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SM wrote:
> 
> George,
> 
> don't know if this has made it to the other side of the Atlantic but this
> was the latest CisLunar death from the UK. I saw you mention the unit &
> CCR's in general recently. The reason it caught my eye was that Osborne was
> one of the divers in my trimix training group (the other was Hans Petter
> who I think you know). Hans should remember the guy -- hoses attached to
> reg 1st stages with cable ties rather than swaged connections,
> independants, sport diving BC with twinset hung off it, etc.
> 
> ----------
> > From: SM <divebimbo@li*.fr*.co*.uk*>
> > To: Angus <angus.cowie@Ha*.co*>
> > Subject: Fw: Newspaper fatality report
> > Date: Saturday, 14 August 1999 10:21
> >
> > Remember Peter Osborne from the Norway trip?
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: IB2. <ian@ca*.fr*.co*.uk*>
> > > To: scuba-uk <scuba-uk@dr*.ne*>
> > > Subject: Newspaper fatality report
> > > Date: Saturday, 14 August 1999 9:31
> > >
> > > The following report came from a mid week freeby paper delivered in the
> > > Bracknell area.
> > >
> > > IB2.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > LECTURER'S DIVE ENDED IN TRAGEDY
> > >
> > > A diving expedition ended in tragedy when a Bracknell lecturer died
> after
> > > only five minutes in the water.
> > >
> > > Peter Osborne, aged 44, of rectory Lane, a lecturer in mechanical
> > > engineering at Bracknell and Wokingham College, was pulled from the
> water
> > > one mile from Sandown Bay, off the coast of the Isle of Wight last
> > Saturday
> > > afternoon by the skipper of the Scuba-Doo boat, a man who was also his
> > > friend.
> > >
> > > PC John Gledhill, investigating officer in the Hampshire marine unit,
> > said
> > > his death is not suspicious but a post-mortem and full investigation
> has
> > yet
> > > to be carried out.
> > >
> > > At 12:45, Mr Osborne, who had 10 years experience of scuba diving, and
> > was a
> > > member of the British Sub-Aqua Club, entered the water to look at the
> > > Canswan, a Second World War wreck.
> > >
> > > At 12:50pm, the crew noticed Mr Osborne was no longer moving. They
> pulled
> > > him from the water to find he was unconscious. He had never left the
> > surface
> > > of the water.
> > >
> > > The crew tried to resuscitate him as they called the coast guards. A
> > > helicopter arrived on the scene at 1.11pm and took Mr Osborne to Haslar
> > Navy
> > > Hospital at Gosport, about 10 miles away.
> > >
> > > He was pronounced dead on arrival by doctors.
> > >
> > > PC Gledhill said Mr Osborne was using specialised diving apparatus at
> the
> > > time called a Re-Breather system.
> > >
> > > He said the system stored the exhaled air and filtered all traces of
> > carbon
> > > dioxide and moisture from it so it was suitable to inhale.
> > >
> > > PC Gledhill said the equipment had been sent away to an independent
> > diving
> > > equipment specialist in Plymouth to be examined.
> > >
> > > But he said Mr Osborne had been to the United States to learn how to
> use
> > the
> > > equipment.
> > >
> > > He added: "He was a very experienced diver. It was a terrible tragedy
> as
> > he
> > > died doing his hobby."
> > >
> > > Mr Osborne, who was originally from Sheffield. South Yorkshire, had
> been
> > a
> > > lecturer at the Church Road campus of the college and had lived in
> > Bracknell
> > > for the past 13 years.
> > >
> > > Sue Ford, personnel manager for the college said: "He was a well known
> > and
> > > well regarded colleague. He taught many hundreds of students since
> > starting
> > > at the college. A lot of people in Bracknell will remember him."
> > >
> > > Mr Osborne was unmarried and left his parents and brother.
> > >
> > > The funeral is expected to be in Bracknell - the date is yet to be set.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -=-=-=-
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> 
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