video showing diver's death - should be broadcasted?

[SA-Diver]

224m not deepest RB dive.

Dave Shaw did a dive to 270m in Boesmansgat in October 2004. That was when he found the body of the diver lost there ten years earlier.

He then died on the dive to recover the body in January 2005.

Both dives on RB.

Don Shirley, his support diver, was at 250m on RB at the time.

PS. I saw the video, there is nothing to learn from it.

 

[DiveGolfSki]

224m not deepest RB dive.

Dave Shaw did a dive to 270m in Boesmansgat in October 2004. That was when he found the body of the diver lost there ten years earlier.

He then died on the dive to recover the body in January 2005.

Both dives on RB.

Don Shirley, his support diver, was at 250m on RB at the time.

PS. I saw the video, there is nothing to learn from it.

I agree besides an earlier post said that his family didn't want it released.

BTW, didn't his support diver suffer DCI from that? Maybe, I'm wrong...

 

[SA-Diver]

Yes the support diver did suffer a hit, but there were a number of things involved in that, amongst which his RB control imploded.
Read the dive report on http://www.iantd.co.za/home.html.

 

[mcm007]

Personally, I have read alot about Dave and his feats. I myself, have never been to 1000 feet. I personally would like to see what its like.

And, based on my findings, Dave would have wnated the community to see the risks involved so that we all may lear something.

He always pushed himself, and unfort. this time to the limits, doing recovery of another fellow diver.

He did wear a helmet cam for a reason, so lets see it.

I have only seen postings in AU ABC TV that broadcast the Show "TO BODLY GO"

but I cant seem to get a copy.

Please can someone PM Me with the link please ?

Thanks, this is for personal consumption, I will not broadcast.

THanks,.

and condolences to the family..
Dave was a great man. His memory will live on forever.

Regards,

Mike

 

[DiverEMT]

Isn't that way beyond any dive depth? Never heard of that kind of depth for divers. Is that a misprint? :06:

The article said they were in a cave at 20m, not 270m.

 

[Ayisha]

DiverEMT, take a look at post #4. It explains quite clearly the misunderstanding. The body was FOUND at 20 m, that was not the depth of the dive.

 

[diveAK]

I was just at the NSS cave diving convention in Gainsville, FL, and a Navy Doctor gave a presentation on this particular incident. He said the most likely cause of death was that the breathing resistance was too great in the rebreather. He said that at great depths (270 meters) the density of the gas he was breathing was much greater than at normal depths at which rebreathers are used, and so he had a very hard time breathing his gas mix through the sulfalime or whatever scrubber he was using because the gas density was so high. This was the Navy Doctors guess as to what happened.

 

[SeaKat]

The last minutes of Dave Shaw in the Boesmansgat cave
Here is the full story:
http://capeargus.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=2372385

I would like to know your opinion whether such video should or should not be broadcasted - at least within the divers community?

I personally think it shouldn't.
Mania

Personally, I don't see the point to showing this. There isn't anything one can learn from it, other than to listen to a man's labored, last breaths. What's the point? The "experts" should review it to attempt to determine the cause of death. Anyone else who wants to see it, is, in my humble opinion, just morbidly curious.
Were this man my family member, I would not approve nor authorize its viewing except by those who are directly involved in determining c.o.d.
SeaKat

 

[Mwright15]

The dive was to 270 m, he was trying to recover the remains of a fellow diver who was lost 10 years ago in a similar dive. I believe the reason had something to do with an overfilled O2 tank.

I just stated the clearly obvious....

 

[TeddyDiver]

I would like to know your opinion whether such video should or should not be broadcasted - at least within the divers community?

Whether there's a lesson for us divers or not makes the difference. In other case just not propriate. The page of the full story was n.a. so don't know any better.