Local dead - Conception Bay, Newfoundland

[DandyDon]

Experienced diver dies after passing out during ocean dive in off Newfoundland

BAY ROBERTS, N.L. -- Police in Newfoundland and Labrador say a man has died while diving in the ocean on the Avalon Peninsula.

RCMP say the 46-year-old man and another man were diving offshore on Monday in Bareneed, in Conception Bay, when he passed out.

Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful after he was pulled from the water.

Police say both men were experienced divers.

RCMP spokeswoman Glenda Power says the man was from a nearby community, but police will not be releasing his name.

Police are continuing to investigate, and they say the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is involved.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 23, 2019.

 

[chillyinCanada]

On oc or ccr?

If oc hope they check his tank.

 

[telemonster]

On oc or ccr?

If oc hope they check his tank.

Prob CCR

 

[Landau]

On oc or ccr?

If oc hope they check his tank.

Just for my education, couldn’t CCR oxygen and diligent tanks also be contaminated? Or does the CCR scrubber adsorb CO as well as CO2?

And couldn’t they be mislabeled and not contain what the diver thought? Assuming he could have been lax with his checks?

 

[DandyDon]

This followup story says he was harvesting shellfish with his son: Lindsay Petten, 'a role model for us all,' mourned in Port de Grave and beyond | CBC News

 

[chillyinCanada]

This followup story says he was harvesting shellfish with his son: Lindsay Petten, 'a role model for us all,' mourned in Port de Grave and beyond | CBC News

Unfortunately, it still doesn't mention gear, or tank contents testing.

It's always awful to lose a loved one but at Christmas, so very much worse.