> Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 15:46:40 -0500 > Reply-To: SouthEast US Scuba Diving Travel list <[log in to unmask]> > Sender: SouthEast US Scuba Diving Travel list <[log in to unmask]> > From: Mike Wallace <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] A Puzzle for You > To: [log in to unmask] > > 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 > The mask wouldn't float unless attached to something that would. A paniced diver wouldn't attach it. -- kc