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The article mentions some of the hazards of deep diving, including one I've 
never heard about which they called "deep water blackout".  Is this a real 
condition?  If so, can someone explain what it is?

Thanks,

JS

In a message dated 9/21/1999 5:57:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
klind@al*.ne* writes:

> Art:
>  
>  There was an account in Wired Magazine a few years ago:
>  
>  http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.11/divers.html
>  
>  I don't know how accurate this account is with respect to the facts.  I 
had 
> it
>  bookmarked but I haven't looked at it in years.
>  
>  -Kent-
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Paltz, Art [mailto:Art.Paltz@R2*.CO*]
>  Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 10:44 AM
>  To: Mailing Tech Diver List (E-mail)
>  Subject: Account of Sheck Exleys Death?
>  
>  
>  Hi All,
>  
>  Just finished reading Sheck's book, "Caverns Measureless to Man".  All in
>  all a really good read and gives a good account as far as I can tell as a
>  non cave diver of the beginnings of cave diving.  It's really scary reading
>  all that stuff!  No disrespect but the stuff he was doing was really nuts!
>  It should not be viewed as a book to be read for what to do when cave
>  diving.  In many respects it's a book that should be read on what NOT to 
do.
>  Anyway, it mentions that he died while trying to break a world record (deep
>  helium, open scuba I assume).  Does anyone have a link to an account of his
>  death?  I've heard many stories about what happened but not seen anything 
in
>  writing.  Anyone got a link to a factual report?
>  
>  Thanks,
>  Art.
>  
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