Information needed on U-352 death

[Bushwhacker]

Thank you all for the kind words and the suggestions you've come up with. A friend found the following news article, but there is no specific information. We are still looking for answers to MANY questions. If anything comes up. Please post it or PM me on the side.

(quote)
6/21/04

ATLANTIC BEACH

Diver transported to Carteret hospital

U.S. Coast Guard Group Fort Macon and Atlantic Beach rescue personnel responded to a medical emergency aboard a dive boat off the coast Sunday morning.

An unidentified 52-year old Pilot Mountain man was having cardiac problems around 10:40 a.m. following a dive, said Fort Macon Coast Guard public affairs spokesman Lt. j.g. Ron Owens. The Coast Guard launched a 47-foot rescue boat with an Atlantic Beach Fire and Rescue paramedic aboard.

But rough seas prevented rescuers from immediately boarding the Olympus Dive Center boat out of Morehead City safely, so the Coast Guard vessel escorted the dive boat closer to shore, Owens said.

"They transferred a Coast Guardsman and a paramedic when the seas subsided, and they came into Station Fort Macon, where Atlantic Beach rescue personnel were waiting," Owens said.

"The man was drifting in and out of consciousness and was transported to Carteret General Hospital."

The man's condition was not available. (unquote)

Thanks again.
Stay Safe,
Franz

 

[DivingGal]

I am sorry for the loss of your friend. I hope you and the family find all the answers to your questions.

My sympathies to all.

 

[GrierHPharmD]

My family and I offer our thoughts, prayers and condolences to his family and friends.

-Grier

 

[mlcircle]

Is there any information from the dive shop? Which one was used? I just did that dive in early June and the shop there was terrible - lesson learned. If you feel comfortable with doing so, please let us know what happened to your friend - I've always heard that the definition of wisdom is being able to learn from another's mistake.

 

[Scubamedicjoe]

Mlcircle which shop you talking about being terrible no details just shop unless you want to go into details , only other things i heard was his death wsnt dive related they6 not letting much info out , oh dived the U352 yesterday and was great dive.

 

[Bushwhacker]

I spoke to his brother on 6/29 . Rumor is, he was having some strange feeling in his body while at the bottom. His maximum depth was 108 feet acording to his dive computer. He owned all his own gear and was familier with it. He aparently surfaced too rapidly because he may have panicked. When he went into the water, the waves were at about 3 to 4 feet. When he returned to the surface, the seas were at 8 to 10 feet. He made it to the ladder and into the boat where he started towards the area to remove his gear and he collapsed. They administered O2 and tried CPR on him. He went in and out of consciousness. The boat was about 12 miles off shore and returned with Coast guard escort as they couldn't transfer him off the boat due to the high seas. Then he was airlifted to a hospital with a decomp chamber. I believe in Raleigh/Durham (excuse my spelling). Where they put him through it twice. Then took MRI and other scans. He still had a bubble in his brain and was unconscious. Thinking he had a heart attack, they also did scans on his heart and found nothing wrong with it or anything else. They have no idea what exactly went wrong. They put him on life support and kept him alive untill Thursday 6/24, when the family, His brother, sister, and father all were there. They then agreed to pull the O2 and administered drugs so he wouldn't be in pain. Then he slowly shut down. He was cremated and his ashes were spread in a field near his home.

Strange thing is that the CG do not even acknowledge ever being at the scene. There was no Obituary or anything in any word about it in any of his local papers.

We are all still baffled by this whole situation.

BTW, His name was Julian, and he was an incredible man. I think that's all I can say without having the family' permission.

Thank you all for your kind words and well wishes. They have been needed.

Stay Safe,
Franz

 

[brando]

undefinedQUOTE=Bushwhacker]Hello everyone. this is my first post here. What a way to greet you all, Huh ??

What I'm looking for is information on a friend that dove the U-352 wreck off the coast of N. Carolina between the 16 through 20 June.
He sent me this link of the group he was planning on diving with.
http://www.olympusdiving.com/

I haven't heard from him since and I received an E-mail from a mutual friend that he died in an accident there. He had no details of the incident, except that he did surface and died at a hospital.
I have been doing searches on the internet for news articles and there doesn't seem to be anything on it. Could you please help ?

Stay Safe,
Franz[/QUOTE]

 

[brando]

call and I will shed some light for you. He was my friend and neighbor

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