Diver Surfaces Quickly, Taken To Hospital
Woman, 40, Was Swimming With Partner 100 Feet Underwater At Yukon Dive Site In Mission Beach
POSTED: 12:54 pm PDT July 31, 2010
MISSION BEACH, Calif. -- A diver bolted to the surface from a popular dive site off Mission Beach Saturday and was taken by lifeguards and Fire-Rescue workers to a hospital.San Diego Lifeguard spokesman Lt. Nick Lerma said the diver, a woman in her 40s, was swimming with a partner 100 feet underwater at the Yukon dive site when she made a free ascent to the surface at around 11 a.m., Lerma said.Divers at that depth usually surface slowly to decompress and stabilize their bodies' nitrogen levels, he said.When the woman surfaced, she said she felt sick, he said. The lifeguard was called, and several boats were sent to rescue her.The woman was brought to shore, where she was picked up by paramedics and taken to a hospital.Lerma said he did not know what issue caused her to resurface or what her injuries were.
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