Student diver dead - Co. Kent, England

[DandyDon]

Woman from Sheerness dies learning to scuba dive at Holborough Lakes in Snodland

A woman has died in hospital following an 'incident' while she was learning to scuba dive in Snodland.
Vikki Shelley was having a lesson with diving equipment at Holborough Lakes on Saturday.
Police were called to the scene at around 6.23pm and she was taken to Maidstone Hospital by ambulance.

The 33-year-old, of Queensway in Sheerness, was later transferred to James Pagett University Hospital in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
It has a specialist hyperbaric chamber for treatment of the bends that is the only one available 24 hours a day in the east of the UK.
She was pronounced dead at the hospital on Sunday morning.
The former Minster College student had previously worked as a television extra and as a writer, using the name Victoria Ley under which she published The Darkseed Series.
The cause of her death is still unknown and a post mortem has yet to be carried out.
A relative said the family was "absolutely devastated".
A police spokesman said the Health and Safety Executive was investigating.

 

[Andyshee]

Woman from Sheerness dies learning to scuba dive at Holborough Lakes in Snodland

So sad to Hear this news :-(

 

[jake11]

Yet another sad story!! :0(

 

[boulderjohn]

The story says that the place she was taken "has a specialist hyperbaric chamber for treatment of the bends that is the only one available 24 hours a day in the east of the UK." It would be interesting to hear more about this. If this was an OW training class taught within standard training limits, the bends should be close to impossible. So taking her to such a facility suggests the other reason to use it--lung overexpansion injury. I am surprised we have no more information on this after this many days.

 

[DandyDon]

I am surprised we have no more information on this after this many days.

Possibly available locally...??

 

[boulderjohn]

With no followups, I did as extensive a search as I could with my limited skills, and all I could find was a massive number of repeats of the original story.

 

[openmindOW]

The silence is disturbing. What agency? We could figure this out by process of elimination.

Let's do this. Agency Reps (CDs and agency staff), please report here if this was not your agency.

 

[Oldbear]

The silence is disturbing. What agency? We could figure this out by process of elimination.

Let's do this. Agency Reps (CDs and agency staff), please report here if this was not your agency.

Where is the value added to this discussion by once again going down the road "my agency is better than your agency or I glad it wasn't my agency?"

 

[openmindOW]

Nothing in my post calls for agency bashing.

The SCUBA community deserves some facts. That means agency and level of training being received.

 

[Oldbear]

Nothing in my post call for agency bashing.

The SCUBA community deserves some facts. That means agency and level of training being received.

I agree 100% with you the community deserves the facts and the level of training would be insightful.

Maybe it was the way I read your post...with no information about how this young lady lost her life you immediately called for Agency Rep to deny their association. It seem a little callus to me. Chances are we will ever learn anything more than what was already posted.