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A fatality occured at the 40 fathom grotto this weekend during a =
trimix course, the trimix student died and both of the divers were =
instructors. I don't know for which agencies or what level of =
instructors these people are at this time. The instructor teaching the =
course survived and was unharmed.
The divers told the Grotto staff that they were to do 200' on air to =
prepare for the trimix dives. (200 ft. is the maximum depth allowed =
without Hal Watts present, I believe.) It wasn't until after the =
incident, when the data was downloaded from their *dive computers* that =
it was discovered they really did their air dives to 230'. (They had =
done the 230' on air the previous day with no incident; this indicates =
that the 230' depth was not an 'accident'.) The divers were not =
carrying stage bottles while "preparing for their trimix dives".
Apparently the instructor said that what happened is the pair =
descended to 230 feet and the student swam away from the instructor. =
The instructor got caught up in some lines and, by the time he =
disentangled himself, he could not find the student and was dangerously =
low on air. He ascended to (30 ft.??) and met a diver there, who shared =
air with him and led him over to the Grotto's O2 whips at 15 ft. =
Surface divers were alerted of the missing diver but he could not be =
found, though his fins were located. =20
The diver was found the next day by Hal Watts, in (160 - I think) =
ft. of water stuck under a ledge. The position of the diver, severly =
rigomorticised, indicated a struggle at the end.=20
Hopefully I have not made any errors in my account; this information =
came from a reliable source. If I have, in advance I apologize. =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> A fatality occured =
at the 40=20
fathom grotto this weekend during a trimix course, the trimix student =
died and=20
both of the divers were instructors. I don't know for which =
agencies or=20
what level of instructors these people are at this time. The =
instructor=20
teaching the course survived and was unharmed.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> The divers told the =
Grotto staff=20
that they were to do 200' on air to prepare for the trimix dives. =
(200 ft.=20
is the maximum depth allowed without Hal Watts present, I =
believe.) It=20
wasn't until after the incident, when the data was downloaded from their =
*dive=20
computers* that it was discovered they really did their air dives to =
230'. =20
(They had done the 230' on air the previous day with no incident; this =
indicates=20
that the 230' depth was not an 'accident'.) The divers were not =
carrying=20
stage bottles while "preparing for their trimix =
dives".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Apparently the =
instructor said=20
that what happened is the pair descended to 230 feet and the student =
swam away=20
from the instructor. The instructor got caught up in some lines =
and, by=20
the time he disentangled himself, he could not find the student and was=20
dangerously low on air. He ascended to (30 ft.??) and met a diver =
there,=20
who shared air with him and led him over to the Grotto's O2 whips at 15=20
ft. Surface divers were alerted of the missing diver but he =
could not=20
be found, though his fins were located. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> The diver was found =
the next day=20
by Hal Watts, in (160 - I think) ft. of water stuck under a ledge. =
The=20
position of the diver, severly rigomorticised, indicated a struggle at =
the=20
end. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Hopefully I =
have not made=20
any errors in my account; this information came from a reliable =
source. If=20
I have, in advance I
apologize. </FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>
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