Manly Beach fatality - Sydney, Australia

[Diverlady13]

Is April 5 a typo? Was it meant to be August?

Yes....did some Googling as I can't read the FB link (not a member). April is an error and he (sadly) died last week.

 

[DandyDon]

Original thread: Manly Beach fatality - Sydney, Australia

 

[Tripp]

Oh, that explains it, I was thinking two in one week? Perhaps the threads could be combined?

 

[Griffo]

Such a huge loss to the local GUE community and diving community in Sydney.

So many questions, I hope the local authorities take up the offer of assistance in the incident analysis.

 

[Julius SCHMIDT]

Unburdened by cumbersome gear a freediver is able ride out rougher conditions

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

He was my instructor for fundies. He was a very good instructor. I read he had just been certified as a tech 1 instructor.
He loved Australia and diving and was making a career out of it. My condolences to his family.
His death has left me with so many questions, undoubtedly all of his family, friends and students are asking the same things,

Fortunately GUE has promised to disclose the details after their investigation is complete and we will learn from this tragedy.

 

[boulderjohn]

I see where you are going with this and why, but I have a question. This was apparently not a training dive. He was apparently diving on his own. He had certifications other than GUE. Will GUE be publishing an analysis of every dive fatality if the diver has a GUE certification of any kind?

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

I see where you are going with this and why, but I have a question. This was apparently not a training dive. He was apparently diving on his own. He had certifications other than GUE. Will GUE be publishing an analysis of every dive fatality if the diver has a GUE certification of any kind?

Ask GUE. If this individual was diving through the GUE system, they want to analyze to see what weaknesses there are and to address them.

What can possibly be wrong with that?

 

[Heat Miser]

I see where you are going with this and why, but I have a question. This was apparently not a training dive. He was apparently diving on his own. He had certifications other than GUE. Will GUE be publishing an analysis of every dive fatality if the diver has a GUE certification of any kind?

I'm assuming he was on his GUE rigged JJ - a fairly GUE specific piece of equipment. I'd appreciate any review they do.

 

[PfcAJ]

Fortunately GUE has promised to disclose the details after their investigation is complete and we will learn from this tragedy.

Did this report ever get released?