Unknown Man drowns snorkeling in Hawaii, wife sues Hawaii for not warning of danger of snorkeling

[coldwaterglutton]

A bit OT as it's a snorkel death, but the discussion of PE/ROPE is interesting.

Hawaii tourist dies on Maui beach, and wife alleges state failed to warn her about snorkeling danger

Patti Johnson believes her husband’s snorkeling death off the coast of Maui could have been prevented had he known about a little-known danger.

nypost.com

" 'Hypoxia induced by Rapid Onset Pulmonary Edema (ROPE) is the cause of some, probably most, snorkel related fatal and near fatal drownings,' the study’s authors wrote in their interim report, which is cited in Johnson’s lawsuit."

 

[scrane]

NYPost with a FoxNews byline. Hmmm.

 

[Soloist]

ROPE - I have not heard of this snorkeling problem

https://news.yahoo.com/hawaii-tourist-dies-maui-beach-080039872.html A man dies in Hawaii and his widow is claiming that the state should have warned them to wait 3 days before snorkeling.

scubaboard.com

A thread for this incident has already been posted.

 

[mrpat]

Snorkeling isn't very dangerous but people do die while doing it. I'm sure those folks knew that. But what burns me up is how so many people look around for someone with deep pockets to blame when things go wrong in their lives.

 

[Biotech Diver]

NYPost with a FoxNews byline. Hmmm.

Hmmm, very nefarious and suspecious indeed!

Here you go:

INSIDER

A woman whose husband died snorkeling in Hawaii is suing its tourism board, saying it failed to warn them of the risk

A Michigan woman is suing Hawaii's tourism board over the snorkeling death of her husband in Maui, saying it failed to warn them of the risks.

sg.news.yahoo.com

INDEPENDENT

Wife blames state of Hawaii for her husband’s snorkelling death

Patti Johnson said husband Ray was still conscious and talking as he returned to the Maui beach

www.independent.co.uk

ABC Chicago

Woman files lawsuit against Hawaii tourism authority over snorkeling dangers

A Michigan woman is sharing a warning heading into summer after her husband died while snorkeling on a Hawaiian vacation

abc7chicago.com

Daily Mail

My husband died snorkeling - he'd still be alive if he was warned

Patti Johnson is suing the Fairmont Kea Lani resort, Hawaiian Tourism Authority and Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau after her husband, Ray Johnson died while snorkeling

www.dailymail.co.uk

Good Morning America

Wife files lawsuit after husband’s death while snorkeling in Hawaii

Patti Johnson said her husband died of Rapid Onset Pulmonary Edema, or ROPE, and is suing her resort and tourism officials for failing to educate the public about the medical condition.

www.goodmorningamerica.com

UDA Today

They said her husband drowned snorkeling, but she saw him walk to shore. What happened?

Ray Johnson died snorkeling on Maui in 2022, and his family is suing for a lack of awareness on a medical condition that impacts snorkelers.

www.usatoday.com

 

[tridacna]

Anyone can sue. Winning is an entirely different matter.

 

[Biotech Diver]

Snorkeling isn't very dangerous but people do die while doing it. I'm sure those folks knew that. But what burns me up is how so many people look around for someone with deep pockets to blame when things go wrong in their lives.

People like this woman who is suing are responsible for crap like the warning stickers on a motorcycle gas tank warning you motorcycle riding is dangerous. Or those yellow warning stickers on the backside of your car's sunvisor. It's ridiculous society has been conditioned to believe nothing is ever their fault if someone gets hurt or dies. Hawii should file a countersuit for legal fees.

 

[runsongas]

sounds like someone didn't have enough life insurance

 

[Billg68bg]

People like this woman who is suing are responsible for crap like the warning stickers on a motorcycle gas tank warning you motorcycle riding is dangerous. Or those yellow warning stickers on the backside of your car's sunvisor. It's ridiculous society has been conditioned to believe nothing is ever their fault if someone gets hurt or dies. Hawii should file a countersuit for legal fees.

Or “caution hot” on hot coffee. Frivolous lawsuits are all too common, anymore. Personal responsibility, however, is not.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

The world is currently designed for the lowest common denominator.

Anyone else remember the movie, "Idiocracy"? I highly, highly recommend it.

Idiocracy (2006) ⭐ 6.5 | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

1h 24m | 12

www.imdb.com

And then it came true?...

Idiocracy writer sad that the movie turned out to be a documentary

When Etan Cohen sat down to write 2006 dystopian comedy Idiocracy, it must have been with a lurking sense of where the world was headed culturally and politically.

www.independent.co.uk