Sad News

[DeepDiverBob]

I just saw this on Scubaboard, and thought I would copy and paste it here.

Missouri Fatality
Channel 7 Joplin, Missouri
Scuba diver dies
Updated: Apr 03, 2010 7:24 PM CDT
Reported by Mike Pache

Around one Saturday afternoon emergency responders were called to Captain John's Sports and Scuba Park.

Owners of the scuba facility say they are unclear how the man died but say he was an experienced diver who had at least 14 years of experience.

Witnesses say the man's face was blue when emergency responders pulled him from the water.

At this time owners of the park can only speculate how the man died.

"It could have just been panic. We kind of expect with the age being in his early fifties. I believe the possibility of a heart attack or stroke with the cold water and that. A little more excursion than what people would normally do," said John Mueller President of Captain John's Scuba Park.

The scuba park is home to Blue Water lake which at its deepest measures more than two hundred feet.

The scuba park is a training facility and dive spot for scuba divers.

[theskull]

Diver was from Tulsa, which is all I can find regarding ID right now.

theskull

[scububa]

I wonder if he was Dry Suit or Wet Suit? The cold water temperature could be enough to create problems that could escalate. Or might have just been a condition that was set to go.

I came to work this morning to hear a co-worker of 15 years passed from a heart attack. He was 60, but no preceding indications of any problem. Kind of a sour way to start the week and I am sure that it is significantly worse for his family.

Never fun to hear this kind of news.

[Scubagal]

My heart goes out to the family and friends. So sadl