Unknown Search on for missing wreck diver - Lake Michigan

[drl]

Local news is reporting a body found on the lake bottom near the wreck. Waiting for confirmation that it is the missing diver.
Sad.

Body found amid search for missing scuba diver in Pleasant Prairie

By Pavlina Osta Click here for updates on this story PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The search continues for a missing Illinois scuba driver off the coast of Pleasant Prairie Wednesday, Sept. 11. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department tells CBS 58, they found a body at the bottom of...

abc17news.com

 

[Marie13]

Local news is reporting a body found on the lake bottom near the wreck. Waiting for confirmation that it is the missing diver.
Sad.

Body found amid search for missing scuba diver in Pleasant Prairie

By Pavlina Osta Click here for updates on this story PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The search continues for a missing Illinois scuba driver off the coast of Pleasant Prairie Wednesday, Sept. 11. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department tells CBS 58, they found a body at the bottom of...

abc17news.com

I have a private guess on who the diver might be, but we’ll have to wait for confirmation.

 

[Marie13]

Name released. No one I know. Still a shame.

Lake Michigan shipwreck scuba diver's body recovered

The diver failed to resurface on Tuesday while exploring a shipwreck, the sheriff's department said.

www.fox6now.com

 

[altaskier]

Kenosha Sheriff report.

 

[Hiszpan]

Well, that was incorrect. Just saw an article that they saved an unrelated person while searching for the missing diver. Was this other person a boater or another diver? Unknown!

https://wgntv.com/news/wisconsin/kenosha-county-emergency-crews-rescue-another-person-from-lake-michigan-while-resuming-search-for-missing-diver/

Looks like one of the search vessels sank, maybe that is what caused the confusion.


Search crew boat sinks

 

[NauticalNick]

Condolences to the family for this tragedy.

Question though, why do they need to use all of these resources when the depth isn't particularly deep? I would think it would be a lot faster to just send someone down rather than having to wait for sonar and ROV's to get up and running? Sounds like he was found pretty close to the wreck too so while it may not had ultimately made a difference, seems like a lengthy and expensive delay to get all of this equipment in place.

 

[rjack321]

Condolences to the family for this tragedy.

Question though, why do they need to use all of these resources when the depth isn't particularly deep? I would think it would be a lot faster to just send someone down rather than having to wait for sonar and ROV's to get up and running? Sounds like he was found pretty close to the wreck too so while it may not had ultimately made a difference, seems like a lengthy and expensive delay to get all of this equipment in place.

It was a recovery operation before his wife even called for help.

Firefighter recovery diver in this state are on air and can't go into deco without a chamber on-site. And there are also limited numbers of them. The ROV and sonar were to allow them to know exactly where the body was so they wouldn't have to wander around with mere minutes of NDL time to search for his remains. Yes it took time, resources and money. But it also reduces the risk to those responsible for his recovery and having a second injury or fatality in the process of a body recovery is to be avoided at all costs.

 

[NauticalNick]

It was a recovery operation before his wife even called for help.

Firefighter recovery diver in this state are on air and can't go into deco without a chamber on-site. And there are also limited numbers of them. The ROV and sonar were to allow them to know exactly where the body was so they wouldn't have to wander around with mere minutes of NDL time to search for his remains. Yes it took time, resources and money. But it also reduces the risk to those responsible for his recovery and having a second injury or fatality in the process of a body recovery is to be avoided at all costs.

Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation!

 

[DandyDon]

Line-retrieval ends in diver death + sunk boat

It started with a charitable act, as a solo diver reportedly went on a mission to remove a tangle-threatening line from a shipwreck - and ended with his death

divernet.com

 

[Jared0425]

Looks like one of the search vessels sank, maybe that is what caused the confusion.


Search crew boat sinks

That boat isn't meant for the big water. Pontoons are for small lakes not the inland seas.

Condolences to the family for this tragedy.

Question though, why do they need to use all of these resources when the depth isn't particularly deep? I would think it would be a lot faster to just send someone down rather than having to wait for sonar and ROV's to get up and running? Sounds like he was found pretty close to the wreck too so while it may not had ultimately made a difference, seems like a lengthy and expensive delay to get all of this equipment in place.

As mentioned above, OSHA requires a chamber and other resources on site. On our side of the lake, we have a large vessel that has a Mojave ROV ready to go at any time. It's just a matter of assembling the crew and anchoring before the unit can be deployed. Other public safety teams have their equipment able to be rapidly deployed. We do have a portable decompression chamber, but it would take a day to rig to the large dive boat.