Coast Guard responds to dive accident off NC
A crewman aboard the dive boat Olympus contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina through VHF-FM channel 16 at 9:39 a.m., reporting that a diver was recovered from the bottom of a 120-foot dive unresponsive and not breathing.
An Olympus crewmember instantly started out administering CPR.
A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew was dispatched from Station Fort Macon with a Coast Guard EMT aboard. Upon arrival, the EMT was transferred to the Olympus and each boats returned to Fort Macon and awaiting emergency clinical service personnel. The diver was then transported to Carteret Common Hospital in Morehead Metropolis, N.C. wherever he was declared deceased.
The Coast Guard is investigating the trigger of the incident.
"This is the fourth diving incident in eastern North Carolina in the last two months," mentioned Lt. Kevin Sullivan, of Sector North Carolina. "Cases like this are a reminder that diving is an inherently hazardous activity. Individuals participating are encouraged to exercising all due caution."
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