PERTH, Australia (20 Feb 2007) -- A Singaporean tourist involved in a scuba diving accident off Rottnest Island yesterday is still in a critical condition at Royal Perth Hospital. The 24-year-old woman is believed to be in a coma. The woman was injured while diving 1.5km north of Geordie Bay. Fellow divers aboard the charter vessel pulled her out of the water not breathing and without a pulse about 11.30am. Fremantle Sea Rescue spokesman Frank Pisani responded to the dive boat's radio distress call. Mr Pisani was told by crew aboard the charter vessel that fellow divers were performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a woman. It is understood the woman was kept alive until Rottnest rangers and medical officers arrived about 15 minutes after she surfaced. A doctor aboard a nearby vessel was also believed to have helped resuscitate her. The woman was treated on the island before the Royal Flying Doctor Service flew her to Jandakot airport where a awaiting ambulance took her to Fremantle Hospital. She was then transferred to RPH. A Royal Perth Hospital spokesman did not confirm if the woman was in a coma but said her condition was critical. Water police divers retrieved the woman's dive gear yesterday afternoon. | Rottnest Island near Perth Australia A police spokesman said officers would not take part in an investigation to find the cause of the accident because foul play was ruled out. Worksafe WA said inspectors would look into the case but was uncertain if a formal investigation would be made. "It seems unlikely that we will investigate it, we are having a closer look at it to see if there is anything in it for us, but there doesn't seem to be in our jurisdiction at all at the moment," a spokesman said. SOURCE - The AgeSCUBA FORUMDISCUSS THIS TOPIC - Dive in and have your say at Scuba Forum | 
