Two scuba divers severely injured after rapid out-of-air ascent
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POINT LOMA, Californa (30 Aug 2008) — Two scuba divers were severely injured off Point Loma after a rapid out-of-air ascent.
Authorities told CDNN the victims, a man and a woman in their mid-30s, were scuba diving about one to two miles off Point Loma when the male diver ran out of air.
From a depth of about 22 meters (75 feet), the divers made a rapid shared-air emergency ascent that caused decompression sickness, a potentially fatal condition.
San Diego city lifeguards took the divers to Quivira Basin were they were transferred to ambulances and rushed to UCSD Medical Center for emergency treatment in a hyperbaric chamber.
Officials said both divers were conscious but the male was "not doing as well as the female."
Police said the scuba diving accident is under investigation.
Two scuba divers are in intensive care after they were severely injured in a scuba diving accident off Point Loma.
