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Doc Intrepid:Not to distress you further, but it CAN happen to you as well.
"Any diver can die on any dive at any time."
Jason B:I find a few of the responses in this thread in poor taste.
H2Andy:perhaps as the dive population ages, divers who could do certain dives are pushing
themselves past what their older bodies can handle. or perhaps they are taking
risks a less experienced and seasoned diver would not.
combine that with more divers out there, and the percentages do the rest
just a guess
pilot fish:The diver that got killed on the Andrea Doria this weekend was 49 and BigJet was 55. That does not seem too old to me.
pilot fish:I think you're right Andy, the more divers there are the more chance for accidents. But I'm still puzzled by the experience level of these divers.