I wonder how the snorkel boat operators feel about this thread? Snorkelers have no weight belt but do have snorkels. They die too, usually at the surface, usually from a heart related issue. Panic makes them spit out the snorkel and rip off the mask. For a victim In a panic situation, all reason is gone, thinking has stopped, the monkey brain is engaged. Adrenaline is at 100%, heartbeat is off the chart, not a good place to be.
Maybe it's just people and water are sometimes a bad combination. People drown in the surf, in the pool and in the bathtub. There is usually no weight belt in the latter.
There are no records that show how many lives were saved because of a quick release belt or because of a snorkel, saved is saved. Getting saved has as much good luck associated with it as getting dead has bad luck. Even if you do everything right, you can still have a bad outcome. There are many people I've watched do something and wonder how they're still alive, and I'm not just talking about diving. Good luck, and blissful ignorance seems to work for some people.
Maybe it's just people and water are sometimes a bad combination. People drown in the surf, in the pool and in the bathtub. There is usually no weight belt in the latter.
There are no records that show how many lives were saved because of a quick release belt or because of a snorkel, saved is saved. Getting saved has as much good luck associated with it as getting dead has bad luck. Even if you do everything right, you can still have a bad outcome. There are many people I've watched do something and wonder how they're still alive, and I'm not just talking about diving. Good luck, and blissful ignorance seems to work for some people.