SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (20 Sep 2004) -- Utah's medical community is mourning the loss of a popular doctor. Dr. Deborah Robinson died in an accident Friday evening at a lake in Sevier County. Dr. Robinson was a specialist in internal medicine and was affliated with LDS Hospital. She died Friday about 6:30 in the evening while scuba diving at Fish Lake in Sevier County. According to the Sevier County Sheriff's Office, Robinson-- who was 53 and the mother of three-- was scuba diving with a partner. He told investigators they were diving in about 30 feet of water. They started to work their way to the surface when they became separated at about 15 feet. He could not see her anywhere. Later, with help from people on the shore, Dr. Robinson was found floating in the water. Dr. Robinson, a graduate of the University of Utah School of Medicine, was known for an adventurous spirit. In 2001 she was part of the Sea Trek expedition sailing across the North Sea in an old clipper ship. | | Her colleagues describe her as caring and compassionate. Jess Gomez/ LDS Hospital Spokesman: "She was a terrific clinician. She was known for her compassion, for her bedside manner, for really taking an interest in her patients, and known for lots of hours at the hospital and lots of hours with her patients." Gomez says the hospital will be organizing a memorial service for Dr. Robinson. SOURCE - KSL News |
