I heard of this froim another local diver - bad juju - be careful out there
http://www.thecourier.com/
http://www.thecourier.com/
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2 die in diving accident
GILBOA -- Two people died Saturday in a diving accident at the Gilboa quarry in Putnam County.
Sherry Eads, 43, of Brookville, and Daniel Frendenberg, 21, of Union, were pronounced dead by Allen County Coroner Dr. Gary Beasley.
A third diver, Jason Balsbough, 21, of Clayton, was injured and was taken to Lima Memorial Hospital, where he was in the intensive care unit Saturday night. No further information about his condition was available from the hospital.
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office said the accident was reported at about 10:03 a.m. Saturday at the quarry, a popular destination for divers.
The sheriff's office said the three divers had entered the deep side of the quarry, and were about 107 feet deep when Eads and Frendenberg experienced problems with their air regulators because of icing in the 38-degree water.
Balsbough tried to assist Frendenberg with a backup regulator. Balsbough and Eads then headed for the surface, but Frendenberg did not follow them up, the sheriff's office said.
Balsbough and Eads were pulled from the water and taken to Lima Memorial Hospital. Frendenberg's body was recovered at about 11:05 a.m. Saturday.
The sheriff's office said equipment and diver error are suspected in the deaths. Autopsies will be conducted by the Lucas County Coroner's Office.
Assisting at the scene were Pandora, Ottawa and Leipsic EMS squads, the Gilboa Fire Department, two Life Flight helicopters, and the Putnam County and Allen County dive teams.
Did you want to say something?MikeFerrara
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Excerpting from that article....bladephotog:Here is a link to the story my paper published today. As of last night not much was known.
At least the Sheriff should give a better report than we usually see...And the fact a third diver might survive may be the result of a coincidental training exercise nearby.
"This is what we train for," said Lisa Rittinger, a member of the Midwest Technical Recovery Team, a Detroit-based group of volunteer divers who specialize in underwater recovery efforts.
Several members of the team were training at Gilboa yesterday when they saw a panicked diver.
38 degrees is pretty cold. When should one start to worry about icing with most regs anyway...?Sheriff James Beutler, a diver himself for many years, said icing in the regulators of Ms. Eads and Mr. Frendenberg may have set into motion other problems, including diver panic.
DandyDon:38 degrees is pretty cold. When should one start to worry about icing with most regs anyway...?
38 degrees is pretty cold. When should one start to worry about icing with most regs anyway...?
Aquarianna:I've heard that you don't have to worry about icing unless you take a breath from your reg when it's dry and above water when the temp is less than 32. Any idea how true it is?
Aquarianna:I've heard that you don't have to worry about icing unless you take a breath from your reg when it's dry and above water when the temp is less than 32. Any idea how true it is?
Either way, deep condolences to their family and community.