AfterDark
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The man had young eyes. RIP
Long Island Diver Lost
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I am Jake Gershen. The man that died was my old man. He and I dove together tons of times in tons of different places. He was a great diver and Im glad to have had him as a father, teacher, hero, mentor, etc.
He was diving CCR when the accident occured.
He was diving CCR when the accident occured.
AfterDark
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From the diving accidents digest email:
> Re: RIP Jeff Gershen
> Reposted from FB ( Facebook - mg ):
> This is Jeff's wife, Diane. I have been waiting for a finding from the
> medical examiner's office since May 21st. I know many of you, Jeff's
> friends, have been waiting too. The pathologist found that Jeff had a
> sudden cardiac arrest. He had no warning, felt no pain. He let go of
> his life in the place he loved best - under water. If there is such a
> thing, Jeff died a good death. I am sure he would feel that if he had
> to go, it was the way he would have wanted it to happen.
>
>
> --- In divingaccidents@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto: divingaccidents%40yahoogroups.com>, "Marv Gozum @ JHN"
> <mxg003@...> wrote:
> >
> > Re: Diver dies on the wreck of the Oregon
> > It is my understanding that the investigation is complete. I will try
> > to best relate the events that happened. I won't use any names other
> > than my own and Jeffs. Anyone who was on the boat and wishes to
> > comment/ correct me I welcome the input.
> >
> > The usual cast of divers were onboard the boat and top side
> > contitions were ideal. Flat seas and a light breeze greeted us over
> > the Oregon. When we arrived there were 2 other dive boats on the
> > wreck already as well as a small fishing boat. Our normal tie in
> > procedure is to drop a weighted line and send a mate in to do the tie
> > in. This was done in a timely manner. Several buddy teams splashed in
> > before I did. Bottom conditions were good 20' of vis and low 40's for
> > temperature. My buddy and I left the bottom at ~43 minutes. We did
> > deco in the usual fashion on the anchorline until we hit 20'.
> >
> > Several minutes into the 20' stop I was bumped into. I turned to see
> > Jeff float past me to the surface. When he broke the surface he
> > remained motionless. I signaled my buddy to remain at his stop and I
> > went to the surface to alert the crew. This action proved to be
> > unnecessary as when I broke the surface they were already bringing
> > Jef to the swim platform. I went back down and completed my remaining
> > 5 minutes of deco.
> >
> > I arrived back on the boat about 7 or 8 minutes from the time Jeff
> > came to the surface. When I got back on the boat, Jeff had been taken
> > out of his gear, his suit cut open, chest compressions had been
> > started and he was getting oxygen via a breathing bag. CPR was
> > continued for almost 2 hours until Jeff was taken aboard the coast
> > guard vessel.
> >
> > Jeff was diving a Evolution Vision and was quite experienced in its
> > use. These are the facts that I know.
> >
> > The things I did NOT witness first hand: Jeff was aided in finding
> > the anchorline during his dive. He signaled he was o.k. and was going
> > to ascend. He was found later near the line with the loop out of his
> > mouth. Attempts to get him to breathe off his bailout were unsuccessful.
> >
> > This was a pretty ****ty thing to have to write about. Jeff was my
> > friend and I miss him very much. I won't comment further. If there is
> > something specific you feel you need to know PM me and if I can I
> > will answer it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Andy
> Re: RIP Jeff Gershen
> Reposted from FB ( Facebook - mg ):
> This is Jeff's wife, Diane. I have been waiting for a finding from the
> medical examiner's office since May 21st. I know many of you, Jeff's
> friends, have been waiting too. The pathologist found that Jeff had a
> sudden cardiac arrest. He had no warning, felt no pain. He let go of
> his life in the place he loved best - under water. If there is such a
> thing, Jeff died a good death. I am sure he would feel that if he had
> to go, it was the way he would have wanted it to happen.
>
>
> --- In divingaccidents@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto: divingaccidents%40yahoogroups.com>, "Marv Gozum @ JHN"
> <mxg003@...> wrote:
> >
> > Re: Diver dies on the wreck of the Oregon
> > It is my understanding that the investigation is complete. I will try
> > to best relate the events that happened. I won't use any names other
> > than my own and Jeffs. Anyone who was on the boat and wishes to
> > comment/ correct me I welcome the input.
> >
> > The usual cast of divers were onboard the boat and top side
> > contitions were ideal. Flat seas and a light breeze greeted us over
> > the Oregon. When we arrived there were 2 other dive boats on the
> > wreck already as well as a small fishing boat. Our normal tie in
> > procedure is to drop a weighted line and send a mate in to do the tie
> > in. This was done in a timely manner. Several buddy teams splashed in
> > before I did. Bottom conditions were good 20' of vis and low 40's for
> > temperature. My buddy and I left the bottom at ~43 minutes. We did
> > deco in the usual fashion on the anchorline until we hit 20'.
> >
> > Several minutes into the 20' stop I was bumped into. I turned to see
> > Jeff float past me to the surface. When he broke the surface he
> > remained motionless. I signaled my buddy to remain at his stop and I
> > went to the surface to alert the crew. This action proved to be
> > unnecessary as when I broke the surface they were already bringing
> > Jef to the swim platform. I went back down and completed my remaining
> > 5 minutes of deco.
> >
> > I arrived back on the boat about 7 or 8 minutes from the time Jeff
> > came to the surface. When I got back on the boat, Jeff had been taken
> > out of his gear, his suit cut open, chest compressions had been
> > started and he was getting oxygen via a breathing bag. CPR was
> > continued for almost 2 hours until Jeff was taken aboard the coast
> > guard vessel.
> >
> > Jeff was diving a Evolution Vision and was quite experienced in its
> > use. These are the facts that I know.
> >
> > The things I did NOT witness first hand: Jeff was aided in finding
> > the anchorline during his dive. He signaled he was o.k. and was going
> > to ascend. He was found later near the line with the loop out of his
> > mouth. Attempts to get him to breathe off his bailout were unsuccessful.
> >
> > This was a pretty ****ty thing to have to write about. Jeff was my
> > friend and I miss him very much. I won't comment further. If there is
> > something specific you feel you need to know PM me and if I can I
> > will answer it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Andy
RJM55
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Jake, I worked with your father for a couple of years in the mid 2000's. When we were together, he loved to talk about 2 things, his family and diving. Your Dad was a great man and it was an honor to be both his colleague and friend. I am so sorry for your loss, please extend my deepest sympathies to all of your family.
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