On Sunday, two people were sent to the hospital after a diving accident in Ocean Ridge, Florida. Five people were aboard the “Deeper”, a diving boat based in Boca Raton. The vessel was three miles out in the ocean during the time of the incident. A diver in his fifties had a heart attack while he was nearly sixty feet beneath the water. One of the divers tried to rescue him but instead suffered decompression sickness when he panicked and tried to tell the captain in a hurry. Decompression sickness happens to divers if they ascend to the surface too quickly. Ascending too quickly will cause gas to supersaturate and form bubbles in tissues depending on time and depth of the dive.A woman who was also diving went down for the rescue and eventually brought him back to the surface where he was transported to Bethesda Hospital. The other diver who suffered from decompression was sent to St. Mary’s Medical Center. The captain of the boat had no comment, but one of the crewmen says that this was the first accident to happen aboard the boat. If you feel that you have been victim to a negligent diving accident that could have been prevented, you have legal rights for damages. The lawyers at V&B have settled millions for our clients, for more information visit our Case Results page. Our website is loaded with free information that will answer all your questions. For a free consultation, contact our offices today. 888-473-1258.
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