Fatality off of Pompano Florida

[DandyDon]

From WSVN-TV - Diver dies while on excursion on choppy seas

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- Broward Sheriff's Office deputies and a medical examiner are on the scene investigating the death of a diver who lost his life while out on a group diving excursion.

The "Aqua View" vessel arrived at the docks at "Fish City," just before 12 in the afternoon, Tuesday. A yellow tarp covered the body of a 63-year-old man.
The man had been reported missing during the excursion and had to be brought on board the boat to be given CPR by a pair of doctors who happened to be on board. They pronounced him dead on the scene.
It remains unknown if the choppy seas or a medical condition contributed to his drowning. BSO remains on scene conducting interviews, as they continue to investigate.

Read more here: Diver on commercial boat dies off Pompano Beach - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com
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[JamesK]

Wow. Not another one.

 

[DiverAmy]

Yikes

 

[deeper thoughts]

Just saw it on the local 10 news

 

[grantwiscour]

Damn. Another diver death. Hard times this week.

 

[DandyDon]

He was Ontario Canada. Sounds like a no-buddy, group dive. From Diver drowns off Pompano Beach | News - Home

A 63-year-old Canadian man died while diving in the waters off Pompano Beach on Tuesday morning, Pompano Beach Fire Rescue said.
The Broward Sheriff's Office said Bruce Magill, of Ontario, had been diving, and he and other divers were swimming toward their boat, the Aqua View.
Magill never made it to the boat, and the captain and passengers began searching for him. They found his body floating in the water about 15 minutes later, BSO said.
The man was taken aboard the boat from which he had been diving, where a doctor who was aboard performed CPR.
The boat came in to Fish City at 2601 N. Ocean Blvd. in Pompano Beach, where Pompano Beach Fire Rescue officials pronounced him dead.
BSO said homicide detectives are investigating, but they do not suspect foul play. The Medical Examiner's Office plans to perform an autopsy to determine the cause of Magill's death.

 

[DiverAmy]

Question: (perhaps "stupid" certainly uneducated) Does the fact that his body was floating mean he died on the surface? Can't imagine a scenario where someone dies underwater and is positively buoyant.

 

[DandyDon]

Question: (perhaps "stupid" certainly uneducated) Does the fact that his body was floating mean he died on the surface? Can't imagine a scenario where someone dies underwater and is positively buoyant.

We really don't know where the body was found from the journalistic stories. Hypothetically, if a diver was underweighted and having to struggle to stay down - the struggle could lead to a cardiac event and the body would float up, but that's wildly speculative.

 

[PfcAJ]

Question: (perhaps "stupid" certainly uneducated) Does the fact that his body was floating mean he died on the surface? Can't imagine a scenario where someone dies underwater and is positively buoyant.

No, it just means he ended up positive. Embolism on ascent leads to loss of consciousness, for example.

 

[fdarden]

Sad day in the P. Sorry to the families of this man.