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This was on the UK.REC.CAVING newsgroup a couple of days ago..... "The caver who died was Pete Fowler. He was diving with twin tanks accompanied by another very experienced diver in Ogof Pont-y-Meirw, = which is near Merthyr. The reason for Pete's death is unclear - I believe he = was found by the following diver very close to air, on the return journey through the sump. My understanding is that the bottles he was using = should have been more than sufficient for the dive, although they were empty = when he was found, and that he had the experience and skill to deal with the cave; he did not become entangled or lost. I cannot therefore = understand why he died and hope that the pathologist and inquest will bring this = to light. I have no doubt that the next issue of Descent will carry more = information." Don't know any more. I Iain Robertson iain.dk.robertson@bt*.co* + 44 (0) 171 250 6202 > ---------- > From: Danilo Allegrini[SMTP:speleos@ma*.co*.br*] > Sent: 12 January 1999 12:19 > To: cavers > Subject: Fatality in South Wales >=20 > Hi folks...=A0 > =A0 > I was at a caving shop in Swansea (UK) last week and heard about a > fatality that happened the weekend before. Apparently, a diver = (probably > English-style sidemounting) drowned in a shallow 10-metre long sump, = after > running out of air... It seemed a lot of strange, as the guys in the = shop > said that it is not a restricted sump... any more news or info?? > =A0 > Danilo >=20
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