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These guys were diving trimix, and apparently what spurred the whole incident was a reg free flow followed by an uncontrolled ascent. --------------------------- BLACK RIVER FALLS. Wis - A Chicago scuba diver is the third person to die in Wazee Lake in recent years, but officials say they don't think the deaths will discourage other divers from exploring the former iron mine. Douglas Missavage was in about 150 feet of water Sunday when contact was lost with three other divers - one an instructor - practicing "deep water diving," Jackson County Sheriff Richard Galaster said. The cause of death is unknown pending an autopsy and testing of equipment, Galaster said. Missavage, 33, experienced some kind of trouble, and his companions found him, pulled him out of the water and reported an apparent drowning to authorities, the sheriff said. He was airlifted to a La Crosse hospital, where he was pronounced dead Sunday morning. Galster was unsure of the victim's experience as a diver. The other divers, Evan a. Finke of DesPlaines, Stefan Backus of Chicago and Adolfo Perez of Skokie, were taken to a Minneapolis hospital where they were treated and released for injuries related to surfacing too fast, the sheriff said. Wazee Lake, about five miles east of Black River Falls, is frequented by divers because of its very clear, 300 foot deep waters and easy access. The 150-acre lake is part of Wazee Lake Country Park, which opened in 1995. On 9/24/97 9:30 AM JS1SUBAQUA@ao*.co* wrote: >Anyone kow about the training dive fatality on a deep air course this past >weekend -- I think in the Great Lakes ?
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