Death of cave diver at Mt Gambier, South Australia

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diver257a

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Online media has reported the death of a cave diver in Kilsby's Sinkhole near Mt Gambier in the south east of South Australia - the death occured at about midday on Saturday, 13 March. This is the first death in a Mt Gambier since 1984.
 
Not many details. Agreed about the journalistic error, it's a common one.

Hopefully the police will release more details so we can get a sense of what happened.
 
I hope some more information comes out about this one. I've been diving fat and happy with the gas management I was taught, on the theory that I'd have enough gas to get my buddy out . . . whatever happened to these two, I'd like to know about it, so that I can change anything that needs changing to avoid what they went through.
 
Deepest sympathies to the divers friends and families. The initital reports seem to indicate a gear failure of some sort resulting in OOA. Not sure what to make of "there was a struggle and the survivor did everything he could" ?
 
I hope some more information comes out about this one. I've been diving fat and happy with the gas management I was taught, on the theory that I'd have enough gas to get my buddy out . . . whatever happened to these two, I'd like to know about it, so that I can change anything that needs changing to avoid what they went through.

Well said.
 
A struggle?! What...???
 

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