Posted by Karl E. Huggins on September 26, 2000 at 10:07:40:
In Reply to: Solo/buddy/buddy seperation posted by Ken Kurtis on September 25, 2000 at 23:46:44:
My recollection of the data I passed on to Ken was off.
The review DAN did of 10 years of Diving Fatalities (912 fatalities) showed that Buddy Separation occured in 39.7% of the cases (not 20-30% I passed on to Ken).
There is a good publication on buddy diving that Dr. Lee Somers put out in the late 80's through Michigan Sea Grant called:
"Selecting a Scuba Diving Buddy" (publication # MICHU-SG-87-501)
It was part of his Diver Education Series.
I am checking to see if it is still available.