Woman dead, man injured - Bridlington bay, UK

[DandyDon]

Woman, 60, dead in Bridlington Bay diving tragedy - Yorkshire Post

A WOMAN diver died this afternoon following an incident in Bridington Bay.
A dive boat operating in Bridlington Bay alerted the UK Coastguard just after 2.30pm to report that the 60-year-old woman, who had been diving as part of a group, was unconscious but still breathing.
The Humberside-based UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter airlifted the woman to Hull Royal Infirmary, where she was declared dead on arrival.
A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard agency said a male diver was taken to a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber as a precaution.
The Flamborough RNLI inshore lifeboat also attended the incident.
Lucy Hicks of Humber Coastguard, said: “This is a very sad outcome and our thoughts are with the lady’s friends and all those who tried to help her.”

 

[DandyDon]

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[clownfishsydney]

Terrible that her body has not been released after all this time.

Obviously she had breathing problems. If her tank/s still contained sufficient air, then there must have been another problem. Only real possibilites are valve not fully on, a faulty regulator or more likely (considering the previous two are easy to prove/disprove), scuba diver pulmonary oedema. She fits into the right category, female, over 50 and in cold water.