COD - Drowning... The #1 listed cause for diving deaths (which doesn't really say anything, since no matter what happens to you, you're going to drown)... I guess we'll never really know what happened.
Man in diving gear found dead on Fort Lauderdale beach
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DI_Guy
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Just a question... If the investigating police stated that the tank was full, would they not notice if the valve was turned on or off ?
My utmost and sincere condolences to the family and friends. What a terrible loss.
My utmost and sincere condolences to the family and friends. What a terrible loss.
Does anyone have first hand knowledge about how comprehensive a typical autopsy for a suspected drowning victim is? Do they typically search beyond suspected causes such as drowning and easy to detect injuries, into other more difficult to detect causes such as heart attacks and strokes?
Given that in this case the diver was found floating on the surface, one can surmise that even if the tank valve was closed he would likely have had access to surface air. I realize this is conjecture, and plenty of things can happen that would result in drowning in a similar scenerio. The point is, in an examination of possible causes, if one could conclusively rule out the occurrence of medical conditions such as heart attack, one can concentrate on other issues. But, can one reliably do so based on a typical autopsy report?
Given that in this case the diver was found floating on the surface, one can surmise that even if the tank valve was closed he would likely have had access to surface air. I realize this is conjecture, and plenty of things can happen that would result in drowning in a similar scenerio. The point is, in an examination of possible causes, if one could conclusively rule out the occurrence of medical conditions such as heart attack, one can concentrate on other issues. But, can one reliably do so based on a typical autopsy report?
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Yep, know where we can get better reporting...?DI_Guy:
DAN may publish more for us in a couple of years.
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DI_Guy:
Only a competant investigator would think to check.
drdiver1952
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Sometimes, people just die. Wearing a scuba tank or not. It's not a crime, you know.
Even if the tank is full of oxygen.
Even if the tank is full of oxygen.
Condolences to the family and keeping a good thought for them.
I'm wondering about something. If he was discovered floating, wouldn't that indicate an at least partially inflated BCD? Is it likely that a weighted diver would float without some air in the BCD?
Jeff
I'm wondering about something. If he was discovered floating, wouldn't that indicate an at least partially inflated BCD? Is it likely that a weighted diver would float without some air in the BCD?
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Not really. Just lose speculation, but the BC might have had enough air in it as he tried to walk it and he hadn't gotten far enough to dump it before something went wrong. We're not likely to get much more on this but the learning possibilities have already been offered above by experienced divers.jtoorish:
Yeah, but who knows. Panic is always possible, and a big challenge. That Lobster diver you had die out there recently still baffles me. Anyone who lives near an ocean should know that if you get caught in a rip, swim across it, or at worst - inflate BC & Safety Sausage and ride it out. Odd?
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