Navy divers save Finnish tourist on Vandenberg - Florida

[DandyDon]

Certainly nice to be in the right place & time when you're about to die.

Navy divers save man on Vandenberg artificial reef | KeysNews.com

A group of Navy divers diving on the wreck of the Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg artificial reef on Wednesday came to the aid of a tourist who lost consciousness and likely saved his life.

The Finnish diver, Kyosti Viljanmaa, lost air between 60 to 80 feet of water and floated to the surface after spitting out his dive buddy’s backup regulator, according to a police report.&nb...

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[Shaun Delport]

"after spitting out his dive buddy’s backup regulator"..?? Really?? What about sharing a DV?

 

[Freewillow]

??????????????

 

[FinnMom]

From FB it looks like he flew home to Texas 23 hrs ago so whatever happened , he was OK again pretty soon.

 

[Basking Ridge Diver]

??????????????

This is sometimes seen in a combination BC inflator/deflator mechanism with integrated secondary DV (octopus), such as in the AIR II unit from Scubapro.

I must admit I had to look that one up...

 

[Freewillow]

got it. Thanks