Missing spearfisherman

[Black_3000psi]

im sooooo not going to touch that dive flag issue with a ten foot pool. from what the link said there is a chance that the diver came into contact with a shark as his wet suit (pieces) showed bite marks. and they were diving earlly morning and this is that time of year the mean ones travel from cali and he was spearfishing all a bad combination. they also found his gun mask and weight belt.

 

[rockjock3]

from what the link said there is a chance that the diver came into contact with a shark as his wet suit (pieces) showed bite marks. and they were diving earlly morning and this is that time of year the mean ones travel from cali and he was spearfishing all a bad combination. they also found his gun mask and weight belt.

Granted, but sharks don't grab their prey and then carry it off to a deep dark cave to eat at their leisure either. Whether or not there was a shark involved and whether or not it was pre or post accident the fact remains that with a dive flag marking his position it would have been a much better indicator of where to start looking rather than somebody saying "he was last seen over that area." Yes, you are correct in implying a dive flag won't prevent something like a shark attack, but does at least mark the area he was last at.

 

[Black_3000psi]

im sorry i missed the part where "I" anything about a dive flag would not have helped.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/hawaii-ohana/276051-dive-flag-awareness-anyone.html

I said i wasnt going to touch the issue and if you click the above link and check some of the other threads you will see im a firm believer in the flag and float. now ill just stand over here. that should give you enough room.

 

[gkndivebum]

Local News

DNA test shows bone fragment from missing spearfisher

A bone fragment recovered by the Fire Department in waters off Alii Drive has been confirmed by DNA testing as belonging to 49-year-old Paolo Dominici, of San Francisco, who was reported missing after spearfishing in Kailua-Kona.

Police officials are continuing their investigation while awaiting further forensic tests. Detective Sharlotte Bird declined to release any further information regarding the case or when the bone fragment was recovered and how DNA testing was conducted and returned within 11 days of Dominici being reported missing.

Dominici went spearfishing with a friend offshore of the Kona Makai Condominiums on Alii Drive around 6:45 a.m. April 11. He was reported missing at 10:47 a.m. after he failed to return to shore.Fire Department personnel located items belonging to the man and turned them over to police.

Witnesses reported seeing a boat in the area where Dominici was believed to have been diving. An inspection of some of Dominici's recovered items indicate that he may have been run over by a boat.

Investigators are still seeking the public's help in locating witnesses or individuals who may have any information about boats in the area of the Kona Makai Condominiums on April 11 between 6:45 and 10:47 a.m. Police ask anyone with information to call Bird at 326-4646, ext. 228, or the Police Department's nonemergency line at 935-3311.

Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 329-8181 or 961-8300 in Hilo. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.

 

[Black_3000psi]

yeah if hpd is still handling the investigation then it probly was a boating accident. rather a boating incident. No matter how it happened lives have been affected in a way that most of us can not even begin to imagine. please do not start arguing here about the diveflag issue as that is not why this thread was started. please direct any of your dive flag issues and or comments to the following link.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/hawaii-ohana/276051-dive-flag-awareness-anyone.html