My friend Jeff Shaw was sitting on a rock in that slot waiting for a wave when a big one came in and broke his ribs. I was knocked backward while putting on my fins and ended up losing one. I made the dive with one fin and bought a replacement on Ebay that same day. A few weeks later, a fisherman found my lost fin and returned it, so I have a spare.
During a Scubaboard outing, we had one diver break his ankle while his buddy received cuts and bruises during the exit in the cove,
Merry and I were diving with Ted Sharshan (Ted's Pinnacle) during the calmest of days. While exiting, he reached down to catch himself in six inches of water and broke three fingers.
I broke my left foot, but that was during the construction of Terranea Resort. The trail was muddy, so I had a great idea to remove mud from the tires of the wagon I used to haul our gear. I rode the wagon down the hill near the temporary parking lot. I tried to stop Fred Flintstone style but my feet instantly curled under the tires and I was thrown over the handle. I had cuts over 50% of my body and two broken bones. I'm a slow learner.
We also had a free diver drown there, an obese scuba diver died of a heart attack after entering the water and a fifteen boy making his first post-certification dive with his Dad panicked and shot to the surface in only twelve feet, suffering an embolism.
Those are only the injuries I've known about. I'm sure there have been more. I used to tell people that if you haven't been hurt at Marineland, you haven't dived there enough.
During a Scubaboard outing, we had one diver break his ankle while his buddy received cuts and bruises during the exit in the cove,
Merry and I were diving with Ted Sharshan (Ted's Pinnacle) during the calmest of days. While exiting, he reached down to catch himself in six inches of water and broke three fingers.
I broke my left foot, but that was during the construction of Terranea Resort. The trail was muddy, so I had a great idea to remove mud from the tires of the wagon I used to haul our gear. I rode the wagon down the hill near the temporary parking lot. I tried to stop Fred Flintstone style but my feet instantly curled under the tires and I was thrown over the handle. I had cuts over 50% of my body and two broken bones. I'm a slow learner.
We also had a free diver drown there, an obese scuba diver died of a heart attack after entering the water and a fifteen boy making his first post-certification dive with his Dad panicked and shot to the surface in only twelve feet, suffering an embolism.
Those are only the injuries I've known about. I'm sure there have been more. I used to tell people that if you haven't been hurt at Marineland, you haven't dived there enough.
