Ohio diver dead after diving Lake Erie shipwreck

[DandyDon]

Scuba diver dies while exploring deep Lake Erie shipwreck

(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — An Ohio man is dead after scuba diving in some of the deepest waters of Lake Erie.

The man was identified by the Erie County Coroner as 31-year-old Tyler Cullinan of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

Cullivan was part of a group that left Barcelona, New York on Saturday, and was diving about 15 miles off shore.

The divers were exploring a shipwreck at a depth of 190 feet.

According to Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook, Cullivan signaled that he was in distress to the other divers and then became unconscious.

Cullivan was then brought to shore in North East by a Border Patrol boat where he was pronounced dead at UPMC Hamot.

The death has been ruled accidental, but the cause is still pending from the results of the autopsy that was performed on Monday.

 

[rhwestfall]

$hit..... haven't had one here in a bit...

 

[Barefoot_Lawyer]

31. Way too young. My condolences to his family.

I hope more details come out so that we might learn something from this young man’s passing.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Very sad to hear this. I’ve dived off of Barcelona NY multiple times. The dives in that area are not just deep but dark. Some of the darkest dives I’ve done on the Great Lakes due to low visibility in the top 30-40 feet blocking out the sunlight at depth.

 

[reddeaddiver]

This is not completely accurate. His name was Tyler Cullinan and he was 32 years old. Diving on a rebreather. Such a sad loss.

 

[Jared0425]

Must have been on the Persian or Straubenzie. The two deepest known wrecks in the lake.

 

[SlugLife]

Him signaling distress .... but then no details, makes this one hard to analyze. It sounds like the diver at least was aware of some problem, either with his equipment or himself.

A rebreather issue is one possibility, but I might have expected him to switch to open-circuit if he knew there was a problem. Some kind of random health issue would also be similarly possible.

 

[DOBY]

Yes…….Straubenzie. Condolences to family and friends. And hoping for peace and serenity to the other divers and crew on board the Southwind that day.

 

[Jared0425]

Yes…….Straubenzie. Condolences to family and friends. And hoping for peace and serenity to the other divers and crew on board the Southwind that day.

Oh dear, poor Mike. Osprey has been good to us over the years. They'll see my business again. Condolences to Tyler's family. Our paths crossed once or twice in Sandusky.

 

[DOBY]

Oh dear, poor Mike. Osprey has been good to us over the years. They'll see my business again. Condolences to Tyler's family. Our paths crossed once or twice in Sandusky.

Capt. Mike C. no longer runs the boat for a couple years now. Capt. John P. runs it now.