Rebreather-TU Tidenham, Gloucestershire
The body of 44-year-old Eddie Girvan was found on the bottom of the inland dive site at Tidenham, Gloucestershire, on Monday 24 May. His two diving companions raised the alarm.
Girvan, from Laleham, Middlesex, was reported to be diving on an Inspiration rebreather when the accident occurred. His two diving companions lost contact with him on a descent to 50 metres at the flooded quarry, which reaches over 70 metres in places. One of Girvan`s buddies, Nick Gilbert, was airlifted to the hyperbaric chamber at Poole for precautionary treatment after surfacing to summon help.
A post mortem examination carried out by consultant pathologist Dr Jeremy Uff, found that he had died from asphyxiation. Most diving deaths are a result of drowning, and as Girvan was using a closed circuit rebreather this suggests that there was insufficient oxygen in the breathing loop.
The inquest into Girvan`s death was opened and adjourned by Gloucester coroner Alan Crickmore.
The death is the third to occur at the National Diving Centre, which opened last year. The centre has comprehensive safety procedures which were developed in consultation with the HSE.
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Girvan, from Laleham, Middlesex, was reported to be diving on an Inspiration rebreather when the accident occurred. His two diving companions lost contact with him on a descent to 50 metres at the flooded quarry, which reaches over 70 metres in places. One of Girvan`s buddies, Nick Gilbert, was airlifted to the hyperbaric chamber at Poole for precautionary treatment after surfacing to summon help.
A post mortem examination carried out by consultant pathologist Dr Jeremy Uff, found that he had died from asphyxiation. Most diving deaths are a result of drowning, and as Girvan was using a closed circuit rebreather this suggests that there was insufficient oxygen in the breathing loop.
The inquest into Girvan`s death was opened and adjourned by Gloucester coroner Alan Crickmore.
The death is the third to occur at the National Diving Centre, which opened last year. The centre has comprehensive safety procedures which were developed in consultation with the HSE.
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