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Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 18:33:36 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: deep on air!
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Subject: Diver Death, Lake Jocassee, S. C.
From: EHZM94A@pr*.co* (John Sloan)
Date: 2 Jun 1997 00:36:06 GMT
Message-ID: <5mt4hm$4d76@ne*.ne*.pr*.co*>
This was in the Greenville News this am. A 26 year old diver (David
Shaw) fell off an underwater cliff in Lake Jocassee yesterday.
Apparently he was at a depth of 180 feet when he tumbled from the cliff.
He is reported to have been adjusting a 40 lb wt belt when he fell to a
depth of 365 feet. Bob Kender made one brief unsuccessful dive to look
for him but could not find him and the search was called off until he
could have a 10-14 hr surface interval. The deceased diver apparently
had just been certified and this was one of his first dives. Dive site
is called the "Wall", is popular with Lake Jocassee divers. It consist
of a sheer granite face. David was diving with 4 other divers, one of
these was treated and released from Greenville Memorial Hospital after
suffering "diving related injuries"
.....I have dived Jocassee numerous times but not the wall. The more
common beginning dive area is about 130 feet deep. At 100 feet Jocassee
is dark and cold, requiring hood, lights. It can be very disorienting to
descend into the black cold waters at Jocassee. I would be interested in
knowing more details. I know that on one of my early dives I had
difficulty trying to make a swimming ascent. In retrospect I was
overweighted and not putting adequate air in my BC. (sensation of
descending while strongly swimming upward, confirmed on depth gauge as
acurate) We call this being sucked into a black hole. In my deep
diving course and self study, it was stressed to maintain bouyancy early.
I wonder how deep they actually planned to go or if the dive went
downhill as soon as they left the boat.
John in S. C.
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JOHN SLOAN EHZM94A@pr*.co*
Next dive-Ginnie Springs for Cavern and Intro to cave course 6/3/97
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