Rescue diver in coma dies after recreational scuba diving accident (Cy
GRIMSBY, Ontario (3 May 2007) --Dale Metherall died doing what he loved. The 44-year-old Grimsby man, who was an auxillary member of the Grimsby Area Marine Rescue Unit, had to be rescued himself during a scuba dive May 4.
Dive Alive initiative gears up in Florida Keys (The Daily Comet)
Officials in the Florida Keys are teaming up to prevent what they say are unnecessary scuba diving and snorkeling deaths. The so-called "Dive ALIVE" initiative is gearing up in advance of July's lobster mini-season.
Hyperbaric Chamber at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas Reaches Mileston
When the Hyperbaric Medicine Unit at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas opened 15 years ago, it was one of the only units of its kind in the region. Originally used to treat decompression illness in SCUBA divers and carbon monoxide poisoning, the science of hyperbaric medicine slowly expanded as researchers theorized it could treat other ailments.
Scuba bandit sentenced to 16 years in jail (Cyber Diver News Network)
TACOMA, Washington (12 Jan 2007) -- A bank robber wearing a wetsuit under his clothes who planned to escape underwater with scuba diving equipment is going to jail.
Scuba Diver Death (WJFW Rhinelander)
LAND O'LAKES - The cause of death of a Fox Valley man scuba diving in the Northwoods is still unknown this morning.