Starnberger See (Munich,Ger) - Lone diver found on surface

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InselAffe

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Munich, Germany
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This is about the 18th fatality in about 25 years, there are strict rules at the site about double 1st & second stages and no solo diving. The luck here is that the diver was found floating on the surface as it's a 120m deep underwater cliff (I was there on Friday @16:00 good vis ~5oC).
Basically a 50 year old diver was found floating by the lifeboat services, early saturday evening, it was cloudy and starting to go dark but the dive site entrance is not far from the lifeboat moorings.

Retter können Taucher nur noch tot aus dem Starnberger See bergen | Berg

Until now everything else is conjecture, I will post more as it comes...
The only concern is that properties around the lake (big/expensive) always try and force the local coucil to ban diving due to such accidents, until now the leader has argued that more deaths occur in the local mountains per year than here. However we are technically not allowed to park around the lake without a special permit otherwise you risk a 30€ fine, normally not enforced outside of summer weekends but it could be a way to keep divers away. Let's see...
Regards
Andy
 
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There is a minor update to this accident.

According to the autopsy the 50yrs old 'died due to rapid ascent'. The authorities have ordered for expert examination of the equipment.

The diver was on a solo-dive and first examination of the dive computer log revealed there may have been problems already during descent. It is yet unknown why the victim surfaced rapidly from 30m depth.

The location of the dive was a steep face which declines down to 75m depth around the deepest spot of the lake which measures 128m.

Source: Toter im Starnberger See: Obduktionsbericht: Zu schnelles Auftauchen | BR.de
 

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