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642 10-MAY 08:45 General Discussion
2 Certified Divers Die
From: GREATPUMPKIN To: ALL
The following is from an article in the St Petersburg Times this morning.
AP
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Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas
Two certified cave divers -- one a scuba instructor, the other a former
commercial diver on Gulf Coast oil rigs -- died while exploring an underwater
chamber
off Grand Bahama Island.
Michael Brown, 37, and Randy Smith, 30 were part of a 10 person group from
Ft Meyers that had chartered the SHEAR WATER out of Riviera Beach for a
four day dive trip to the Bahamas. While diving in waters near Freeport,
they entered a blue hole that lead to a cave in about 120 feet of water,
said Ken Johnson, a crew member on the SHEAR WATER.
"these guys were techincal divers," Johnson said. "They were the most
experienced individuals in the group"
But the two veteran scuba divers did not leave a trailing rope to the cave
entrance or bring enough lights into the dark cavern, violating cave diving
rules
and leaving themselves vulnerable for accidents, Johnson said.
Bahamian authorities are investigating the cause of the Friday accident. An
autopsy was scheduled for today in Freeport.
Meanwhile, Joseph Michael DiLeonardo, 20, of North Miami Beach, was found
unconscious Saturday by three fellow divers in water 34 feet deep about a
half mile of Fort Lauderdale, said Broward County sheriff's deputies.
The diver, who was not certified, was revived twice but died while being
transferred from Hollywood Memorial Hospital to Mercy Hospital in Miami.
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interesting articles.....
shows certification doesn't always make a diver too smart, huh?
karen
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