Woman dies while diving in Lake Walen, Switzerland

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https://switzerlandtimes.ch/local/woman-†-28-dies-while-diving-in-lake-walen/

Tragic accident at Murg SG
Woman († 28) dies while diving in Lake Walen​

A woman († 28) died during a dive in Lake Walen near Murg SG on Sunday. She panicked, lost consciousness and eventually had to be rescued.
A woman († 28) lost her life in a diving accident in Lake Walen near Murg SG on Sunday.
A dive on Sunday ended fatally in the Walensee near Murg SG. As the canton police in St. Gallen reported, a woman († 28) died in a diving accident shortly after 10.30 a.m.
According to current knowledge, the woman panicked underwater, lost consciousness and finally had to be rescued. Her dive buddy tried in vain to bring her to the surface using an emergency ascent. Instead, the 28-year-old drifted down.
Two other groups of divers from the group were finally able to bring the lifeless woman to the surface. Despite rescue measures immediately initiated by an emergency doctor and the rescue service, the woman died on the spot. The police divers of the St. Gallen cantonal police are investigating the precise course of the accident. (dzc)



Other sources claim there were one dive instructor, three dive assistants, and three dive students.

My condolences to her family and friends.
 
Her dive buddy tried in vain to bring her to the surface using an emergency ascent. Instead, the 28-year-old drifted down.
Good idea to brief buddies on how to ditch the other's weights.
 
1 instructor, 3 assistants, and 3 students. Pretty solid ratio, I wonder which one of them tried to bring her up initially.
 
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