Virginian diver dead at 190 feet - Roaring River State Park, Missouri

[Bierstadt]

Rest in peace. I hate losing people.

 

[DandyDon]

The KISS Rebreathers Team made recovery of the body later Friday afternoon shortly before 4:30 p.m. under the advisory of MSHP investigators on the scene.

The highway patrol is the investigating agency, but I guess the team was judged to be more capable of a safe recovery. It must have been tough on the team to recover one of their own. As much as this incident is in the news, I think that the investigation results will be published in time.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

The highway patrol is the investigating agency, but I guess the team was judged to be more capable of a safe recovery. It must have been tough on the team to recover one of their own. As much as this incident is in the news, I think that the investigation results will be published in time.

On dives like this it more often is the exploration team that recovers the diver. This is because they are likely the only ones nearby with the training, resources, and experience to do it. Police dive teams are rarely, if ever, able to handle recoveries beyond recreational limits. There are exceptions in places like cave country I'm sure, but even then, it's other cave divers or wreck divers who do the dirty work.

 

[Manatee Diver]

There are exceptions in places like cave country

While some of the dive teams are cave trained, none have the experience to do recoveries. Nor are they in the billet long enough to really gain it in most cases.

 

[PfcAJ]

While some of the dive teams are cave trained, none have the experience to do recoveries. Nor are they in the billet long enough to really gain it in most cases.

There’s also OSHA issues with cave diving.

 

[grantctobin]

There’s also OSHA issues with cave diving.

Iirc no overhead and nothing deeper than 100 (maybe 130?) in the US

 

[Blackcrusader]

Diver dies at Roaring River State Park, part of the explorative team KISS Rebreathers - KOAM

Eric Hahn, 27, of Charlottesville, W.Va. died at Roaring River State Park on Friday, October 14, 2022. He was part of an explorative diving team called KISS Rebreathers diving into the spring at the park.BARRY COUNTY, Mo. (ROARING RIVER STATE PARK) – Friday afternoon Cpl Sam Carpenter of the...

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[Manatee Diver]

There’s also OSHA issues with cave diving.

OSHA doesn’t apply to government employees. Many government agencies voluntary apply, but for LE and fire/rescue it would be impossible to do their jobs and comply with OSHA.

 

[PfcAJ]

OSHA doesn’t apply to government employees. Many government agencies voluntary apply, but for LE and fire/rescue it would be impossible to do their jobs and comply with OSHA.

Hm, good point, but I think the same or similar rules apply to recovery operations for public safety divers.

 

[PfcAJ]

OSHA doesn’t apply to government employees. Many government agencies voluntary apply, but for LE and fire/rescue it would be impossible to do their jobs and comply with OSHA.

Hm, good point, but I think the same or similar rules apply to recovery operations for public safety divers.