Basking Ridge Diver
Contributor
I will throw in my 2 cents.
The area that I believe this occurred in has a wall from 70 feet down or so and extends out of the water. This is not a normal wall that folks think of - very much like Rogers Rock in Lake George or Dutch Springs and the wall to frame this. It would have been very easy to travel up the wall and look around for the buddy. BUT - the entry/exit is not on the wall. The entry/exit is a decent swim from the wall.
That is why I have an issue - if one of them was dragging a flag which is required - this is an easy no brainer exercise. Although this is technically open water this is not in a column of water that needs to be ascended without reference and is not in a wicked current folks are talking about - this is a wall that can be easily used for reference while ascending...
The area that I believe this occurred in has a wall from 70 feet down or so and extends out of the water. This is not a normal wall that folks think of - very much like Rogers Rock in Lake George or Dutch Springs and the wall to frame this. It would have been very easy to travel up the wall and look around for the buddy. BUT - the entry/exit is not on the wall. The entry/exit is a decent swim from the wall.
That is why I have an issue - if one of them was dragging a flag which is required - this is an easy no brainer exercise. Although this is technically open water this is not in a column of water that needs to be ascended without reference and is not in a wicked current folks are talking about - this is a wall that can be easily used for reference while ascending...