Death at Sunnyside Beach, Steilacoom WA

[DandyDon]

Woman, 63, dead after scuba diving in Wash. | Regional News - The News Tribune

STEILACOOM, Wash. — A 63-year-old woman has died while scuba diving with a companion in Steilacoom, Wash., near Tacoma.

Town Administrator Paul Loveless says the diving partner pulled the unconscious woman onto Sunnyside Beach on Monday afternoon. Medics tried unsuccessfully to revive her.

The woman was not immediately identified pending notification of relatives.

 

[Jax]

Originally published Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Scuba diver who died Monday identified as Yelm resident

A woman who died while scuba diving near Sunnyside Beach in Steilacoom August 8 has been identified as Leslie Jacobsen, 63, of Yelm.

By Seattle Times staff

A woman who died while scuba diving near Sunnyside Beach in Steilacoom on Monday has been identified as Leslie Jacobsen, 63, of Yelm.

Medics responded to a 911 call about 2 p.m. of a woman who was not breathing on the beach, said Steilacoom Town Administrator Paul Loveless.

The woman had been diving about 100 feet from shore with a partner at this popular dive spot, and medics were unable to resuscitate her.

 

[elmer fudd]

I don't know any of the details involved here, but for those of you that don't dive Puget Sound, this is considered a fairly easy, and somewhat boring site. Currents are generally light and the bottom slopes off gradually. Sometimes visibility can be poor though. It is frequently used for a training site by instructors. It has an easy shore entry and parking about 100 yards from the beach.

Slack tide would have been sometime around 1:30.