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PADI INSTRUCTOR INVOLVED IN DIVING FATALITY
9/29/2011
by Capt. Darrick Lorenzen |
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A lawsuit that was filed in Alaska has been settled against PADI Instructor Robert Hicks and his employer Alaska SeaLife Center.
The suit alleged that Matthew Myers, a student training in Hick’s self created “A Scientific Diving Course” died when he ran out of air during a deep dive and was abandoned by Hicks in 9-feet of water 30-feet from shore. Myers was seriously overweighted and was being towed by Hicks using his octopus regulator underwater while Hicks swam on the surface above until Myers sank away from the regulator. Hicks swam to shore then returned to the dive vessel and called for help, which arrived one hour later. Hicks remained on the dive vessel during the rescue/recovery attempt.
Myer left a widow and two children, who were represented by Anchorage attorneys Philip Weidner and Cristina Tafs, together with noted Divelaw attorneys Michael Bass and Rick Lesser.
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11/27/2011
zane hamilton
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To lose any student or friend while diving is not common but it happens.I do not know why Hicks let the student dive with to much weights. There is a math formula for weights. 7 to 10 percent of the student body weight. Mr Hicks should have checked his student out for proper weight. Then he should have dumped his weights. He skipped his pre dive check. Well I feel sorry for both instructor and the student family. You can not drop the ball while teaching not for one second
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