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> -----Original Message----- > From: Danilo Allegrini [mailto:poka@ca*.co*.br*] > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 1:39 PM > To: wkpp@eg*.co* > Subject: Re: [wkpp] Fw: [RecoveryDivers] Fw: Fatality in Brazil > > > Oops, > > Sorry for jumping in so late, but spare time to write e-mails have been a > must in the last weeks... > > The stroke in question went to 104,5m on air on purpose, started to come up, > probably toxed and passed out. He was found with his fists closed and > entangled in the cable by his neck! > > This kid was a typical case of macho diving, wrong instruction (Afonso "Mr. > IANTD Brazil" was > his Intro to Cave instructor and Gabriel Ganme - another hardcore stroke - > was his TDI instructor), no experience (80 dives under his belt by February > of the present year), quick progression under the c-card marathon (how can > someone with as little experience as 80 dives be certified full cave AND > trimix?), stubborness (sp?) and deep air... > > By his posts in our local lists, we was a casualty just waiting to happen. I > feel sorry for his parents, but not for him... he had been looking for it. > > Danilo > Sao Paulo - Brasil > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <trey@ne*.co*> > To: <wkpp@eg*.co*>; <quest@gu*.co*> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 11:51 AM > Subject: RE: [wkpp] Fw: [RecoveryDivers] Fw: Fatality in Brazil > > So the guy dies diving deep air and all they can talk about his he had "no > > quick release system". Now I know what QR's are for - to get the dead > > bodies > > out faster. Once again, the usual suspects were all on hand, including > > Alphonso "deep air" Pendejo. Same ole, same ole, from the same idiots. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: scubapnt > > To: RecoveryDivers@ca*.co* > > Cc: caveman@un*.co*.br* ; Afonso Pinheiro Jr. > > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 3:23 PM > > Subject: Fatality in Brazil > > > > The recovery team from Gustavo Sallum´s fatality sent me this > report,which > > I translated for the benefit of all the list´s participants. > > > > The victim was considered lost on November 2 nd. at about 8:30 pm after > > not returning from a solo dive,on air,planned for a depth of 60 meters at > > the Ceita Core cave in Bonito-Ms-Brazil.While two other divers were at a > > side tunnel,Gustavo should have done his dive and joined them at the > > exit,but he did not return.The two other divers tried a quick search but > > had to call the dive due to depth and air supply limits. > > On the same night ,the local guide,Ismael Escote did a trimix dive to 77 > > meters but could not find Gustavo. > > The recovery team came from São Paulo about 1200 km far from Bonito,which > > delayed the procedures to the 4th. of November. > > A good team work was done with Afonso going down to104.7 meters where the > > body was found.His doubles had 110 BAR of air, his regulators,wings and > > dry suit were working well,but his backplate harness had to be cut,since > > it had no quick-release system,in order to elevate the body.Robert > > received the body at 74 meters and passed it to Gabriel at 42,who took it > > to the base of the entry restriction at 15 meters.From there ,Luiz,Ismael > > and Sergio took it to the surface,through the restriction. > > Due to the fact that the victim was found without the regulator in his > > mouth,with his fists tightly shut,not holding his light,the recovery > > team´s main hipothesis is that he had a convulsion or passed out before > he > > drowned.The mainline was also entangled around his neck. > > Gustavo was an Nss-Cds full cave diver,mixed gas diver TDI and a PADI OW > > Instructor.He was a med-school student and 21 years old. > > The Recovery team had the support of Igarape tourism agency´s crew as > well > > as local authorities from Bonito. > > In respect to the family, it is asked that further speculations be > avoided > > by now,untill a complete report has been finished. > > Recovery participants were:Afonso Pinheiro,Gabriel Ganme,Robert Kover > > Jr.,Luis Augusto Pedro,Sergio Rhein and Ismael Escote. > > As soon as I am able to gather more information,I will send it to the > > list. > > Ricardo Meurer > > IUCRR Regional Coordinator - BRAZIL -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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