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Lee a comment from downunder ... Most dive operations keep a log of divers names, when they went into the water, when they came back, what their bottom time was etc, then require the diver to sign the entry when they get their tank off. Before the boat goes this log is checked, and if a signature is missing then they go looking. Obviously this operator just did a head count, probably including the cat and the parrot, and screwed up. Not noticing for 2 days just adds insult to injury. Did not hear about the crocs, they generally are only close to the coast or in rivers. As far as I know the bodies were never found, although they found 2 weigth belts. Guy. owner-techdiver@aquanaut.com wrote: > Lee C Kresge wrote: > > > > Does anyone have any additional info. (besides news reports) on the two > > American divers down under. . . literally? Local papers are suggesting > > more thouough 'record keeping' of divers when it appears that the DM just > > forgot to 'take attendance.' Or pay attention. . . > > > > Lee > > This incident was the big talk at my chiropractor's ofice last week. > Apparently the couple was disscovered missing 2 days after the dive when > the shop or boat did an inventory and discovered 2 tanks unaccounted > for. They checked their motel and found they (the divers and the tanks) > hadn't been seen since the dive. The gossip includes that the bodies > were found on 'an island', and they were the victims of crocadiles; and > the families of the deceased are not going to litigate, since its their > understanding that scuba diving is a dangerous sport, and this was part > of the risk. > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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