Maryland woman dies in Key Largo 12-30

[Teamcasa]

Hello,

I am Nancy Kreiter's daughter. I was there when the accident happened, and would like to add some additional information that may help clear up what some of the "official reports" say.

1) Her chest cold had occurred three weeks earlier. The torn cartilage was determined via x-ray by a doctor who knew she was intending to dive. She had not been coughing for almost a week preceding her death. The only medication she was taking was ibuprofen for the cartilage.

2) She was not on the boat. She surfaced and swam to the line next to the ladder still with her fins on and regulator in her mouth where my dad lost sight of her. The next thing he knew one of the dive masters was saying she had stopped breathing.

3) Yes, she was an inexperienced diver. But not only is the Benwood an easy dive, she had dived it once before WITH an instructor and there were 30 other divers in the water at the time. Her technical dive buddy was my brother (who is 13, turning 14 in a week) but she was oftentimes with a group of more people.

4) About 10 minutes before she came up, she had come up previously to get additional weight. She added the weight, gave the ok signal, and went back down.

5) She came back to the boat with 900 psi in her tank.

6) She took all of the safety material course online. She scored 100 on all but one of the quizzes and on the final exam. She had two days of pool training and four open water dives with an instructor prior to the incident.

Let me know if I can be of any other assistance.

You are a very brave young lady to post this information. Please accept my sincere condolences.

 

[bracdiver]

Garrobo, I agree with your assessment and other comments about this tragedy. I'm not a young pup anymore either...just young at heart. And speaking of heart. Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of both men and women in the USA. I'm not saying that's what killed this lady but it's entirely possible. Best to have your blood pressure taken at least annually. Just my .02.

 

[deepstops]

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ne...ng/214542-gue-open-water-course-feb-08-a.html

This is the second time that they have offered such course. I don't think the first one went. This second course is currently not listed. So they must have canned it too??

It's listed as a Fundies course on the GUE calendar. They don't show an OW course in their course offerings, I have assume it was originally posted in error. For the record, it's a four day course.

Course Description: GUE Fundamentals
Location: Miami, FL US
Date: February 21, 2008 - February 24, 2008
Instructor(s): Rick Riera-Gomez <rgomez@rsmas.miami.edu>

Status: Open
Applied/Registered: 0/0

 

[deepstops]

Let's not turn this thread into a OW training discussion. There is ZERO basis to blame her certification agency, or the Instructor, or the Dive Boat, and NO reason what so ever to link in the thread above.

Speculation is bad enough. Following up on the speculation with a link on a certification deal is poor form!

I agree with you 100%. I was simply replying to Dr. Bill's comment that SCUBA training has become diluted over the years. (please note the quoted text in my post) If you disagree with that, it's your prerogative just as it's mine to agree with Dr. Bill.

It was not my intention to infer there were any training issues whatsoever involved with the professor's unfortunate death. Please don't take my comments away from the context in which they were intended.

 

[fairybasslet]

Hello,

I am Nancy Kreiter's daughter. I was there when the accident happened, and would like to add some additional information that may help clear up what some of the "official reports" say.

1) Her chest cold had occurred three weeks earlier. The torn cartilage was determined via x-ray by a doctor who knew she was intending to dive. She had not been coughing for almost a week preceding her death. The only medication she was taking was ibuprofen for the cartilage.

2) She was not on the boat. She surfaced and swam to the line next to the ladder still with her fins on and regulator in her mouth where my dad lost sight of her. The next thing he knew one of the dive masters was saying she had stopped breathing.

3) Yes, she was an inexperienced diver. But not only is the Benwood an easy dive, she had dived it once before WITH an instructor and there were 30 other divers in the water at the time. Her technical dive buddy was my brother (who is 13, turning 14 in a week) but she was oftentimes with a group of more people.

4) About 10 minutes before she came up, she had come up previously to get additional weight. She added the weight, gave the ok signal, and went back down.

5) She came back to the boat with 900 psi in her tank.

6) She took all of the safety material course online. She scored 100 on all but one of the quizzes and on the final exam. She had two days of pool training and four open water dives with an instructor prior to the incident.

Let me know if I can be of any other assistance.

I am so sorry for the loss of your mom. As Dave said, you are indeed a very brave young woman to take the time to fill us in on the details. You have helped to drive home the point that when we discuss accidents on this board, we are talking about real people with families who loved them and miss them. Hopefully, that will help to keep the discussion focused and respectful. Thank you again for posting and please give our condolences to your dad, brother, extended family and friends.

Ellen

 

[scubajb]

Hello,

I am Nancy Kreiter's daughter. I was there when the accident happened, and would like to add some additional information that may help clear up what some of the "official reports" say.

I just wanted to say I'm very sorry for your loss. It has to be a difficult time and my prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.

Jim

 

[UnderSeaBumbleBee]

Hopashore,
So sorry to hear of the loss of your dear mom. I lost my own father a little over 7 years ago. I still cry over the loss even now.

It sounds like your mom was a person who was into her family and spending time with all of you. What an example that is to all of us. So many people use hobbies to get away from family rather than use them to become closer.

Thank you for taking some time to post some details about what happened. I hope that you are able to get some answers that will help you to deal with your loss.

Leah

 

[fisherdvm]

Hopashore, I am sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing information with us.

 

[Ayisha]

Hopashore, my condolences also to you and your family and friends. Your mom seemed like a very accomplished person who was well loved. Thank you for taking the time and effort to shed light on her accident. Take care.

 

[CheddarChick]

Hopalong...So sorry about what happened to your mom. Pleaase try to make sure your love of the diving world is not affected by your loss. Take some time to grieve, then come back to the sea, we will wait....