speye91

Members from my old club I have dived there before and its a cracking dive site.But this happened



http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/j...name_page.html

brumdaisy

very sad. Im new to diving and it seems that some divers are prepared to take great risks. Boring as it might be I dont intend to be one of them

Fuzz

As sad as it is, it makes no sence?

What did she die of exactly.
She was in the water for an hour...... an average dive time!
At the surface if she had the reg in her mouth then she cant have drowned and the air supply would more than likely have lasted AT LEAST that time.
"wearing diving suits" says to me she was wearing thermal gear suitable for the conditions.
"pulled from the water" and says on page 2 she was floating so the BCD was working.
It was only 7-10 mts deep and was considered a safe dive site .

WTF went wrong

Sorry for the rant during such sad loss of freinds mate.


Andy

brumdaisy

Fuzz, they were reported to be carrying breathing apparatus (sp) not wearing it. So basically it was the same as a group of walkers being swept off a pier....

paulwrxboro

as far as i got from the local news she and 3 freinds were washed from a causeway during high tide walking to the dive site i think :sad:

speye91

As above,St Mary's has a causway so they would of been carrying there equipment,last time i dived at that spot we did not kit up untill we reached the island.

Mick

speye91

http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/c...name_page.html

Another link here ,the photo's in the local paper(but not in link) show a black Subaru, in the pictures from the rescue.Was it anyone from the area ?

Mick

Fuzz

Fair enough if they were carrying it but

I read that as wearing them..
and if you're a diver and carrying cylinders. regs, other equipment like mask, snorkel, fins and torch, you will know the very best place for your cylinders is on your back and out of your hands as they are forking heavy.

Having looked at the pics on the second link I spy dry suits...
have you ever fallen in the water in a dry suit... it's like being in the dead sea, you just float.
Still doesn't make sence, but she's died and I'll shut up now.


Andy

speye91

Last time i dived there was feb 04 we walked across in 4 foot of water.Walking across in fins was very difficult,also the weight of the tanks on your back made it very difficult,getting bashed by the odd wave.If they were kitted up they would be ready for the dive ie; weights,fins,reg at the ready.

speye91

anyway ,no doubt we will find out soon,why this tragic accident happened .The inquest will answer all questions.

Mick

ChefDude

i can't comment on this situation, but if they were more experienced it might have been different.

I have a habit of jumping in without my bcd inflated so i can get down straight away. ahem, so jumping in without air on is not the best thing to do. experience helped me to remember to hold my breath, get my kit off, turn my air on, get buoyant! breathe! and then put my bcd back on. a good case for a buddy check, but i didn't panic and it was all fine. i felt a bit stoopid tho.

speye91

How can you make that statement,how do you know they were inexperienced??????? DID YOU KNOW THEM???????

Hexham sub aqua club has some very experienced divers who have dived all over the world with the club including the victims in this accident.

So lack of experience.......I THINK NOT.