Diver recovered unresponsive - San Carlos Beach, Monterey, California
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No a simple statement regarding watching our physical condition and address any health issues we may have. I made no reference to this specific case, but you seem to have linked them. I have no idea what happened here, and frankly, they may never release the exact cause of this incident. I have seen other incidents that were directly caused by physical conditioning, and by pre-existing health issues that were not being addressed by the diver. Incidents that could have been prevented had those divers maybe stepped back and addressed their issues before putting themselves and their buddies in harm's way.
Samantha G
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The diver was a sergeant in the Placer County Sheriff dept and a member of the dive team in Placer County. His name has not been released. Thank you for posting the details of the incident. Tragic for all those involved.
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@BikerBecca
I certainly understand and appreciate your pain. The events of that tragedy will for ever be buried deep with in your subconscious.
I had a similar event on June 4, 1960- 67 years ago---an event I have seldom discussed and never wrote about - until now.
I visited the "anchor" at it current resting place at the San Pedro Maritime Museum about a year ago. which will be my last and final visit evoked so many memories both pleasant and of the tragedy of the anchor salvage.
The lifeless body recovery...My telephone call to Joe's parents - the funeral all event eternalized until that visit with the anchor and my response to Rusty Shackleford which is a follows
"@Rusty Shackleford
Inquired
"Did you ever determine the cause for the elevated CO? "
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Yes
CO2 was sucked though the compressor to the scuba tanks
The dive tribe had a 4 day holiday so we headed to the wilds of Baja California and It was WILD in 1960.
We had two surplus 4X4 Dodge ambulances, modified for camping and diving
Mine was a 1942 1/2 ton with a bed frame welded to the top as a homemade carrier and Jerry cans on the back doors and on front fenders and for comfort several layers of old carpeting on the floor and large auto bench seats for comfort (?).
Joe Mc Cabe's (the victim ) had a 1943 model which we had installed a WW11 surplus Rix compressor modified for diving installed behind the drivers seat with PTO from the truck's gas engine, and a 10 foot air intake.
We dove deep in the unexplored never dove areas of Baja for several days and as was the habit the last day was in Ensenada, about 100 miles below San Diego . All the single members headed for the ,Yes, Wilds of Ensenada. the married crew remained at camp filling tanks for the next days dive
The next day every one went for one last dive, except Joe. As was the habit we sucked a vacuum in our tanks prior to surfacing. (oh the horror ! Dove past 500 PSI ! AND No Safety stop !)
The following week we yanked up the anchor and lost Joe, who was at 200 when found and recovered by Norm Hanson -- regulator in his mouth appeared as if he was just asleep-- CO !
We surmised that when the tanks were being filled the wind direction changed and Joes tanks which were the last to be filled sucked CO into the system, After the dive all who were on the dive had their tanks checked an no evidenced of CO was detected-- they evidently has been self purged via the 1960 dive protocols
Joe was an Annapolis (aka US Naval Academy) grad, a veteran of the Korean unpleasantness. drove a TR 3 sports car and had a lovely girl he planed on marring - he had life under control !
Like the Keller 1000 foot dive a short time later which cost three lives; Peter Small, Christopher ??
and Mary Small...The loss of Joe also took three lives....
First was Joe's long time girl friend who took her life. She was discovered hanging in her garage by a fellow nurse and close friend Marylynn Winterhalter (aka Summerstopper) who was at the time the girl friend and later wife of a local named Bev Morgan.
Three weeks later Allan, Joe's 14 year old brother stood up to change TV channel and had a sudden and massive fatal heart attack and died instantly
Three fatalities ...Now you know
Those were the days of our dives- in California where it all began
Sam Miller. III"
<<< Interesting -- Rusty never responded !>>>
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@Samantha G
Such a tragedy !
So much experience
Certainly too bad that you are among the "Not Certified "
Most sincere condolences to his family and fellow officers
Sam Miller, III
I certainly understand and appreciate your pain. The events of that tragedy will for ever be buried deep with in your subconscious.
I had a similar event on June 4, 1960- 67 years ago---an event I have seldom discussed and never wrote about - until now.
I visited the "anchor" at it current resting place at the San Pedro Maritime Museum about a year ago. which will be my last and final visit evoked so many memories both pleasant and of the tragedy of the anchor salvage.
The lifeless body recovery...My telephone call to Joe's parents - the funeral all event eternalized until that visit with the anchor and my response to Rusty Shackleford which is a follows
"@Rusty Shackleford
Inquired
"Did you ever determine the cause for the elevated CO? "
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yes
CO2 was sucked though the compressor to the scuba tanks
The dive tribe had a 4 day holiday so we headed to the wilds of Baja California and It was WILD in 1960.
We had two surplus 4X4 Dodge ambulances, modified for camping and diving
Mine was a 1942 1/2 ton with a bed frame welded to the top as a homemade carrier and Jerry cans on the back doors and on front fenders and for comfort several layers of old carpeting on the floor and large auto bench seats for comfort (?).
Joe Mc Cabe's (the victim ) had a 1943 model which we had installed a WW11 surplus Rix compressor modified for diving installed behind the drivers seat with PTO from the truck's gas engine, and a 10 foot air intake.
We dove deep in the unexplored never dove areas of Baja for several days and as was the habit the last day was in Ensenada, about 100 miles below San Diego . All the single members headed for the ,Yes, Wilds of Ensenada. the married crew remained at camp filling tanks for the next days dive
The next day every one went for one last dive, except Joe. As was the habit we sucked a vacuum in our tanks prior to surfacing. (oh the horror ! Dove past 500 PSI ! AND No Safety stop !)
The following week we yanked up the anchor and lost Joe, who was at 200 when found and recovered by Norm Hanson -- regulator in his mouth appeared as if he was just asleep-- CO !
We surmised that when the tanks were being filled the wind direction changed and Joes tanks which were the last to be filled sucked CO into the system, After the dive all who were on the dive had their tanks checked an no evidenced of CO was detected-- they evidently has been self purged via the 1960 dive protocols
Joe was an Annapolis (aka US Naval Academy) grad, a veteran of the Korean unpleasantness. drove a TR 3 sports car and had a lovely girl he planed on marring - he had life under control !
Like the Keller 1000 foot dive a short time later which cost three lives; Peter Small, Christopher ??
and Mary Small...The loss of Joe also took three lives....
First was Joe's long time girl friend who took her life. She was discovered hanging in her garage by a fellow nurse and close friend Marylynn Winterhalter (aka Summerstopper) who was at the time the girl friend and later wife of a local named Bev Morgan.
Three weeks later Allan, Joe's 14 year old brother stood up to change TV channel and had a sudden and massive fatal heart attack and died instantly
Three fatalities ...Now you know
Those were the days of our dives- in California where it all began
Sam Miller. III"
<<< Interesting -- Rusty never responded !>>>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@Samantha G
Such a tragedy !
So much experience
Certainly too bad that you are among the "Not Certified "
Most sincere condolences to his family and fellow officers
Sam Miller, III
BikerBecca
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How do you have this information? Your comment seems out of left field. Is that who really passed on Saturday? This man seemed overweight and older. Not built like a Sheriff's Dept dive team member.
BikerBecca
Contributor
I don't see any Fatties there.
Samantha G
New
I learned of a death of a pcso sgt on the dive team in Monterey from an internal agency source. I searched scuba accidents and found this blog.
BikerBecca
Contributor
Was it at San Carlos Beach? I don't think we are discussing the same thing.
EDIT: You were exactly correct. I see the latest story and indeed you were right. Thank you for your contribution. I am sorry I doubted you.
Placer County deputy identified as diver who died in Monterey
BikerBecca
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