I'm one of the divers who regularly dives the Attakulla Lodge ( google it ) when we get a group together. Lake Jocassee has an interesting history and there is lots to be seen, and some of it is beyond the recreational limits. Conservative at those depths is padding your deco schedule ( if you have the gas, it is the safe thing to do ). Those of us who choose to dive to those depths understand the risks we are taking as any training manual repeatedly reminds you that these risks include permanent injury or death, and sometimes, despite doing everything right, things can happen. The Lodge dives are very well planned and preparations are in place for diver evacuation should the need arise as in this case. The involved diver did some chamber time and is now doing well, I'm thinking that the only regret for him at this time is that he won't be diving deep for at least 6 months. And yes, we do practice often to keep our skills sharp and equipment up to speed ( this is not a spur of the moment dive by a bunch of inexperienced diver looking to see how deep they can go ). BTW, Lake Jocassee has many great dive sites, hiking trails, water falls, etc. It is a great destination for the outdoorsy type with 5 star bed and breakfast accommodations within a mile and regular lodging within 15 minutes. Off the Wall Dive Charters is a top notch operation ( been diving over 30 years and have seen a lot of charter operations ) which I highly recommend, so plan a trip and come see what Jocassee has to offer, you will have an awesome experience.
Lake Jocassee SC Diver Injury
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I'm one of the divers who regularly dives the Attakulla Lodge ( google it ) when we get a group together. Lake Jocassee has an interesting history and there is lots to be seen, and some of it is beyond the recreational limits. Conservative at those depths is padding your deco schedule ( if you have the gas, it is the safe thing to do ). Those of us who choose to dive to those depths understand the risks we are taking as any training manual repeatedly reminds you that these risks include permanent injury or death, and sometimes, despite doing everything right, things can happen. The Lodge dives are very well planned and preparations are in place for diver evacuation should the need arise as in this case. The involved diver did some chamber time and is now doing well, I'm thinking that the only regret for him at this time is that he won't be diving deep for at least 6 months. And yes, we do practice often to keep our skills sharp and equipment up to speed ( this is not a spur of the moment dive by a bunch of inexperienced diver looking to see how deep they can go ). BTW, Lake Jocassee has many great dive sites, hiking trails, water falls, etc. It is a great destination for the outdoorsy type with 5 star bed and breakfast accommodations within a mile and regular lodging within 15 minutes. Off the Wall Dive Charters is a top notch operation ( been diving over 30 years and have seen a lot of charter operations ) which I highly recommend, so plan a trip and come see what Jocassee has to offer, you will have an awesome experience.
cowboychincs
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Thanks Mike... I've heard/read/viewed video of Attakulla Lodge... if that is what they were doing, I totally understand... or if they were practicing tech diving with an instructor, I too understand... but a dive to 300+ feet is NOT any type of casual recreational dive.... back in the "old days" there were always the few who just had to get to 100+ feet for the heck of it.... and did not have the proper dive master and safety divers and surface support teams available... hopefully this was better orchestrated and all the above (plus a whole lot more) were available and top notch.... seen way too many divers medivac'ed to a chamber for no good reason... just stupidity....
Strong work by all concerned on this case. Y'all know who you are.
Thanks for the link. That was an interesting read. I did a search an found this video on the history of Jocassee. This is why they were diving there.
http://youtu.be/cWOCEh7AOJk
Glad to know the diver is doing well.
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TONY CHANEY
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Glad to hear my friend is OK. 6 months is a lot of quarry dives, maybe now I can get the group to Cooper River.
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