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Old 10-04-2008, 02:54 PM   #1
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Diver down at LJ

They have been searching for this diver since about 9:00am Saturday morning. Don't judge too early, breaking news is usually inaccurate. RIP.

UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM
11:36 a.m. October 4, 2008
LA JOLLA – Search and rescue teams are searching for a man in his 40s who disappeared while diving off La Jolla Shores with his 19-year-old son Saturday morning.

The pair were diving at about 150 feet when the father ran out of air, San Diego lifeguard Lt. John Greenhalgh said. The two began buddy breathing, passing the mouthpiece of the son's air tank between them as they started ascending to the surface. The son ran out of air at about 40 feet below the surface and at some point became separated from his father, Greenhalgh said.

When he surfaced, the son began waving his arms in distress and lifeguards responded, beginning an immediate search with dive teams, a helicopter and boats, Greenhalgh said.

The son was taken to UCSD Medical Center as a precautionary measure because of his rapid ascent.

By 10 a.m., search teams from the U.S. Coast Guard and agencies around the county were participating and the mission had been reclassified as a recovery effort, Greenhalgh said.

The father and son were diving for the first time after receiving their certification, he said. Authorities have not released their names.


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Old 10-04-2008, 07:38 PM   #2
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I have not scuba dived for more than 20 years but 150 feet seems deep for beginners, a sad case.
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Old 10-04-2008, 07:45 PM   #3
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Open Water certification is only good for 60'. Or it was when I did the PADI program in Okinawa back in '03. I've found myself down to 100' but 150' is much, much different.
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Old 10-04-2008, 08:07 PM   #4
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Bummer... I wondered what those non-familiar Lifeguard vehicles and cameras on the beach were on the web-cam were earlier.

Condolences...
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Old 10-04-2008, 08:15 PM   #5
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RIP.

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Old 10-05-2008, 01:33 PM   #6
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Used to dive alot in the last century, sounds like not enough deep openwater beginner trips...RIP
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Old 10-06-2008, 12:01 PM   #7
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very sad. saw them looking for him as we paddled in on Saturday. heard the news Saturday night
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