Diver nearly drowns off Redondo Beach in Des Moines, WA
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So the diver ran out of air? And then went into cardiac arrest again? The two different accounts confuse me, but I'm just about to get coffee.
Other divers in his group got him to shore. Fish and game pulled him onto their boat. Maybe there were two divers having OOA/heart attack emergencies at the same time. Or maybe it's just another example of terrible journalism.
OP
Here is yet another account of the accident....
Scuba diver suffers life-threatening injuries after nearly drowning off Des Moines beach
Short summary:
- Ran out of air at 90 feet
- Had trouble getting to the surface with his buddy
- Buddy called for help (this part isn't really clear -- somehow divers knew to start looking for him.)
- Other divers searched for him and found him on the bottom within about 3 minutes
- Rescuers got him to the surface where he was pulled about a Fish and Game boat
- CPR succeeded in getting a pulse back
- Went back into cardiac arrest on way to the hospital (or after he got to the hospital.)
Scuba diver suffers life-threatening injuries after nearly drowning off Des Moines beach
Short summary:
- Ran out of air at 90 feet
- Had trouble getting to the surface with his buddy
- Buddy called for help (this part isn't really clear -- somehow divers knew to start looking for him.)
- Other divers searched for him and found him on the bottom within about 3 minutes
- Rescuers got him to the surface where he was pulled about a Fish and Game boat
- CPR succeeded in getting a pulse back
- Went back into cardiac arrest on way to the hospital (or after he got to the hospital.)
bradmond
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I completed my PADI Rescue Diver at this site earlier this year. Sure makes me think about how I would have reacted if I happened to have been there. Hope he recovered from this.
OP
Unfortunately I saw a post on a local Facebook diving group that said the victim did not survive.
Took Rescue at Redondo and have many dives there. Life is precious. Be careful out there.
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