I PASS THE FOLLOWING ALONG AS F.Y.I. AND WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO DAVID SHEFFIELD'S FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS.
BLADES ROBINSON
SAR-DIVER FORUM MODERATOR
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Man dies in search for teen missing in river - The Dispatch - Columbus, Starkville & The Golden Triangle
Man dies in search for teen missing in river
May 21, 2009
Neal Wagner
A 44-year-old Itawamba County Dive Team member lost his life Wednesday during the search for a missing 15-year-old in the Buttahatchie River in Monroe County.
David Sheffield, of 512 Dalton Road in Tupelo, was pronounced dead on arrival at about 1:15 p.m. at the Pioneer Community Hospital in Aberdeen.
Shortly before his death, Sheffield, an Itawamba County volunteer diver, complained of breathing problems while searching for missing Smithville teen Taylor Smith in the river.
"Mr. Sheffield and other members of the team had been in the water between one and two hours," said Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley. "According to a witness I spoke with, Sheffield came to the surface and said he could not breathe."
Emergency crews on the scene moved Sheffield by boat to the shore and began administering medical treatment before the victim was taken by ambulance to the hospital, Gurley explained.
While officials have not yet determined Sheffield's cause of death, an autopsy was scheduled at the Mississippi Crime Lab in Jackson this morning.
As of this morning, funeral arrangements were incomplete and were being handled by McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Fulton.
Although dive teams and emergency responders from several cities and counties have been searching for Smith nearly 18 hours per day since he was reported missing May 15, the teen's body has not yet been located.
Among those searching for the teen are the Columbus Fire and Rescue Dive Team, the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue Team, the Lamar County, Ala., Emergency Management Agency, the Monroe County Search and Rescue and Dive teams, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, and several local volunteers.
"We have brought in every resource that was available to us to safely search for the missing teenager. We are working in dangerous conditions, and others' safety is a priority," said Monroe County Sheriff Andy Hood. "We are continuing the recovery effort, and hope to get some closure for this family soon."
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Miss. diver dies during search for teen | Fort Mill Times - Fort Mill, SC
May 20, 2009
Miss. diver dies during search for teen
By Nicklaus Lovelady
nicklaus.lovelady@...
A volunteer diver with the Itawamba County Dive Team died today while searching for the body of a teenager in the Buttahatchie River.
David Sheffield, 44, of Tupelo was in the water for an hour or two when he surfaced, unable to breathe, Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley said.
Sheffield was pulled into a boat.
MedStat Ambulance Service supervisor Dave Eldridge was at the scene and immediately started medical treatment and continued it in the ambulance with other medical personal as they traveled to Pioneer Community Hospital in Aberdeen, Gurley said.
But Sheffield was pronounced dead on arrival at 1:13 p.m.
Gurley said it is unknown what caused the diver's death.
An autopsy will performed Thursday.
Gurley said the divers were in search of a Monroe County teen who was last seen Friday at the Cockerham Bridge. The teen has not been located.
McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Fulton is handling funeral arrangements.
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Monroe County Coroner Press Release on Diver Death
Deceased: David Sheffield, Age 44 of Tupelo (Dorsey Community)
Mr. Sheffield was a volunteer diver with the Itawamba County Dive Team. He was there with others from the team who came to assist in the recovery of a Monroe County teen who has been missing since Friday at noon at the Cockerham Bridge on the Buttahatchie River in the Bartahatchie Community in southeastern area of the county.
Mr. Sheffield and other members of the team had been in the water
between one and two hours. According to witnesses I spoke with,
Sheffield came to the surface and said he could not breath. They called
for assistance and got him into boat, it is believed he was not
breathing at that time. Dave Eldridge, MedStat Ambulance Service
Supervisor was at the scene and immediately started medical treatment
and continued it in the ambulance with other medical personal in route
to Pioneer Community Hospital in Aberdeen. Mr. Sheffield was DOA and was pronounced dead at 1:13PM. The incident was called in to 911 at 12:21PM.
I have ordered an autopsy that will be conducted at the Mississippi
Crime Lab in Jackson tomorrow morning.
McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Fulton is handling funeral arrangements.
Alan Gurley
Monroe County Coroner
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SAR-DIVER FORUM MODERATOR
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Man dies in search for teen missing in river - The Dispatch - Columbus, Starkville & The Golden Triangle
Man dies in search for teen missing in river
May 21, 2009
Neal Wagner
A 44-year-old Itawamba County Dive Team member lost his life Wednesday during the search for a missing 15-year-old in the Buttahatchie River in Monroe County.
David Sheffield, of 512 Dalton Road in Tupelo, was pronounced dead on arrival at about 1:15 p.m. at the Pioneer Community Hospital in Aberdeen.
Shortly before his death, Sheffield, an Itawamba County volunteer diver, complained of breathing problems while searching for missing Smithville teen Taylor Smith in the river.
"Mr. Sheffield and other members of the team had been in the water between one and two hours," said Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley. "According to a witness I spoke with, Sheffield came to the surface and said he could not breathe."
Emergency crews on the scene moved Sheffield by boat to the shore and began administering medical treatment before the victim was taken by ambulance to the hospital, Gurley explained.
While officials have not yet determined Sheffield's cause of death, an autopsy was scheduled at the Mississippi Crime Lab in Jackson this morning.
As of this morning, funeral arrangements were incomplete and were being handled by McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Fulton.
Although dive teams and emergency responders from several cities and counties have been searching for Smith nearly 18 hours per day since he was reported missing May 15, the teen's body has not yet been located.
Among those searching for the teen are the Columbus Fire and Rescue Dive Team, the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue Team, the Lamar County, Ala., Emergency Management Agency, the Monroe County Search and Rescue and Dive teams, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, and several local volunteers.
"We have brought in every resource that was available to us to safely search for the missing teenager. We are working in dangerous conditions, and others' safety is a priority," said Monroe County Sheriff Andy Hood. "We are continuing the recovery effort, and hope to get some closure for this family soon."
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Miss. diver dies during search for teen | Fort Mill Times - Fort Mill, SC
May 20, 2009
Miss. diver dies during search for teen
By Nicklaus Lovelady
nicklaus.lovelady@...
A volunteer diver with the Itawamba County Dive Team died today while searching for the body of a teenager in the Buttahatchie River.
David Sheffield, 44, of Tupelo was in the water for an hour or two when he surfaced, unable to breathe, Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley said.
Sheffield was pulled into a boat.
MedStat Ambulance Service supervisor Dave Eldridge was at the scene and immediately started medical treatment and continued it in the ambulance with other medical personal as they traveled to Pioneer Community Hospital in Aberdeen, Gurley said.
But Sheffield was pronounced dead on arrival at 1:13 p.m.
Gurley said it is unknown what caused the diver's death.
An autopsy will performed Thursday.
Gurley said the divers were in search of a Monroe County teen who was last seen Friday at the Cockerham Bridge. The teen has not been located.
McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Fulton is handling funeral arrangements.
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Monroe County Coroner Press Release on Diver Death
Deceased: David Sheffield, Age 44 of Tupelo (Dorsey Community)
Mr. Sheffield was a volunteer diver with the Itawamba County Dive Team. He was there with others from the team who came to assist in the recovery of a Monroe County teen who has been missing since Friday at noon at the Cockerham Bridge on the Buttahatchie River in the Bartahatchie Community in southeastern area of the county.
Mr. Sheffield and other members of the team had been in the water
between one and two hours. According to witnesses I spoke with,
Sheffield came to the surface and said he could not breath. They called
for assistance and got him into boat, it is believed he was not
breathing at that time. Dave Eldridge, MedStat Ambulance Service
Supervisor was at the scene and immediately started medical treatment
and continued it in the ambulance with other medical personal in route
to Pioneer Community Hospital in Aberdeen. Mr. Sheffield was DOA and was pronounced dead at 1:13PM. The incident was called in to 911 at 12:21PM.
I have ordered an autopsy that will be conducted at the Mississippi
Crime Lab in Jackson tomorrow morning.
McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Fulton is handling funeral arrangements.
Alan Gurley
Monroe County Coroner
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