OK so let me start by saying my name is Heath and i am the 3rd diver involved in the accident. I was there unlike kevin who seems to be spreading rumors as to what happened and was not even on the island ( so Kevin shut the F*** UP! and stop spreading hearsay and rumors ) I was there for the entire dive that has put the three of us in the hospital and has the three of us taking rides in the chamber twice a day. the three of us were caught in a down current that pushed us down deeper than we had ever planed on going and by the time we recovered we had to buddy breath off of one tank all the way to the surface and were not able to make any stops due to the lack of air.
I know none of you know me but at this point Opal and Gabi are both in bad shape and don't need rumors being spread about what might have happened but they do need to be in your prayers.
Hi Heath. I know you, to an extent anyway. I dived off the same boat as you some the week of Aug 22-26, along with FristDive/Kevin. Yeah the picture of me is old but I resemble it I think.
I was very sorry to hear about the accident by texts from friends while I was camping this weekend, more so when I could finally get online yesterday - and some of us wondered then if you were the other diver, then heard today that is was you. Anyway, we're all pulling for you, even if one of the posters early here seemed critical; glad he shut up.
PM me (click my name in red, then select Private Message) if I can help you navigate or post here since you are new to SB. More importantly, let me know if I can help arrange anything additional for y'all? I do hope that you all three have DAN insurance including
TravelAssist in case anyone needs to be medically transported to the states for treatment - and this has to be arranged thru the number at that link: 919-684-9111 collect ok.
I am glad to hear that you and Gabi are responding to treatment if the reports have been correct, and still hoping for the best possible for all of y'all. While this thread is mostly about personal concerns, it would be helpful if you feel up to describing the accident on our
Accidents and Incidents forum. For one, it'd help prevent speculations, but it may help others in many ways.