I was wondering if anyone knew any of the details around the accident at Sunset Beach/Villa Blanca Shallows in Cozumel on 6/20? My daughter, niece, friend and I were going to do a shore dive to get warmed up for some boat dives later in the week and as we were prepping our gear, an unconcious diver was pulled from the water.
When I helped lift him from the water, I could feel a faint pulse in his legs but he didn't appear to be breathing. As we laid him down he exhalled some water and appeared to take a shallow breath. He remained unconcious but breathing and with a heartbeat for about 15 minutes it seemed like on the beach there. As the instructors applied oxygen to him he began to breathe deeper and deeper. Despite having his eyes open the entire time, we could not get him to show a response, blink or tighten his grip. As the EMT staff carried him away to the ambulance, he made a noise which gave us hope, but that was the last we saw of him.
The instructors we were with from El Cozumeleno/Ocean Tours did a great job in aiding the diver despite him being with another group. This event had a serious impact on all of us that witnessed the event and we all would like to know if the man recovered successfully. Does anyone have any information regarding this accident? If anyone happens to hear anything about this incident our family would love to hear how he is doing and get some personal closure on this. Thanks in advance.
When I helped lift him from the water, I could feel a faint pulse in his legs but he didn't appear to be breathing. As we laid him down he exhalled some water and appeared to take a shallow breath. He remained unconcious but breathing and with a heartbeat for about 15 minutes it seemed like on the beach there. As the instructors applied oxygen to him he began to breathe deeper and deeper. Despite having his eyes open the entire time, we could not get him to show a response, blink or tighten his grip. As the EMT staff carried him away to the ambulance, he made a noise which gave us hope, but that was the last we saw of him.
The instructors we were with from El Cozumeleno/Ocean Tours did a great job in aiding the diver despite him being with another group. This event had a serious impact on all of us that witnessed the event and we all would like to know if the man recovered successfully. Does anyone have any information regarding this accident? If anyone happens to hear anything about this incident our family would love to hear how he is doing and get some personal closure on this. Thanks in advance.
