow-water black-out.
3/30/2006
50
F
Grecian Rocks
Cardiorespir. Arrest
Snorkeling Accident
Commercial
Snorkeler experienced problems in the water & went into distress. Physical exertion while snorkeling.
5/30/2006
72
M
Alligator Reef
Saltwater Drowning
Scuba Accident
Private
Elderly, experienced diver made uneventful deep wreck dive, followed by surface interval of one hour and eight minutes before the next dive on a shallow reef. Victim used same tank with undetermined amount of air for second dive. Entered water solo after buddies began their dive. He was later found floating unconscious on surface. Dive computer indicates 9-minute bottom time, 29' max depth, ascent rate less than 60' p/m. Cause: drowning.
7/26/2006
36
M
Davis Reef
Saltwater Drowning
Scuba Accident
Private
Non-certified scuba diver hunting lobster. Separated from buddy and ran out of air at 15' depth. Victim used borrowed gear with minor defects. Drug screen indicates presence of cannabis and Ephedrine.
7/26/2006
66
F
Content Key
Saltwater Drowning
Scuba Accident
Private
Victim using surface-supplied "hookah" rig had difficulty with gear at surface prior to dive. Her buddy dropped lobster hunting gear while trying to assist and briefly descended to bottom at 15' to retrieve it. Moments later, victim found unconscious on bottom. CPR administered at surface by family members.
7/27/2006
47
F
Big Pine Oceanside
Lung Expansion Injury
Scuba Accident
Private
Couple on lobster hunt in less than 25' water in limited visibility. Unknown problem occurred. She was found later floating on surface, unconscious with fully inflated BC. Female victim suffered air embolism. Male victim found deceased three days later, approx. one mile from dive location. Advanced decomp. Probable drowning.
7/27/2006
53
M
Big Pine Oceanside
Probable Drowning
Scuba Accident
Private
Scuba tanks tested by private lab. Air quality good. No contaminants found.
9/10/2006
42
M
Key West Oceanside
Saltwater Drowning
Free-dive Accident
Private
Experienced free-diver reported missing. He was later found deceased on bottom (17') near his anchored jet ski. Speargun found attached to body by line entangled around wrist. Line led to deceased jewfish wedged in hole.
9/14/2006
28
M
260' Hump
Lost at Sea
Free-dive Accident
Private
Experienced diver free-dove to 60' to meet friends on deco-stop, gave OK sign, swam a little deeper, then surfaced. Victim made a second free-dive to 60' and retrieved DPV, then started back toward surface. Upon surfacing, tech divers could not locate victim. 260' depth, victim's body has not been found. Possible shallow water blackout. Declared deceased.
10/16/2006
44
M
Dry Tortugas
Lung Expansion Injury
Scuba Accident
Commercial
Scuba diver completed 77' dive, and 3-minute safety stop at 18'. Victim went into distress upon surfacing. Lung-expansion injury due to atypical ascent. Contributing: Saltwater inhalation.
10/26/2006
53
M
Grecian Rocks
Saltwater Drowning
Snorkeling Accident
Commercial
Snorkeler found in distress, grasping buoy. Victim stopped breathing. CPR administered by crew. Light to moderate chop surface conditions.
12/12/2006
62
M
Marquesas Keys
Lung Expansion Injury
Scuba Accident
Commercial
Scuba diver completed 62' dive for 36 minutes, followed by 3-minute safety stop at 10'. Victim went into distress upon surfacing. Lung-expansion injury due to atypical ascent. Contributing: Saltwater inhalation.
ReefHound:
Not True
I knew the gentleman. He died from a heart attack near Pensacola Pass long after an earlier dive on Oriskany. He had a long history of heart trouble, and had been told to not dive. He had quit taking his medication, and in general lived on the edge. The Pensacola News Journal was trying to be the first with the sensational headline and screwed it up. They made only a feeble attempt to correct the story later.
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You have a reference to document your version? How about a link to the "correction"?
Many accidents categorized as "dive" accidents are really medical related.
Many accidents categorized as "dive" accidents are really medical related.
OP
Yes, many accidents are medically related. Yes, they may have happened on the golf course, but many times the medical issue is a contributing factor or the stress of the dive is a contributing factor. What one may survive on land often is deadly in the water. Diving can be and often is very easy, but can become physically stressful at any time. I don't think that is the case with golf.
This is why divers need to maintain at least some degree of fitness.
trtldvr
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ok. I will get off my soap box now.
This is why divers need to maintain at least some degree of fitness.
trtldvr
www.divealive.org
ok. I will get off my soap box now.
ReefHound:
1. Death was not diving related
August 22, 2006 450 words ID: pen17714615
Heart attack claimed life of Oriskany Diver Amy Sowder @PensacolaNewsJournal.com The Pensacola man who died Saturday minutes after diving the Oriskany suffered from heart problems, and his death was not dive-related, his wife and a medical official said Monday. ***************, 55, was the owner of ******, a North W Street shop that specializes in tattoos and body piercings, and had been diving for more than 40 years.
2. Diver's death probed
August 21, 2006 325 words ID: pen17686045
Amy Sowder @PensacolaNewsJournal.com The Medical Examiner's Office is expected to release today the name and cause of death of the man who died Saturday during or after diving on the Oriskany. However, one area diver said Sunday that the diver was the owner of a local shop and that the man may have died of a medical problem unrelated to the dive. A clerk at the store refused to confirm that information and said a manager would be available to talk to the media today.
You can buy the articles if you want. But even they are not totally correct and are misleading. I can document all day long. I was interviewed for the story. I know the family and the people that were on the boat and others that were at Oriskany that day. Believe and quote CDNN if you'd like. I don't care.
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