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Inquest told UK rebreather diver’s death was due to diluent error

October 29, 2024 by HAL

A 72-year-old UK scuba diver named Neil Barker died due to a diluent error with his rebreather. This happened on May 31 while he was diving near Bigbury-on-Sea. Witnesses reported that he surfaced but then began to sink again. Preliminary findings from the inquest indicated that he drowned because there was not enough diluent gas […]

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