Was doing a casual dive off Ocean Reef park on Saturday (parking at Blue Heron was a joke) and almost bumped into a stonefish. I understand they are quite poisonous, and my buddy helped notify me that I was getting a bit too close to outright pushing off the little prickly fellow (we were close to shore so the back and forth was quite tricky, and in 10ft of water).
If I'd been pricked by the thing, would my Rescue diver buddy have to kick into overdrive and drag me up the shoreline? Same deal for lionfish or other dangerous animals?
Mostly asking this question out of curiosity. I'm not quite to qualifying for Rescue diver yet (need 40 dives under 15 ft according to SDI), but I feel like I'd be completely useless if the tables were flipped. What if my buddy had gotten stung and was half unconscious and unable to "hold my hand" as I try to help him?
If I'd been pricked by the thing, would my Rescue diver buddy have to kick into overdrive and drag me up the shoreline? Same deal for lionfish or other dangerous animals?
Mostly asking this question out of curiosity. I'm not quite to qualifying for Rescue diver yet (need 40 dives under 15 ft according to SDI), but I feel like I'd be completely useless if the tables were flipped. What if my buddy had gotten stung and was half unconscious and unable to "hold my hand" as I try to help him?