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Posted 7/29/2008 5:34:39 PM


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I hearda short piece on the 4 o'clock news about a divemaster being charged with the death of a student. The student panicked and surfaced.

Anyone know the details?
thanks, Reese
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Posted 7/29/2008 6:46:00 PM


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Could be...

http://www.divemaster.com/diving-news/scuba-instructor-charged-with-murder_28723.html

"Mors Ab Alto" (Death From Above)

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Posted 7/29/2008 7:21:19 PM


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What a crock of sh#t!  That's a cardinal rule.  I refuse to believe any certified instructor would be so negligent as to neglect to teach students the most important rule in scuba diving - DO NOT HOLD YOUR BREATH WHILE ASCENDING!  But again, imbeciles on the jury and a slick lawyer.

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Posted 7/29/2008 7:37:22 PM


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How deep was this pool of death?  This sounds rediculous.

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Posted 7/29/2008 7:50:06 PM


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You can suffer a fatal embolism from as little as 4 feet of water.  Extreme, but it is possible. 

This is why I cringe every time I hear of someone letting a friend or child "try" scuba in a swimming pool - "It's just a pool".  Please don't do this...PLEASE

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Posted 7/29/2008 10:16:48 PM


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what i read in the news journal was that a 16 year old female student was in 26 feet of water. when she surfaced she was in trouble and cpr was given but was pronounced dead at a local hospital on key largo. her father which is a certified diver was there as well.

i wonder where the instructor was?

 

 

 

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Posted 7/29/2008 10:19:17 PM


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oops!! wrong storey

 

 

 

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Posted 7/29/2008 10:19:57 PM


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2 different cases.  The girl was this past weekend.  The AU case was last year. 
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