Oldpirate
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Does anyone know who the missing diver is that did not surface after diving the State of Michigan Yesterday?
Missing diver off White Lake Michigan
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superstar
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I can't find any info on this, where did you hear this from?
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I saw it on Facebook, but there were no details.
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Several GR media outlets. No name yet though.
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One diver was Joe Kruis inexperienced first time diver, and same with Patrick Aten. The one that went under was the most experienced had about 5 to 6 years of experience. He was going down to tie the boat to the wreck but was having trouble with his flippers.
The lost diver was Timothy Judge... RIP
Closest story is located here
The lost diver was Timothy Judge... RIP
Closest story is located here
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Carl Gustin & Courtney Perna FOX 17 News
2:43 p.m. EDT, July 3, 2011
MUSKEGON COUNTY—
Divers Sunday morning recovered the body of a scuba diver missing in Lake Michigan in Muskegon County since Saturday evening.
The search resumed at 7:30 a.m. Sunday after a water rescue effort turned into a recovery effort on Saturday. Todd Dunham of the Muskegon County Sheriff Dive Team told FOX 17 NEWS that at 9:52 a.m. Sunday divers using a sonar scan recovered the body of Timothy Judge, 44, of Allendale on the bottom of Lake Michigan in 65 feet of water.
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Dunham said the recovery was a joint effort by the Muskegon County, Norton Shores and Ottawa County marine divisions.
2:43 p.m. EDT, July 3, 2011
MUSKEGON COUNTY—
Divers Sunday morning recovered the body of a scuba diver missing in Lake Michigan in Muskegon County since Saturday evening.
The search resumed at 7:30 a.m. Sunday after a water rescue effort turned into a recovery effort on Saturday. Todd Dunham of the Muskegon County Sheriff Dive Team told FOX 17 NEWS that at 9:52 a.m. Sunday divers using a sonar scan recovered the body of Timothy Judge, 44, of Allendale on the bottom of Lake Michigan in 65 feet of water.
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WXMI
Dunham said the recovery was a joint effort by the Muskegon County, Norton Shores and Ottawa County marine divisions.
superstar
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We were diving the "Salvor" off Muskegon when this was going on. We saw the Coast Guard chopper fly over. Little did we know!
Carl Gustin & Courtney Perna
FOX 17 News
2:43 p.m. EDT, July 3, 2011
MUSKEGON COUNTY— Divers Sunday morning recovered the body of a scuba diver missing in Lake Michigan in Muskegon County since Saturday evening.
The search resumed at 7:30 a.m. Sunday after a water rescue effort turned into a recovery effort on Saturday. Todd Dunham of the Muskegon County Sheriff Dive Team told FOX 17 NEWS that at 9:52 a.m. Sunday divers using a sonar scan recovered the body of Timothy Judge, 44, of Allendale on the bottom of Lake Michigan in 65 feet of water.
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WXMI
Dunham said the recovery was a joint effort by the Muskegon County, Norton Shores and Ottawa County marine divisions.
The episode began just before 6 p.m. Saturday when Muskegon County Dispatch received a call that a man in his mid-40s was missing in the waters of Lake Michigan just off White Lake Channel. Dunham said that the man was scuba diving with a group planning to explore the sunken State of Michigan ship in waters 60 feet deep. Witnesses said the man was struggling with his flipper at the surface about one mile from shore, he yelled for help, went underwater and did not resurface.
Dunham said the dive team was using high-tech equipment to scan the bottom of the water with high-tech equipment in hopes of finding the man's body. The team was still on the scene just before midnight, and may have found the man's flipper on the shore at that time.
Carl Gustin & Courtney Perna
FOX 17 News
2:43 p.m. EDT, July 3, 2011
MUSKEGON COUNTY— Divers Sunday morning recovered the body of a scuba diver missing in Lake Michigan in Muskegon County since Saturday evening.
The search resumed at 7:30 a.m. Sunday after a water rescue effort turned into a recovery effort on Saturday. Todd Dunham of the Muskegon County Sheriff Dive Team told FOX 17 NEWS that at 9:52 a.m. Sunday divers using a sonar scan recovered the body of Timothy Judge, 44, of Allendale on the bottom of Lake Michigan in 65 feet of water.
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Michigan
WXMI
Dunham said the recovery was a joint effort by the Muskegon County, Norton Shores and Ottawa County marine divisions.
The episode began just before 6 p.m. Saturday when Muskegon County Dispatch received a call that a man in his mid-40s was missing in the waters of Lake Michigan just off White Lake Channel. Dunham said that the man was scuba diving with a group planning to explore the sunken State of Michigan ship in waters 60 feet deep. Witnesses said the man was struggling with his flipper at the surface about one mile from shore, he yelled for help, went underwater and did not resurface.
Dunham said the dive team was using high-tech equipment to scan the bottom of the water with high-tech equipment in hopes of finding the man's body. The team was still on the scene just before midnight, and may have found the man's flipper on the shore at that time.
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Here's the latest:
MDOT mourns loss of West Michigan leader in scuba diving accident in Lake Michigan | MLive.com
I am not sure exactly what happened here, but this type of thing raises so many questions, and all we can do is try to learn from the mistakes that were made here so that we can all be safe.
1. Always have air in your bc (and some in your drysuit if applicable)And test your bc to make sure your air is on and your bc is correctly connected.
2. Never enter the water from a boat without your fins on and regulator in your mouth.
3. Always have ditchable weights/weight belt.
Barring any sort of medical emergency, it seems that even if he couldn't maintain buoyancy, if his air was on and his reg was in his mouth, he should have been able to re-surface even if he hit bottom after regaining composure and either ditching some weight or connecting the bc, etc.
Let's all be careful out there. We've lost too many good people.
MDOT mourns loss of West Michigan leader in scuba diving accident in Lake Michigan | MLive.com
I am not sure exactly what happened here, but this type of thing raises so many questions, and all we can do is try to learn from the mistakes that were made here so that we can all be safe.
1. Always have air in your bc (and some in your drysuit if applicable)And test your bc to make sure your air is on and your bc is correctly connected.
2. Never enter the water from a boat without your fins on and regulator in your mouth.
3. Always have ditchable weights/weight belt.
Barring any sort of medical emergency, it seems that even if he couldn't maintain buoyancy, if his air was on and his reg was in his mouth, he should have been able to re-surface even if he hit bottom after regaining composure and either ditching some weight or connecting the bc, etc.
Let's all be careful out there. We've lost too many good people.
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That's really sad.
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