Byron Bay Scuba Death

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A 53-YEAR-OLD man from Duffield in Queensland died on Saturday while scuba diving at Byron Bay.

According to police, about 10am the man and a female companion went diving at Julian Rocks – a popular dive spot about 2.5km north of Main Beach – with a local dive company.

The man entered the water and made a normal descent of about 13m to the bottom.

Once on the bottom he signalled to his companion that he was in good shape and intended taking some photographs.

A short time later the man's companion saw him indicate that he was returning to the surface and he began his ascent.

When the companion reached the surface she found the man semiconscious and she signalled to the dive boat for assistance, police said.

The dive boat was met on the shore by ambulance paramedics.

Attempts were made to resuscitate the man, who was by this time unconscious. He was taken by ambulance to Byron Bay District Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Former Northern Star reporter Tabitha Fulker, who now lives in Melbourne, was at Byron Bay at the time of the incident.

“I had just come down from the Lighthouse walk and gone on the beach where I saw two ambulances, a surf lifesaving boat and the dive operators on the beach,” Ms Fulker said.

“They were physically pumping the man's chest, then they took him back to the ambulance and drove off without turning on their lights.

The man was believed to be an experienced diver who had dived at Julian Rocks a number of times.

Police spoke with witnesses at the scene and have seized the man's diving equipment for examination.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.
 
Scuba diver dies on NSW north coast

From BigPondNews.com
Monday, September 05, 2011 » 05:05pm

A scuba diver has died after getting into trouble at a popular spot off Byron Bay.

The 53-year-old Queenslander was among a group diving at Julian Rocks, a popular spot known for its rich marine life, about 2.5 kilometres north of Byron Bay, on Saturday.

He had descended 13 metres and was taking pictures when a female companion noticed he was in trouble, Tweed Heads-based Inspector Darren Steel said.

'He signalled that he was going to ascend,' Insp Steel told AAP.


'By the time she got to the surface with him he was only semi-conscious.'


When the dive boat got him back to shore he was unconscious.

The diver was declared dead a short time later at Byron Bay District Hospital.

Insp Steel said police were looking at the man's diving equipment as part of an ongoing investigation.


An autopsy is being carried out and a report prepared for the coroner.
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