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From: "Mike Wallace" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] A Puzzle for You


> On 1 Jul 2001, at 15:40, Chuck wrote:
>
> >
> > Seems a diver had a problem (panic attack I was told) and was taken to
the surface by the DM and told to wait for the boat.  Boat captain never saw
him but another boat driven by the first captains son found all the gear -
mask fins BCD tank - floating on the surface with no diver.  They found
> the diver a couple of days later on the bottom still wearing a weight
belt.
> > Even tho there is not note or indication of anxiety it is being ruled a
suicide.
>
> Guy was still panic'd, ditched all his gear 'cept for the weightbelt and
> couldn't stay up with it. Slipped under and drowned....
>
> Mike
>
A floatnig mask?  Could be but I have never seen one.  Fins and BCD and mask
all floating in the same spot - not for long given the currents.