LA JOLLA, California (25 June 2006) -- Two scuba divers were pulled from the ocean Saturday in separate incidents within minutes of each other in La Jolla, a lifeguard lieutenant said. About 11:30 a.m., lifeguards were called to the area of La Jolla Shores, where a diver was spotted floating face-down in the water by her dive master, Lerma said. She was diving with a group when she experienced some sort of distress and surfaced, but while the dive master turned to help some other divers, she stopped breathing, Lerma said. Kayakers got her to shore, where someone performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on her, according to news reports. Lifeguards arrived and had her taken to a hospital, Lerma said. | | Her condition was not immediately available. About the same time, a woman who was diving in the La Jolla kelp beds was about 80 feet down when she had some sort of emergency and came up to the surface too quickly, San Diego lifeguard Lt. Nick Lerma said. Someone in a personal watercraft brought her to shore and she was taken to UCSD Medical Center for placement in a hyperbaric chamber, Lerma said. Her condition also was not immediately available, although she was able to walk to the ambulance, Lerma said. SOURCE - SignOnSanDiegoSCUBA FORUMDISCUSS THIS TOPIC - Dive in and have your say at Scuba Forum |
