Scuba divers trapped

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The UKs fatality total is currently up to the total of all of last year and its only April.

 

[H2Andy]

any ideas as to why?

 

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None at all. Nothing unusual about the incidents, nothing unusual about the weather. Pure bad luck at the moment it seems.

 

[annie]

There's been a couple of incidents here in Ireland too and it seems very early in the year for it. A diver died off Kerry recently, and at the weekend, some divers who drifted away off Malin Head in Donegal were rescued. Those incidents were reported in the national paper - usually you never read anything about diving in it and twice already this year.

 

[diverbob]

any ideas as to why?

Could it just be a numbers game? How many people a year get certified? As more people get certified, the more people there is to suffer a tragic death. I cant see water getting more dangerous.

 

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Stats here are divided but it seems general diving numbers are decreasing although some agencies are saying a slight increase of certified divers. All in all, cut through the claims and counter claims and it seems the numbers game isnt a factor as its fairly common.

Although the water may not get more dangerous you could have weather & sea conditions worse than normal for the time of year or existing divers pushing their limits too early in the season.

Or as i suspect its just bad luck.