DIVER'S FRIENDS ACTED HEROICALLY
New York City investment banker Mike Elkins, 36, had trouble controlling his buoyancy during his second dive to gain his deep-water dive certification, said Continental Airlines pilot Larry Roth, 42, of Orange Park, the only diver to ascend from the 245-foot dive.
Investigators theorize that at a depth approximating a 20-story building, Elkins encountered buoyancy and oxygen poisoning problems. His two partners on the dive, an accomplished diving expert and a respected West Palm Beach police officer, are believed to have perished trying to save him.
John Claypool and Andre Smith tried to use their knowledge and expertise, as well as compassion, when they came to Mike Elkins' aid. Instead of abandoning ship, so to speak, they stayed with their trainee, losing their lives in the process.
Preston Colby, a dive expert who investigated the case for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, said Smith and West Palm Beach police Detective John Claypool, 35, likely died while trying to help a less experienced diver with apparent convulsions.
People who give their own lives while trying to save someone else's are called heroes!!!
New York City investment banker Mike Elkins, 36, had trouble controlling his buoyancy during his second dive to gain his deep-water dive certification, said Continental Airlines pilot Larry Roth, 42, of Orange Park, the only diver to ascend from the 245-foot dive.
Investigators theorize that at a depth approximating a 20-story building, Elkins encountered buoyancy and oxygen poisoning problems. His two partners on the dive, an accomplished diving expert and a respected West Palm Beach police officer, are believed to have perished trying to save him.
John Claypool and Andre Smith tried to use their knowledge and expertise, as well as compassion, when they came to Mike Elkins' aid. Instead of abandoning ship, so to speak, they stayed with their trainee, losing their lives in the process.
Preston Colby, a dive expert who investigated the case for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, said Smith and West Palm Beach police Detective John Claypool, 35, likely died while trying to help a less experienced diver with apparent convulsions.
People who give their own lives while trying to save someone else's are called heroes!!!
DIVER'S FRIENDS ACTED HEROICALLY
New York City investment banker Mike Elkins, 36, had trouble controlling his buoyancy during his second dive to gain his deep-water dive certification, said Continental Airlines pilot Larry Roth, 42, of Orange Park, the only diver to ascend from the 245-foot dive.
Investigators theorize that at a depth approximating a 20-story building, Elkins encountered buoyancy and oxygen poisoning problems. His two partners on the dive, an accomplished diving expert and a respected West Palm Beach police officer, are believed to have perished trying to save him.
John Claypool and Andre Smith tried to use their knowledge and expertise, as well as compassion, when they came to Mike Elkins' aid. Instead of abandoning ship, so to speak, they stayed with their trainee, losing their lives in the process.
Preston Colby, a dive expert who investigated the case for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, said Smith and West Palm Beach police Detective John Claypool, 35, likely died while trying to help a less experienced diver with apparent convulsions.
People who give their own lives while trying to save someone else's are called heroes!!!
New York City investment banker Mike Elkins, 36, had trouble controlling his buoyancy during his second dive to gain his deep-water dive certification, said Continental Airlines pilot Larry Roth, 42, of Orange Park, the only diver to ascend from the 245-foot dive.
Investigators theorize that at a depth approximating a 20-story building, Elkins encountered buoyancy and oxygen poisoning problems. His two partners on the dive, an accomplished diving expert and a respected West Palm Beach police officer, are believed to have perished trying to save him.
John Claypool and Andre Smith tried to use their knowledge and expertise, as well as compassion, when they came to Mike Elkins' aid. Instead of abandoning ship, so to speak, they stayed with their trainee, losing their lives in the process.
Preston Colby, a dive expert who investigated the case for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, said Smith and West Palm Beach police Detective John Claypool, 35, likely died while trying to help a less experienced diver with apparent convulsions.
People who give their own lives while trying to save someone else's are called heroes!!!
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