Basking Ridge Diver
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I would venture to say not much would be left of her body to even identify her if she was getting pounded by even 6 foot waves enough to strip all her gear off her body... I am not sure that is a possibility...
Italian woman dead on Mozambique reef
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I would venture to say not much would be left of her body to even identify her if she was getting pounded by even 6 foot waves enough to strip all her gear off her body... I am not sure that is a possibility...
Dan
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Deceased diver often found floating without gears. I read about such cases in Indonesia (2014), Malpelo (2016) & Roatan (2017). The body could have just slipped out of the gears as the body turns to jelly-like mass.
4 diveres went missing - Malpelo, Colombia
7 divers missing off Indonesian island
Canadian woman presumed dead - Roatan, Honduras
4 diveres went missing - Malpelo, Colombia
7 divers missing off Indonesian island
Canadian woman presumed dead - Roatan, Honduras
Bob DBF
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Panic rejection of equipment, or not.
I have ditched my gear because I figured I had a better chance of surviving without it. Managed to get out of the water and up a cliff, beat up but ok. The next day got a friend with a boat and retrieved the gear. I'm a bit more carefull on the North Coast now, as there are limited exits, for SCUBA and even freediving, some places it's a long distance between them, and the water is cold. I knew better, than to try the dive, but I did it anyway.
Bob
I have ditched my gear because I figured I had a better chance of surviving without it. Managed to get out of the water and up a cliff, beat up but ok. The next day got a friend with a boat and retrieved the gear. I'm a bit more carefull on the North Coast now, as there are limited exits, for SCUBA and even freediving, some places it's a long distance between them, and the water is cold. I knew better, than to try the dive, but I did it anyway.
Bob
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