Instructor & student injured on rapid ascent - Lake Constance, Germany

[DandyDon]

Meersburg: Tauchlehrer muss nach Unfall im Bodensee reanimiert werden

Rettungseinsatz im Bodensee vor Meersburg: Ein Tauchlehrer und seine Schülerin mussten per Notaufstieg zurück an die Wasseroberfläche. Das taten sie ohne die nötigen Stopps, was sich beim Lehrer sofort bemerkbar machte.

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Google translation...

Diving instructor has to be resuscitated after an accident in Lake Constance​

Rescue operation in Lake Constance near Meersburg: A diving instructor and his student had to use an emergency ascent to return to the surface of the water. They did this without the necessary stops, which the teacher noticed immediately.

A 55-year-old diving instructor completed a training dive down to a water depth of around 50 meters with a 38-year-old diving student on Friday in Lake Constance near Meersburg. Difficulties arose during the ascent back to the surface of the water, which is why a joint emergency ascent was made, according to the police headquarters in Göppingen. This emergency ascent happened without observing the actually necessary exit steps.

Instructor falls unconscious​

Arrived at the water surface, the diving instructor noticed the first signs of a so-called decompression sickness. As a result, he became unconscious and had to be resuscitated by the rescue workers and police officers from the water police who were called, the report goes on to say.

Fire brigade helps with rescue​

Rescuing the diver proved to be very difficult at the site of the accident and could only be done with the help of the fire brigade and a crane. Both the resuscitated diving instructor and his diving student are currently in the hospital in Überlingen for further treatment. There is a pressure chamber in which diving diseases can be treated. The investigations into the course of the accident are being conducted by the water police in Überlingen.

 

[Raphus]

They did this without the necessary stops, which the teacher noticed immediately.

Is not correct translated.
Better:

They did this without necessary stops and the instructor got DCs signs immediately

 

[DandyDon]

Better:

They did this without necessary stops and the instructor got DCs signs immediately

Thanks, Raphus. What about the google translation mentioning a crane?

 

[Mod63]

The crane is also mentioned in the German version

 

[scubadada]

The instructor and the student developed "so-called decompression sickness"

 

[Raphus]

Thanks, Raphus. What about the google translation mentioning a crane?

In the German version the victim had to be lifted by a crane out of the water. Probably because of the bad terrains. Not an easy access at this spot

 

[steinbil]

I hope they recover from the DCS and write/publish a detailed report about the incident, and that it's not kept within the agency and hidden from the public...

 

[Boarderguy]

It will be interesting to see what issues arose to necessitate skipping deco stops after a 50m dive.

 

[DandyDon]

Since it says "fire brigade and a crane," I guess it's referring to one of these bad boys: Fire brigade cranes

It will be interesting to see what issues arose to necessitate skipping deco stops after a 50m dive.

Equipment problems are my guess. It sounds like the student saved the instructor which would be good for long-term bragging rights.

 

[azstinger11]

Thanks, Raphus. What about the google translation mentioning a crane?

Mein Deutsch ist schlecht, however the chatGPT translation is a little better imho than google translate (but need somone with better German to validate, still not perfect as it screwed up the DCS stop sentance as pointed out above):

Meersburg, February 24, 2023, 2:03 p.m.

Diving instructor has to be resuscitated after accident in Lake Constance Rescue operation in Lake Constance near Meersburg: a diving instructor and his student had to ascend to the water surface by means of an emergency ascent. They did so without the necessary decompression stops, which immediately became noticeable to the instructor.

A boat of the Water Police Lake Constance. The Water Police were also involved in the diving accident. This is an archived image. | Image: Cuko, Katy

A 55-year-old diving instructor and a 38-year-old diving student completed a training dive on Friday in Lake Constance near Meersburg to a depth of about 50 meters. During the ascent back to the water surface, difficulties arose, which led to a joint emergency ascent without complying with the necessary decompression stops, according to the Einsatz police headquarters in Göppingen.

Upon reaching the water surface, the diving instructor noticed the first signs of a so-called decompression sickness. As a result, he became unconscious and had to be resuscitated by the rescue personnel and police officers from the water police, according to the report.

The recovery of the diver at the scene of the accident proved to be very difficult and could only be accomplished with the help of the fire department and a crane. Both the resuscitated diving instructor and his diving student are currently being treated in the hospital in Überlingen for further treatment. There is a pressure chamber there where diving diseases can be treated. The investigation into the cause of the accident is being conducted by the Water Police in Überlingen.