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Scuba Diving fatality in the Red Sea February 28, 2006

Posted by Andy Carroll in : general , trackback

CDNN report that an incident in the Red sea has left one diver dead another slightly injured. A man in his sixties from the center of the country died on Saturday while scuba diving near the Underwater Marine Observatory in Eilat. The exact causes of his death are unknown.

His diving partner, who pulled him out of the water, was lightly injured and taken to the southern city’s Yoseftal Medical Center. The two men were diving 50 meters underwater with equipment necessary for this depth. When the man began feeling ill, his friend helped him up to sea level.

A Magen David Adom rescue services paramedic, Amit Regev, told reporters after a conversation with the injured friend, “The diving partner continued taking the man to sea level after he already had lost his pulse and was not breathing. A boat reached the men, pulled them out of the water, and took them to shore.”

A doctor, who happened to be at the shore, attempted but failed to resuscitate the diver with the help of diving instructors. His death was pronounced at the scene.

I suspect that this one could be a heart attack, as the diver felt ill before being brought to the surface, but if there is any more clarification I’ll follow up here

The body will be transferred to the Abu Kabir forensics institute in Jaffa, where the cause of death will be determined.