Fatality at Bare Island, Australia

[DandyDon]

Scuba diving death - ABC Sydney - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A woman has died during a scuba diving trip in Sydney's south-east.

The 52-year-old was doing a night dive off Bare Island in La Perouse last night, when she indicated to her buddy that she needed to surface.

When the pair surfaced the woman said she felt ill.

The woman's buddy towed her to shore, where two fishermen assisted in lifting her onto a rock ledge.

The woman was by now unconscious and not breathing.

Members of the dive club, police and ambulance officers performed CPR, but the woman could not be resuscitated.

A crime scene was established.

Police investigations are continuing and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.

 

[sydney-diver]

My heart goes out to all those affected by this tragedy. Bare island is a very popular Sydney shore dive. As the name suggests it's a small island (can be circumnavigated by divers with reasonable air consumption) and whilst the entry / exit can sometimes be tricky in choppy conditions it's generally an easy dive with maximum depth well withing open water limits.

Michael McFadyen's Scuba Diving Web Site