ALIWAL SHOAL, South Africa (10 Dec 2007) — A woman died after a scuba diving accident at Aliwal Shoal near Umkomaas on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. The victim, who is believed to be in her 40s, signaled to her dive instructor that something was wrong and she wanted to resurface. The dive instructor immediately initiated an emergency ascent with the woman as the rest of the group continued scuba diving. After they reached the surface and climbed back into the dive boat, the victim suddenly collapsed. The dive boat crew rushed the unconscious woman back to shore where paramedics took over but failed to revive the victim. Officials said it is unclear what caused the woman to die but speculated she may have suffered a brain embolism. © CDNN - CYBER DIVER NEWS NETWORK | 
