This happened today and while it is the worst possible situation, if there was anything positive it showed how divers care about each other.
I had just finished my rescue diver training scenarios and we were starting to debrief. A diver reported his buddy missing, and a group divers quickly suited up and headed for the last known sight. EMTs arrived, and were waiting when the search team brought the diver up and to the dock. From what I could tell everyone did as they were trained.
Unfortunately they were unable to revive the diver.
On spectators: There was a woman that was there to watch the grandkids certify and decided to go down by the water with her phone and try and video tape the recovery. This id not set well with the divers. Also the local news guy trying to tape the incident met with similar resistance.
Now I have nothing against a free press but I do feel this guy crossed the line. He was trying to get video of the body as it was loaded. The story could be reported with a little more respect.
I don't know exactly what happened but here is what I do know at this point.
2 divers were ascending from around 70 ft. They became separated and only one surfaced. He alerted others and the response was initiated. The diver was found unresponsive and brought to the surface. EMTs did what they could but without success.
This was in the quarry at Alabama Blue Water, good weather, visibility was 10 to 15 feet where we had been. Can't say what it was in the incident area but probably similar.
Nothing but praise, for the staff, and divers there today. The staff quickly responded and got divers in the water, notified the Emergency response team.
The divers that went in followed there training quickly and safely.
The other divers stayed out of the way and let the responders do there jobs.
I had just finished my rescue diver training scenarios and we were starting to debrief. A diver reported his buddy missing, and a group divers quickly suited up and headed for the last known sight. EMTs arrived, and were waiting when the search team brought the diver up and to the dock. From what I could tell everyone did as they were trained.
Unfortunately they were unable to revive the diver.
On spectators: There was a woman that was there to watch the grandkids certify and decided to go down by the water with her phone and try and video tape the recovery. This id not set well with the divers. Also the local news guy trying to tape the incident met with similar resistance.
Now I have nothing against a free press but I do feel this guy crossed the line. He was trying to get video of the body as it was loaded. The story could be reported with a little more respect.
I don't know exactly what happened but here is what I do know at this point.
2 divers were ascending from around 70 ft. They became separated and only one surfaced. He alerted others and the response was initiated. The diver was found unresponsive and brought to the surface. EMTs did what they could but without success.
This was in the quarry at Alabama Blue Water, good weather, visibility was 10 to 15 feet where we had been. Can't say what it was in the incident area but probably similar.
Nothing but praise, for the staff, and divers there today. The staff quickly responded and got divers in the water, notified the Emergency response team.
The divers that went in followed there training quickly and safely.
The other divers stayed out of the way and let the responders do there jobs.