Global Toronto | Woman pulled from Lake Ontario
TORONTO - A 58-year-old woman remains in serious condition after being pulled from Lake Ontario Friday afternoon.
The incident happened just after 2pm near the Etobicoke Yacht Club at 300 Humber Bay Park Road West.
Toronto Police say the woman was scuba diving with her husband when she was taken out of the water.
Reports suggest she was underneath the water for about 10 minutes before being rescued by the police marine unit and taken to hospital.
Emergency crews found the woman without vital signs but was later able to revive her.
Police continue their investigation.
Diver pulled from water in Humber Bay | CTV Toronto
CTVNews.ca Staff
Date: Friday Apr. 13, 2012 3:19 PM ET
A 58-year-old woman who was scuba diving near the Etobicoke Yacht Club was pulled from the water in Humber Bay with no vital signs Friday afternoon.
Police said the woman was with her husband about 10 metres from the shore near Humber Bay Park.
She was trying to pull scuba equipment out of the water and she fell in.
The woman was still wearing all her gear and her husband had half his gear on, a police source said.
Police said the marine unit responded to a call around 1:30 p.m. and found the woman in the water with her husband and another diver, a Good Samaritan, trying to help her.
The woman was not breathing when she was pulled from the water.
She had been in the water for at least 10 minutes when she was rescued, police said.
The woman was taken to hospital by ambulance with EMS trying to resuscitate her.
A witness who was riding by on his bike said a man who appeared to be the woman's husband was lying on the ground as well, and appeared to be having problems breathing.
Police said the woman's husband is traumatized, but is physically OK.
The woman was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in serious condition, police said.
Police are speaking to witnesses, including other divers who were in the area, to determine exactly what happened.
Two slightly different versions. In the second one, she falls in wearing gear.
I remember reading a post from TSandM years ago about keeping her reg in her mouth when exiting the water because once she'd fallen in shallow water without her reg in her mouth (and IIRC wearing doubles?) hurt herself in the fall and had some issues getting a reg...something like that, TSand m correct me if I'm wrong. The take home story for me was keep reg in even when walking in shallow water. Maybe what happened here?
Keeping this couple in my thoughts. This is one of my winter dive spots when all else is frozen.
TORONTO - A 58-year-old woman remains in serious condition after being pulled from Lake Ontario Friday afternoon.
The incident happened just after 2pm near the Etobicoke Yacht Club at 300 Humber Bay Park Road West.
Toronto Police say the woman was scuba diving with her husband when she was taken out of the water.
Reports suggest she was underneath the water for about 10 minutes before being rescued by the police marine unit and taken to hospital.
Emergency crews found the woman without vital signs but was later able to revive her.
Police continue their investigation.
Diver pulled from water in Humber Bay | CTV Toronto
CTVNews.ca Staff
Date: Friday Apr. 13, 2012 3:19 PM ET
A 58-year-old woman who was scuba diving near the Etobicoke Yacht Club was pulled from the water in Humber Bay with no vital signs Friday afternoon.
Police said the woman was with her husband about 10 metres from the shore near Humber Bay Park.
She was trying to pull scuba equipment out of the water and she fell in.
The woman was still wearing all her gear and her husband had half his gear on, a police source said.
Police said the marine unit responded to a call around 1:30 p.m. and found the woman in the water with her husband and another diver, a Good Samaritan, trying to help her.
The woman was not breathing when she was pulled from the water.
She had been in the water for at least 10 minutes when she was rescued, police said.
The woman was taken to hospital by ambulance with EMS trying to resuscitate her.
A witness who was riding by on his bike said a man who appeared to be the woman's husband was lying on the ground as well, and appeared to be having problems breathing.
Police said the woman's husband is traumatized, but is physically OK.
The woman was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in serious condition, police said.
Police are speaking to witnesses, including other divers who were in the area, to determine exactly what happened.
Two slightly different versions. In the second one, she falls in wearing gear.
I remember reading a post from TSandM years ago about keeping her reg in her mouth when exiting the water because once she'd fallen in shallow water without her reg in her mouth (and IIRC wearing doubles?) hurt herself in the fall and had some issues getting a reg...something like that, TSand m correct me if I'm wrong. The take home story for me was keep reg in even when walking in shallow water. Maybe what happened here?
Keeping this couple in my thoughts. This is one of my winter dive spots when all else is frozen.