Ice diver's rope snapped - Cold Stream Pond, Maine

[DandyDon]

Diver rescued from icy waters

LINCOLN -- At 12:37 p.m. Saturday the Lincoln Fire Department responded to a water rescue request after a diver’s rope reportedly snapped. According to the Lincoln Fire Department the diver’s partner quickly called 911 to

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LINCOLN — At 12:37 p.m. Saturday the Lincoln Fire Department responded to a water rescue request after a diver’s rope reportedly snapped.

According to the Lincoln Fire Department the diver’s partner quickly called 911 to rescue his partner.

The fire department responded to Cold Stream Pond off Phinney Road in Lincoln with an emergency company and two ambulances.

The diver was evaluated by EMS after being pulled for the icy waters and denied transportation to a hospital.

First responders say there were no reported injuries.

 

[formernuke]

Definitely a near miss

 

[Bowers]

Good to hear about a proactive response.

 

[DandyDon]

Definitely a near miss

I considered that, but if it happened to me, it'd made a horrific impression. Lost diver found.

 

[Marie13]

So was the diver who called 911 line tender for the diver in the water? Maybe.

 

[Zef]

Did the dive team not have a standby diver suited up and tied in ready to go?

It would be interesting to know more about the scenario that unfolded as off the bat it seems the dive team was negligent in not having enough people to safely conduct a dive in ice covered water.

-Z

 

[happy-diver]

Snapped hey, that's some current, sounds like what I'd like to do sometime

 

[DandyDon]

Snapped hey, that's some current, sounds like what I'd like to do sometime

It's a pond, I don't see any rivers entering or leaving, and it's the wrong time of year for a deep lake current. There seems to be some outflow through Cold Stream 5 miles (8.0 km) south to reach the Passadumkeag River, but not enough to create a current that would break a good rope. I think it was a case of a faulty rope.

 

[Marie13]

I was talking with someone who ice dives a lot over the weekend. The question that diver asked is how does the nylon line usually used for ice diving break? Makes me wonder if the divers in this incident were using cave line.

 

[tech_diver]

I was talking with someone who ice dives a lot over the weekend. The question that diver asked is how does the nylon line usually used for ice diving break? Makes me wonder if the divers in this incident were using cave line.

When I went ice diving, the rope looked like it was mountain climbing rope. I can't imagine the force required to 'snap' it.