[Tricie]

Just curious, was Scott a certified diver with any experience? I have logged alot of dives, and taught diving to alot of people and have never found it "dangerous". There are circumstances with scuba that can create hazards, but if you are properly trained, you should know what to do. I am not judging your bil's situation, just courious what happened.

[Hermit]

Yes, he was. He was a serious experienced diver and his dream was to find sunken treasure.
The mini-lobster dive was just supposed to be a fun outing for the two brothers that day. Several divers died during the lobster mini-season last summer in unrelated incidents. It is a dangerous pastime. To Scott the thrill of diving was worth the risk, to us non-divers it was just a senseless loss of a brother.

Lots of things are dangerous, but how boring our lives would be if no one did anything out of fear of dying! Diving just happens to be a little less forgiving of accidents, than, say, a rousing game of checkers.....

[jimliz]

Just curious, was Scott a certified diver with any experience? I have logged alot of dives, and taught diving to alot of people and have never found it "dangerous". There are circumstances with scuba that can create hazards, but if you are properly trained, you should know what to do. I am not judging your bil's situation, just courious what happened.

I also have never considered it dangerous. There is an inherent amount of danger in just living. If you are properly trained, follow the rules and don't take unnecessary chances it is actually a fun and rewarding sport. My daughter has been certified since she was 11 and enjoys it immensely.

[Itchette]

Itchey and I both are certified divers.It's over 20 yrs.but I was in a diving accident. I found out that the sea sick medicine I took didn't mix well with the depht that we were diving. I thought that I was out of air. If it wasn't for Itchey I could of hurt myself real bad with the bends. But let me say that I still like to dive,it's another world down there. Loved it... Still I feel for the family and freinds of the person who lost his life.Prayers are with them.

[Tricie]

Yes, he was. He was a serious experienced diver and his dream was to find sunken treasure.
The mini-lobster dive was just supposed to be a fun outing for the two brothers that day. Several divers died during the lobster mini-season last summer in unrelated incidents. It is a dangerous pastime. To Scott the thrill of diving was worth the risk, to us non-divers it was just a senseless loss of a brother.

Lots of things are dangerous, but how boring our lives would be if no one did anything out of fear of dying! Diving just happens to be a little less forgiving of accidents, than, say, a rousing game of checkers.....

I am sorry for your loss. You would be amazed if I told you some of the things we saw in our 10 years of Keys living when it came to lobster diving.

[ScubaMan]

Scuba is an extream sport and should be thought of as such. However it is also a safe sport. Although fatalities happen it is infreqent. Out of the several million divers in the world, the average number of fatalities is 114 annually. About the same (statistically speaking) as a soda vending machine tipping over and cursing you. You have a far greater chance being hurt driving to the boat than actually diving. With all that said, it is sad when someone passes for any reason but for me, it is especially so for divers. We have no idea what really happened and some of the accounts contradict eachother.
The unfortunate thing is we lose good people every year during lobster mini season. Sadly on occasion the lure of the last catch over rides the low on air training drilled into every divers head. We do not know if this was the case this time but it has been many times before.
In this case one thing is certain, the other 3 divers will struggle with the "what if I " and the " I could have" s forever. In my 25+ years of diving and 7500+ dives, I have witnessed this first hand, as well as several near misses.
I morn the loss of this man and I grieve in my own way with his family.