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From: Barry Miller
To: cavers
Cc: techdiver
Subject: Deaths in Mexico
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 1901 6:34PM

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From: Barry Miller <millerb@fr*.sc*.fs*.ed*>
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Subject: Deaths in Mexico
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 95 18:34:33 18000
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I just recieved a Letter from Steve Gerrard south of the border. The
letter raeds as follows:

                 A Senseless Tragedy

.....snip, snip

   A week ago on Thursday, Aug. 17th....... Three Open Water Divers
Drowned at the Cenote Temple of Doom.  If there was ever a criminal act
performed in diving, this was it..........<some stuff 
deleted>...............To enter this
tunnel you pass TWO WARNING SIGNS. The NACD STOP SIGN and the
PADI GRIM REAPER SIGN which clearly states "PRE surface. Luis
continued leading the group without knowing this......................more 
stuff deleted

I think what you meant to say was that the group continued to follow in 
spite of the
signs.

.................................THREE DEAD PEOPLE. I'm sure there is more
to this and I will continue to gather FACTS. This was First Degree
Manslaughter......................

some might call it suicide........................

 German Mendoza tried very hard to have Luis thrown in
jail. This tragedy caused a BIG uproar up & down the coast in Cozumel.
Last night we had a hugh meeting in Playa Del Carmen at the
Continental Hotel with representatives from all the divestores. An
Association is being formed with the Policies and Safty of diving the
Cenotes.

  The letter goes on to say a few other things, but I though I'd give
you the details.

                                          BARRY

Is it Rich Pyle whose sig says something to the effect that only you are 
responsible for
what happens to you when you go underwater........if you cannot accept that 
responsibility
do not go.......I absolutely agree.

I'm sad for these people and their families, but at some point you have to 
take
responsibility for your own actions....He should not have led, they should 
not have
followed.....

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