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Inquest into fatality highlights importance of gas analysis for sports divers.
22nd July 2010
The death of an experienced diver has highlighted the need for accurate and efficient gas analysis equipment for sport diving.
Anthony Ruperti, 38, from Wadhurst in East Sussex, was an experienced diver who sadly died during a dive off Sharm el Sheikh in April 2008. The accident happened during a deep mixed-gas dive. It is thought that he became confused at a depth of approximately 60 metres and switched wrongly to a gas mixture which was too oxygen-rich. He appeared to have lost consciousness as he embarked on a rapid uncontrolled ascent, despite the efforts of another diver to assist him. Ruperti was unconscious when he broke the surface, and was confirmed dead on his return to shore.
Mark Lewis, of Analox Sensor Technology which supplies gas analysis for use in sport diving, said: “It’s vital that divers can be confident of the mix of gas they are using, and this accident makes it clear that an error can lead to confusion, which in this case appears to have caused the fatal mistake. Analysis equipment is an important part of a diver’s kit, so that he or she can check their own supply and be confident that they are diving with the right mix.”
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