No amount of eagerness to dive should ever make you skip any pre-dive safety checks. Here's what happened to one diver who learned that lesson the hard way.
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A diver ignores nerves to avoid losing money on an expensive dive, a risky choice that leads to a drowning incident he was lucky to survive.
Cuts and scrapes are among the most common injuries incurred by divers, and DAN receives calls from people who have come in contact with coral at least once a week.
DCI finds a spearfisher who puts the pursuit of a prize catch over his own safety.
Pulmonary edema is an abnormal leakage of fluid from the bloodstream into the alveoli—the microscopic air sacs in the lungs. It is most often the result of heart failure or other cardiac problems.
Disaster strikes when a spearfisher neglects to watch his air supply underwater.
A proactive mindset will help ensure you aren’t caught off guard by seemingly minor irritations.
Scuba diving without any training or understanding of dive equipment ends in disaster.