DivingCRNA:I found myself wondering, if they had found the line, why didn't they go back down for the deco bottles? They might have drown going for it, but I think I would take drowning over dying bent, if I got to have a clear head about it.
They had to be too panicked to consider going back down for anything. Especially with Chrissy having trouble with his regulator mouthpeice.
Very good question, you have to assume that the narcosis and panic kept the son from even contemplating going back, and the father, even if he thought of it, proved by his behavior that wouldn't leave his son no matter the consequences.
Out of curiosity, I ran their dive on V-Planner. The deco they should have done to emerge clean is truly staggering. I can't imagine blowing off that much deco and surviving under any circumstances.