Gull Lake scuba diver drowns when his gear becomes tangled in nylon line beneath the surface | MLive.com
According to the local news, Wednesday night (10/6/2010), a diver drowned in a large lake popular for training with many local dive shops. In fact, I did my OW cert dives there.
Not many details released officially. If you go strictly by the media, you will likely move quickly to the conclusion that there were some choices that could have been better. Sounds like an evening solo dive with insufficient equipment.
His body was recovered yesterday morning, tangled in a 1/4" nylon rope. Possibly one of many used in Gull Lake as guidelines linking the many "artifacts" on the bottom.
Reading these recent posts saddens my heart. Continue to advance your training and experience level. Talk out you dive plans with your buddy. If diving solo - do it purposefully and meticulously planned and stick to every detail of that plan.
The argument over solo diving will go on forever. Bottom line of that argument is that solo diving (like diving period) is a choice that comes with risks. As certifierd divers, it is up to us, and not our instructors, to always be thinking through our decisions.
I'm heading to northern Michigan with friends to dive a couple of shallow, easy, pleasent wrecks tomorrow. These older wooden wrecks won't be around forever. I'll be thinking of the passing of these three fellow divers.
According to the local news, Wednesday night (10/6/2010), a diver drowned in a large lake popular for training with many local dive shops. In fact, I did my OW cert dives there.
Not many details released officially. If you go strictly by the media, you will likely move quickly to the conclusion that there were some choices that could have been better. Sounds like an evening solo dive with insufficient equipment.
His body was recovered yesterday morning, tangled in a 1/4" nylon rope. Possibly one of many used in Gull Lake as guidelines linking the many "artifacts" on the bottom.
Reading these recent posts saddens my heart. Continue to advance your training and experience level. Talk out you dive plans with your buddy. If diving solo - do it purposefully and meticulously planned and stick to every detail of that plan.
The argument over solo diving will go on forever. Bottom line of that argument is that solo diving (like diving period) is a choice that comes with risks. As certifierd divers, it is up to us, and not our instructors, to always be thinking through our decisions.
I'm heading to northern Michigan with friends to dive a couple of shallow, easy, pleasent wrecks tomorrow. These older wooden wrecks won't be around forever. I'll be thinking of the passing of these three fellow divers.