Hi Jim:

I do not think we have had the pleasure of meeting. However I can assure you
that
I do not own a shark skin suit. Alton

http://www.divelawyer.com/

Jim Cobb wrote:

> Art, I think the odd thing about the diver in question was that he was in
> good shape, an experienced diver, so why did he die?
>
> While so much is known about this fatality (certainly much more than the
> usual Doria death thanks to some people who were there not following the
> tech diver "code of silence"), nothing is known about the moment of his
> demise.
>
> This is leading to much speculation as to what is the "smoking gun", what
> was the main factor(s) that killed him. IMHO the two suspects are:
>
> 1. He made a judgement error, he did not rest to offgas the CO2 in his
> system after greatly exerting himself, and he did not avoid exerting
> himself in the first place.
>
> 2. His high-drag "old timer" gear configuration is what lead him to
> getting winded in the first place, compounded with no real buddy plan.
> When you call a dive in a real buddy situation the buddy(s) should have
> called the dive as well.
>
> As JT has said it behooves you divers out there to make it crystal clear
> that you are a solo diver and responsible for no one when you jump in.
>
> Or you people are going to have to learn to use a "real" buddy teams with
> clear, active, effective and practiced buddy plans and actions, which
> makes tech dives more survivable, with out a doubt.
>
> If you divers out there keep doing this "same ocean" buddy stuff then you
> will, one day, have Alton Hall or one of his shark-skin suited cohorts
> knocking on your door with a lawsuit blaming you for your "same ocean"
> buddy's death.
>
>    Jim
>
> Sender: Paltz, Art  Date: 8/17/99 10:14 AM
>
> >Gotta jump in here.  I have been following this thread with great interest
> >cause I know the people involved.  I have not heard anyone who was there say
> >he was breathing the air tank as a travel mix.  This is just another example
> >of people assuming and making statements to further the cause or just jump
> >in the band wagon.  Is using air as a travel mix stupid when you've got a
> >17% back mix?  Yes it is.  Was it used, I think not!
> >
> >Art.
>
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