SS Tahoe fatality - Lake Tahoe. Nevada

[DandyDon]

Early reports of a diving fatality yesterday on the steamship which - according to SS Tahoe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - was scuttled in 1940 with the intention of being in shallow water off Glenbrook as a memorial to a bygone era, visible to glass-bottomed boats. The underwater slope was unexpectedly steep at the chosen location, and the ship slid down out of sight, ending up with the bow at 360 feet (110 m) and the stern at 490 feet (150 m).

Wreck discovery

In 2002, the Reno-based non-profit organization New Millennium Dive Expeditions set a record for high altitude scuba diving when they reached the wreck of Tahoe. The information they gathered on the wreck was a crucial part of the documentation enabling Tahoe to be listed on the National Register. The work of the NMDE team continued in 2009 where in August and September they visited the wreck again successfully in preparation for three visits in the summer of 2010.

In July 2016 the vessel was filmed by an underwater drone or remote vehicle as part of a project to develop such devices cheaply.

Awaiting information to make it to news sources.

 

[DandyDon]

Scuba diver dies off the shore of Glenbrook in Lake Tahoe

GLENBROOK, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Douglas County Sheriff's Office reports that a scuba diver in distress call off the shore of Glenbrook resulted in a diver being declared dead on Monday, September 5.

Officials say that initial investigation established the victim was diving with two friends near Glenbrook at the wreckage of the SS Tahoe in about 360 feet of water. All divers were experienced divers, and had completed a similar dive at the same wreckage the day before.

The victim made an emergency ascent to the surface early in the dive for an unknown reason, and when he reached the surface he was unconscious and not responsive.

WCSO Marine 9 responded to the call and found a 63-year-old man on a diving boat being administered CPR. Marine 9 transported the victim to the Glenbrook Pier and continued life saving efforts with Tahoe Douglas Fire Department paramedics. The efforts were unsuccessful and the victim was pronounced dead.

The identity of the victim is being withheld until next of kin can be notified.

 

[Dan]

Condolences to his family & friends.

Confusing situation. 3 experienced divers, 1 made emergency ascent from 360' deep. OOA? Where were the other 2 divers? Did he dive solo at the time?

 

[KevinNM]

You really can't follow someone up when they blow off that much deco. I would guess some sort of drastic medical issue, as his teammates should have been able to cover some sort of catastrophic malf in his gear. But I don't know.

 

[JohnnyC]

Article is way too light on the details to make any assumptions. All it states is that the victim came to the surface unconscious early in the dive. It says they were planning on diving the SS Tahoe, and that they had made the dive the day before. It doesn't indicate anything about whether or not he even made it to the wreck on the dive where the accident occurred, or specifically how long into the dive. With so few details, it's hard to make even informed assumptions.