Posted by Ken Kurtis on July 01, 2002 at 17:48:01:
In Reply to: Possible dive accident at Casino Point Saturday? posted by CalDiver on July 01, 2002 at 11:35:01:
I can't reveal my sources but I'm sure it won't be too tough to put two and two together . . .
The Sue-Jac story is bogus. Didn't happen, although very amusing. (The "they-deserved-it" comment is a bit disturbing, but that's neither here nor there.)
The diver was treated at the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber on Saturday for an embolism. Said diver was released following treatment and flew back to the mainland on Sunday morning with the attending physician (usually for observation). Not known if there would be any follow-up treatments but many times with cases like this, IF there is need for follow-up recompression, it would have been done at Catalina.
It would seem that the scenario of this happening in the emergency ascent training portion of a basic class session is accurate, but I don't have that confirmed specifically.
Ken Kurtis
NAUI Instr., #5936
Co-owner, Reef Seekers Dive Co.
Beverly Hills, CA