Instructor drowns at Pulau Sipadan - Malaysia

[DandyDon]

Diver found dead at popular Sabah dive site | New Straits Times

SEMPORNA: A dive instructor was found dead after he went solo diving at Pulau Sipadan near here, early this week.
The diver, identified as Chen Hui, 36, from China had gone to the world renowned dive site with three oxygen tanks, on Monday.
He was last seen diving alone at about 10.30am before other divers discovered his body near the Sabah Parks jetty at the island.
District police chief Superintendent Peter Umbuas said there was no wound on the body.
"We found leftover food spilled from his mouth and we believe the diver drowned," he said when contacted, adding police ruled out foul play.
Mazlan said Chen worked as a dive instructor here for three years and was supposed to return to China yesterday.
The body has been taken to the district hospital for a post- mortem.

 

[crabbyfiddler]

O2 Toxicity maybe? So young...

 

[Shasta_man]

Probably was O2 toxicity since they gave him "oxygen tanks" to use...

 

[decompression]

Wow, we know the "oxygen" tanks report is probably bunk, and certainly don't speculate about OXTOX..........


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[boulderjohn]

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A ScubaBoard Staff Message...

Please let's remember that this is the Accidents and incidents forum and not one of the humor forums. OK, the report made the all-too-typical reporter error of using the word "oxygen" in reference to scuba tanks. Yes it is wrong. We get it. Let's keep this thread focused on the tragedy of a diver's death and not destroy the decorum by continuing down the road of mocking an ill-informed reporter's error.

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[Ayisha]

"We found leftover food spilled from his mouth...

What does that mean, that he vomited?

 

[crabbyfiddler]

Ok. I wasn't making a joke, and have been under the impression that this was the folder that accidents and deaths were discussed, which tends to include a great deal of speculation since you almost never hear a definitive answer about in-water deaths. I was thinking through possibilities that cause vomiting, since that was included in the report.

Sorry if I offended.