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Some information I have received I'm first to admit is third hand.
However it did come from a good source that is aquainted to the commercial
dive boat operator that was at the scene at the time of the incident.
This refers to the recent diver fatality on the wreck of the George
Marsh,(85') in Lake Ontario near Kingston.

The victum arrived at the site aboard a private boat with a small group
and an instructor.  The purpose of the dive was that the victum was to
make an advanced diver certification dive.  Agency unknown.

The victums boat tied up to the Commercial dive boat already on the site.
Everyone on the boat entered the water leaving no one on board the victums
boat.

This was the victums 7th dive, his 2nd of the Advanced Diver certification
class.

The attending instructor was aware that on the previouse dive the victum
had had considerable bouyancy problems.  However knowing this he left the
group with a reel to search for lost dive gear around the peremeter of the
wreck.

The victum had a dive computer, the downloaded info from the computer
revealed that his profile was eractic, rapid assents and decents of up to
10 ft of variation. Possibly indicating bouyancy problems. Then from a
depth of about 40' a "rocket asscent" to the surface.

The commercial dive boat captain, seeing the victum on the surface dove in
to rescue the victum who died of air embolisim.

End of info.

Should this prove to be true it is only the latest in a growing list in
Ontaio's waters of novice divers dieing in Advanced Open Water training
with only the barest minimum of experience.  IMO that diver and others of
similar experience level have no business in such a class, and the
Certification Agencies that allow students to go directly from Open Water
to Advanced should be held criminaly accountable.

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