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Activity-based statistics would be a more accurate measurement of risk. Noted above are statistics showing diving fatalities comparable to motor vehicle accidents of 16.4 per 100,000 divers and 16 per 100,000 drivers. DAN 2014/12/17 data shows there are 3.174 million divers in America. Their data shows that 2.351 million dive 1 to 7 times per year.
This category is for deaths that occurred as a direct result of underwater diving, and those occurring from non-diving causes when the individual was involved in this activity. For deaths caused by diving in the sense of jumping into water, see Category:Diving deaths.
For underwater diving (e.g. scuba diving) deaths, see Category:Underwater diving deaths. Pages in category "Diving deaths" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Statistics show diving fatalities comparable to motor vehicle accidents of 16.4 per 100,000 divers and 16 per 100,000 drivers. Divers Alert Network 2014 data shows there are 3.174 million recreational scuba divers in America, of which 2.351 million dive 1 to 7 times per year and 823,000 dive 8 or more times per year.
Scuba diving fatalities – Deaths occurring while scuba diving or as a consequence of scuba diving; Stand-by diver – A member of a dive team who is ready to assist or rescue the working diver; Underwater diving emergencies – Situations that endanger the life or health of a diver; Underwater environment – Aquatic or submarine environment
David Pleace, 57, died while scuba diving to a shipwreck in Scotland after part of his equipment disconnected. Scuba diver’s death preventable if equipment was properly checked, coroner says ...
Problems not directly related to diving may also cause death while diving, such as a cardiac event or stroke, possibly triggered by the physical effort of a difficult situation. These causes may be overlooked and the death inaccurately ascribed to drowning. [1]: Ch4 Drowning may be the most common reported cause of death in diving incidents.
The man went missing on Dec. 28 while diving with a group in an area of Lake Murray that is estimated at 120 feet deep. He was last seen near the lake’s hydroelectric intake towers.