Tasmania fatality

[DandyDon]

Scuba diver drowns off Tasmania

A man has drowned while scuba diving off Tasmania, the fourth diving fatality in Australian waters in as many days.

The 49-year-old Lenah Valley man was scuba diving around Visscher Island, northeast of Marion Bay, when his diving companions found him unresponsive in the water around 1.20pm on Saturday.

Paramedics later pronounced him dead.

His death follows three others who died on scuba diving trips on the Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland.

 

[Tassi Devil Diver]

A most tragic incident (like them all) that has hit very close to home.

My condolences go out to Eric's family.

Some local media on the event.

Daughter, fellow divers pay tribute to Visscher Island drowning victim

http://www.themercury.com.au/news/t...t/news-story/f811d548b115797e1d4d7628bba39840

(Eric may have been a member of this forum)

 

[DandyDon]

The coroner's report has been published online...

https://www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/548908/Fillisch,-Eric.pdf

 

[clownfishsydney]

Interesting read. My thoughts are the coroner's findings are probably as close as we will ever get to knowing what happened. My thoughts are all who knew Eric. I think I might have meet him many years ago when I dived with the club, I certainly know James and found them all to be very competent divers. My thoughts are with Tassi Devil Diver after this sad event.

 

[Khrissi]

Very sad read- of what started as a very pleasant dive and ended badly. My thoughts are with his family and co-divers. But worrying how rebreather popularity is also showing it's risk side too ( sometimes fatal ) am sure the guy knew what he was doing and his diving skills were spot on. Sad accident. K

 

[Hiszpan]

Recent talk about gag straps on the Fiona's death...this here makes me think they are actually a good thing to have.