Makapu diver death

[billfish]

Word is that there was a diver death at Makapu, over the weekend. I heard it was a Japanese girl possibly doing an intro scuba or OW class, and that there was equipment failure involved. Anyone have any facts? I hope the rumor is wrong.

Billfish

 

[justleesa]

Word is that there was a diver death at Makapu, over the weekend. I heard it was a Japanese girl possibly doing an intro scuba or OW class, and that there was equipment failure involved. Anyone have any facts? I hope the rumor is wrong.

Billfish

Hey Bill!

Don't have the 100% or the details on it yet (Check the honolulu advertiser and the star bulletin too), but a friend of my SO said that he saw them pulling the girl out, looked pretty dead to him.

Aloha,
Lisa

 

[chepar]

Don't have the 100% or the details on it yet (Check the honolulu advertiser and the star bulletin too), but a friend of my SO said that he saw them pulling the girl out, looked pretty dead to him.

That's sad - it's been a while since we've had a scuba related death out here - although wasn't the last one out of Makapuu also? I would think that area is kind of rough for an OW class, though.

 

[Al Mialkovsky]

I've searched both online papers without results.

 

[billfish]

I've searched both online papers without results.

I've searched and can't find anything either. Weird. But I'm pretty sure it happened, though. I have a doc friend who was on duty at Castle Hosptital when they brought her in. Do they ever try to cover these things things up?

Billfish

 

[Wijbrandus]

In Hawaii, where there's a huge tourism industry?

Can't imagine any reason they'd do that.

 

[justleesa]

Me neither. When our boss died in January (massive heart attack while diving), it took about five or six days to appear in the news paper.....I'll keep watching

 

[justleesa]

Just checked the papers again...nothing. Has anybody heard anything?

 

[billfish]

Just checked the papers again...nothing. Has anybody heard anything?

She is comatose and on life support at Castle Hospital while her family decides what to do and waits for a miracle. So technically it's not a death. Very sad. I've heard more about the incident but would prefer not to talk about it yet, because it would be hearsay, and could be harmful to those involved if it is not exactly true.

 

[sea nmf]

Hi Bill,

I asked on the dive boat this weekend and they seemed to think it was a swimmer, not a diver. Do you know for sure which? (Not that it matters - it is very sad nonetheless . . . .)

-becky