Woman in critical condition after diving accident

trojan33 said on March 30, 2010 at 9:01 AM

lakergirl- I haven't seen any mean or crude comments on here. Did you flag some of them to be taken off or something?

lakergirl said on March 30, 2010 at 8:08 AM

The woman in this accident has been one of my dear friends for over 40 years and I am sickened at the mean and crude comments you people are making. She is fighting for her life and you are joking about it. Also, get your facts straight before posting things idiots!!

trojan33 said on March 29, 2010 at 2:31 PM

riverman- Hilarious.

kennovak67184564 said on March 29, 2010 at 11:49 AM

I would be willing to bet the air tank and mask are the same ones the other 50 year old died wearing..... What are the odds???

dakota001 said on March 29, 2010 at 9:35 AM

riverman, they are talking about Redondo Beach, WASHINGTON, not Redondo Beach, CALIFORNIA.

jtinidaho said on March 29, 2010 at 8:34 AM

What is sad is this is the second accident involving this shop. The last student died in a training dive, similar to this one. As far as I know the shop is still in litigation regarding that incident. Everyone from that shop is giving SCUBA a bad reputation and SSI should pull all of their instructor ratings until they can follow the rules. Plus what kinda of person certifies an instructor who can't keep their students safe, act appropiately around them and also follow simple rules for teaching? With that said, I pray for the student and her family. Hopefully they clean this shop out and keep this from ever happening again.

bam206 said on March 29, 2010 at 8:16 AM

The scariest thing about this whole article is that people like riverman are out walking freely in our society. Unbelievable!

outsidethebox1 said on March 29, 2010 at 12:38 AM

Riverman--Take a look! This happened in WASHINGTON! FYI might want to check facts first. Yes there is a Redondo Beach Ca, however, I don't believe that King County rescue personal will travel there. LOL! Plus the location header states: "DES MOINES, Wash." As for it being to chilly to dive, it's possible if not wearing the correct wetsuit. If wearing the wrong thickness wetsuit, one could get could get cold quickly if proper retention of the water in the suit isn't kept. However in this case, it sounds like something else went wrong and the cold didn't play a factor, but since we weren't there, we can only speculate.

voiceofreason said on March 28, 2010 at 10:12 PM

Whatever happened to seeing a movie or going out to eat with your girlfriend? Diving in March?! Brrrrr.

yogibear said on March 28, 2010 at 6:59 PM

FYI This Redondo Beach is in Des Moines Wa, The woman was taken to Harborview in Seattle Wa.

pubcrawler said on March 28, 2010 at 6:55 PM

This Redondo Beach is just southwest of Sea-Tac. At slack tide Puget Sound is a great place to dive in early Spring. With proper gear the water temperature isn't a factor. Without a regulator clearing the mask is a problem, and with a mask full of water seeing is a problem. A single hair in the mask seal may not cause a leak at 20 feet but can at 50. Just one of those things. Nobody's fault at all. I pray she'll be okay and return to the sport.

riverman said on March 28, 2010 at 6:09 PM

daverino- first of all, this took place in southern california, so i doubt it was all that chilly. second, the water temp in the ocean maybe changes 3-4 degrees, regardless of the seasons. so to say its too chilly to go diving makes no sense, on any level.

seattlekos said on March 28, 2010 at 3:20 PM

My thoughts are with her. I'd say with her b/f and instructor too, but one or the other should've confirmed the trainee's mask and regulator were properly fitted to avoid this. I truly hope she recovers without ill effect.

daverino said on March 28, 2010 at 1:03 PM

A little chilly for scuba diving! What kinda boyfriend takes a fifty year old woman scuba diving in March? Hope she will be okay... after she dumps him.

yogibear said on March 28, 2010 at 10:52 AM

I sure hope she will be okay