HAGUE, New York (3 Sep 2002) -- Police and fire department dive rescue teams recovered the body of 26-year-old Timothy M. Larvia a day after he went missing while deep diving at Lake George. Larvia, who had logged only about 60 dives after being certified 18 months ago, was deep diving with Robert D. Crowley, 31, an experienced diver. Crowley told police he tried to help Larvia to the surface after the young diver experienced nitrogen narcosis at a depth of about 46-meters (150-feet). But Larvia fought off Crowley and in the struggle, mistakenly deflated his BC. As Larvia started to descend, Crowley grabbed his buddy's BC, dumped his weights, inflated his own buoyancy vest and initiated an emergency buoyant ascent. The scuba divers rapidly ascended but Crowley lost his grip on Larvia's BC before they reached the surface. Rescue divers found the body at a depth of about 42-meters (142-feet). | | Crowley was uninjured and assisted the dive rescue teams in searching for his missing buddy. "Bad things can happen on a dive at any depth but deep diving, especially deep diving on air rather than mixed gases, significantly increases risks," explained Anthony Martell, director of Scuba Safety Lab (SSL). "Nitrogen narcosis and the longer interval required to successfully complete an emergency ascent are two primary factors that lead to injury and death." © CDNN - CYBER DIVER NEWS NETWORKSCUBA FORUMDISCUSS THIS TOPIC - Dive in and have your say at Scuba Forum |
