Sunday afternoon the police and rescue boatswere called out as a 17 year old spearo had not resurfaced. His dad was alone in the boat and had taken the kid to one of Gibraltars outer reefs.
Upon the call out the polica made a call to any divers out in the bay to help. A group of RAF divers who were out on a pleasure dive were quickly at the scene and recovered the body from 14m depth. The body had been under for about 20 minutes and after an hour of CPR the heart statred pumping. The kid has been on life support and it was confirmed this morning that there is no brain activity
He is undergoing one last series of tests and will be taken off the ventilator if results are the same.
The kid was an inexperienced spearo diving in a very dangerous reef with drop-offs to over 30-35m. He was taken there by his dad at the end of a full mornings spearing session. The father had no means of locating the body as no surface marker bouy was being used.
The water in gib is currently really cold and murky which will add to the stress when diving anywhere under 5m as the surface is not visible.
Please lets make sure we do not overestimate our capabailities and keep ourseles well inside our safe parameters.
Upon the call out the polica made a call to any divers out in the bay to help. A group of RAF divers who were out on a pleasure dive were quickly at the scene and recovered the body from 14m depth. The body had been under for about 20 minutes and after an hour of CPR the heart statred pumping. The kid has been on life support and it was confirmed this morning that there is no brain activity
He is undergoing one last series of tests and will be taken off the ventilator if results are the same.
The kid was an inexperienced spearo diving in a very dangerous reef with drop-offs to over 30-35m. He was taken there by his dad at the end of a full mornings spearing session. The father had no means of locating the body as no surface marker bouy was being used.
The water in gib is currently really cold and murky which will add to the stress when diving anywhere under 5m as the surface is not visible.
Please lets make sure we do not overestimate our capabailities and keep ourseles well inside our safe parameters.