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Rodrigo's avatar

Gosh, that's terrifying. One common newbie mistake is inflating your BCD too much while trying to rise to safety stop level and missing it entirely -- done it myself. Glad you were okay in the end!

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Stuart McDonald's avatar

Yeah, I think that was probably the cause of my issue—that it all happened so quickly was what freaked me out the most I think.

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Sandra K's avatar

This story is hard for a mother to read x

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Stuart McDonald's avatar

Sorry Mum!

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Greg Rodgers's avatar

As a fellow diver, reading this made my hands sweat!

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Chris Brummitt's avatar

My flippers were too tight on my first snorkel in Greece 45 years ago. Never put on a pair since

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