26 results for “diving rescue”
22y · Male·drowning secondary to incapacitation from air embolism
…ver 600 logged dives died from drowning secondary to air embolism and cerebral arterial gas embolism while diving for Paspaley Pearling Company off Broome, Western Australia. Following a rapid, uncontrolled ascent from a…
16y · Male·drowning
A 16-year-old male exchange student died from drowning while free-diving at Lighthouse Bay, South Bruny. His foot became entangled in spear gun line after he dove to retrieve his …
24y · Female·Immersion (drowning due to hypoxic brain injury)
…apanese tourist and inexperienced recreational diver, died from drowning on 31 December 1998 after a scuba diving incident at Rottnest Island on 27 December. During an afternoon dive, the dive guide Kazumasa Miyahara asc…
40y · Female·Drowning
Leonie Hanson, an experienced diving instructor, drowned at Mornington Pier while attempting to rescue a student, Logan Saminathan, who surface…
49y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxia due to cardiac arrest and drowning, with bilateral bronc…
Mark Murphy, an experienced diver with 657 logged dives, died during an occupational diving course when his full face mask became accidentally dislodged underwater, resulting in sudden cold-water ex…
50y · Male·Injuries sustained in a shark attack
Peter Clarkson died following a shark attack while abalone diving in coastal South Australian waters in February 2011. This finding does not involve direct medical care fai…
47y · Male·Myocardial ischaemia as a result of undiagnosed coronary artery disease; cerebra…
…sed that medical fitness assessment, improved instructor training, standardised briefing protocols, better rescue procedures with oxygen capability, and enhanced diver supervision ratios were essential to prevent similar…
26y · Female·Drowning
A 26-year-old American woman died by drowning while scuba diving on the Yongala shipwreck during her honeymoon. The coroner accepted drowning as the cause of death but did…
39y · Male·Drowning
… divers, and possible hypothermia affecting the student's judgment. The instructor also drowned attempting rescue. Key clinical lessons include: inexperienced divers are vulnerable to panic and mask-removal reflexes in c…
57y · Male·severe right limb injury (right arm severed) from shark attack causing fatal blo…
…iver and President of the Esperance Dive Club, died on 5 January 2020 following a fatal shark attack while diving at Devils Rock off the Western Australian coast. He was attacked by a great white shark (approximately 5.5…
28y · Male·Injuries sustained in a shark attack
…owing a shark attack at Goldsmith Beach, Edithburgh, South Australia while spear-fishing. He was part of a diving group preparing for a competition when increasing wind prompted them to return to shore. Witnesses observe…
Male·Drowning against a background of coronary artery atheroma
…ng on the Great Barrier Reef on 24 May 2010. He had coronary artery atheroma and may have been breath-hold diving. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) The importance of comprehensive pre-dive medical assessment in div…
19y · Male·Drowning
…Beach on 6 January 2018. He and friends drifted into deeper water due to strong wind and currents. Despite rescue attempts by bystanders and friends, he became unresponsive in the water. The coroner highlighted concernin…
68y · Male·Drowning
…wept into the ocean by an unexpectedly large swell while assisting his sons who were snorkelling and scuba diving. Although initial sea conditions appeared suitable (2-metre swell, 10-knot wind), conditions deteriorated …
21y · Female·drowning
Bethany Farrell, a 21-year-old UK tourist on her first scuba dive, became separated from her instructor in poor visibility (3m) at Blue Pearl Bay. She surfaced in distress for 40+ seconds but was not seen by the designat…
Male·carbon monoxide poisoning causing unconsciousness underwater and drowning
…y. As he ascended rapidly due to impairment, Mr Thwaites lost consciousness at the surface and sank beyond rescue. The coroner found the death avoidable and made recommendations including mandatory CO alarms on compresso…
multiple deaths: 8 from drowning, 1 from drowning with head injury; 1 from immer…
… into deep water. Most victims were either inexperienced swimmers or unable to stay afloat long enough for rescue. Only one victim wore a life-jacket. The coroner found that education campaigns and signage alone had not …
22y · Male·Drowning following capsize of crayfishing dinghy in Tasmania's west coast waters
…owden remained with the overturned dinghy while his companion swam to safety. Despite extensive search and rescue operations and subsequent investigations, no trace of Mr Crowden was found. This inquest, held 30 years af…
41y · Male·Drowning
…ong current, pulled approximately 100 metres out to sea, and struggled to stay afloat despite his friend's rescue attempts. He became unresponsive and was pulled from the water approximately 100 metres offshore. Despite …
10y · Male·Unascertained
… the elements between 4 and 14 September 1974. No body was ever found despite extensive searches including diving in the falls. No evidence of third-party involvement was found.
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