Hanauma Bay

[ntense]

Does anyone know any details behind the accident at Hanauma bay this weekend? All the news says is that the guy was in his 50's and he got seperated from his group. Says they found him on the bottom at witches brew.

I dive Hanauma bay quite a bit and wonder what the underlying causes might be. This weekend it looked rough at Hanauma bay when I drove by on Saturday and Sunday and I wouldnt have gone in, especially in witches brew.

Thanks,

Glenn

 

[smellzlikefish]

I was thinking about going there this weekend, too, until I saw the surf report.

 

[Black_3000psi]

yeah did hear about it and my heart goes out to the family of the diver. very sad.

 

[ntense]

Only KHON2 had it as a story, but not much was said. A person when and replied to the story on thier site and wrote this:

Miskatonic - 4/19/2010 12:20 PM " I was at the beach when this happened. This group of divers went out beyond the markers into the deeper part of the bay. I attempted to snorkel in this same region but the conditions were extremely treacherous even for me. (I free dive in Northern California.) I am a Dive Control Specialist and trained in diving first aid. I dive in much harsher conditions that those in Hawaii. I would not have been diving in Hanauma Bay on Sunday. My girlfriend is a nurse practitioner (and a doctor in Russia). When we noticed there was an accident we both ran to the site where they had hauled out the diver. We could both see that the EMS lifeguards and fire department was not handling the situation as they should have been. They were not giving bottled oxygen and they were not pushing drugs like adrenaline and atropine. This diver was on the beach for a good 15 minutes before EMS moved him to an ambulance. My girlfriend actually asked to help out and clearly identified herself as a nurse practitioner. She is much more highly trained than the Honolulu Fire department first responders and she could have (and would have) intubated the diver plus pushed drugs immediately. She was told by EMS to step back. Honolulu fire would would not accept her assistance. We don't really know if her assistance would have helped but it would have been better than what the fire department was doing. All around the situation was very tragic and very avoidable. Everybody involved from the instructor leading the dive to the EMS first responders made a lot of serious mistakes."


Makes you wonder sometimes. We are thinking he had a heart attack or something, but who knows.

 

[matt_unique]

Unreal...my wife and I dove there Wed and Thu of last week for the first time. There is definitely some current to contend with on ebb tide. You definitely have to take your time and plan for much greater air burn if returning in ebb. What a terrible tragedy...

 

[smellzlikefish]

Still no news?

 

[ntense]

I have not been able to find anything else concerning that event. no updates on KHON2 either. CDNN states that police were investigating, but nothing new anywhere.

 

[Black_3000psi]

police are not releasing any info on the matter. it is still an active investigation.