David O'Neill
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Thank you...I'm trying to cope...it is harder than one can imagine...I'm always sad when I hear about this happening to others, but this is so much more painful
Sund Rock death on Sunday 7/24/2022
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runsongas
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[Mod edit: this response is to Posts #12 and #15]
Having a fresh OW do the AOW deep dive the day after OW in lower visibility cold water conditions just sounds like a bad idea, unless if it was someone who had previous experience where the OW was more of a mere formality.
Having a fresh OW do the AOW deep dive the day after OW in lower visibility cold water conditions just sounds like a bad idea, unless if it was someone who had previous experience where the OW was more of a mere formality.
bertschb
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So sorry to hear about this accident David. We lost a close member of our dive group many years ago and it was incredibly difficult because of all the misinformation that was posted online. Our prayers are with the family of the woman who passed away as well as you and the others who were there. Hang in there!
So sorry about your student, but should you even be posting?
bertschb
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I don't see anything wrong with posting facts from first hand experience. It's the people that speculate that cause problems - especially for the survivors of these horrible accidents.
bertschb
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If there was nothing to hide and I was there during the accident, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to share the facts so people stop speculating. I know from first hand experience how devastating it can be when people start spreading rumors that are blatantly false. It's very hard on the families and people involved.
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whynot
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I think one of the things that @Marie13 may be alluding to is that the act of the instructor posting to a public forum is likely not in alignment with the T&C's of the professionals, professional/commercial insurance policy. It doesn't matter whether it's commercial insurance for a diving instructor, general contractor, or my umbrella policy (that I have for my own business activities) - it's usually a huge no-no, especially this early on.
People should Google for any of the many, many articles in which lawyers tell people who are potentially involved in legal action to keep their mouths shut. You cannot believe the way even the most factual information can be twisted. A couple of years ago I wrote a detailed analysis of a scuba fatality in which the wording someone involved used immediately after the incident was interpreted in a way he did not intend, so when he said essentially the same thing but in different words later on, he was accused of lying. He protested that he had not meant in his original statement what they were saying it meant, but it was a tough fight for him.
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whynot
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I generally agree and am going to begin submitting public records requests (FOIA and the like) tomorrow morning to see what insight can be gleemed.
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