Below is a video link to a story of two brothers in Florida that nearly drown on the same freedive. It's just another example of how imperative it is to have a properly trained dive-buddy and to get the safety message across to new freedivers. I believe the incident occurred in 2007.
http://www.divewise.org/dw-video.html
Apparently the number of freediving fatalities in just the United States alone are higher this year than they were last year at this time. I realize this immediately raises a number of questions.
On that note, there are at least two organizations that track these freediving incidents (injuries, fatalities or close calls) for educational and awareness purposes. If you have a story to share, submit it to the Divers Alert Network and DiveWise.org. The links are listed below.
DiveWise's 'Share your Story' - http://www.divewise.org/submit_story.html
DAN's 'Breathhold Incident Reporting' - http://www.danintranet.org/bh/
http://www.divewise.org/dw-video.html
Apparently the number of freediving fatalities in just the United States alone are higher this year than they were last year at this time. I realize this immediately raises a number of questions.
On that note, there are at least two organizations that track these freediving incidents (injuries, fatalities or close calls) for educational and awareness purposes. If you have a story to share, submit it to the Divers Alert Network and DiveWise.org. The links are listed below.
DiveWise's 'Share your Story' - http://www.divewise.org/submit_story.html
DAN's 'Breathhold Incident Reporting' - http://www.danintranet.org/bh/
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