Diving News July 2007

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TUESDAY, 31 JULY 2007
	Woman Dies in Gilboa Diving Quarry
	Fifty-four year old Rebecca Budd of Ashland has died while scuba diving in the Gilboa Diving Quarry last Sunday. Budd was with her husband and other divers from the Ashland area last Sunday. She left her companions, and joined another group while scuba diving. She was found 66 feet below water, and was pulled at 11:41 am. Every month since April, there is one scuba diver dying in the quarry. B Read Full Story
MONDAY, 30 JULY 2007
	Teen Scuba Divers Join Deep Climb
	Scientists from the Tampa Bay area will be diving 6,000 feet at Mauna Kea on Hawaii’s Big Island for the Operation: Deep Climb in October. Joining the team of scientists are teen scuba divers, who are members of SCUBAnauts International. SCUBAnauts International is a science organization comprised of 12-to 18-year-olds. "The whole idea here is to inspire a new generation of 21st century explore Read Full Story
SATURDAY, 28 JULY 2007
	Florida Man Dies as Lobster Mini-Season Starts
	Florida - James Gilkinson, 58, from Venice died Wednesday morning while on a scuba diving trip with his family. Gilkinson died at Cudgoe Key during the start of the two-day lobster mini-season. According to Monroe County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jim Wirth, Gilkinson signaled his son that he was going to ascent while he was about 10 feet below the water surface. Gilkinson's wife reported that Read Full Story
	Scuba Diver who died off Manalua Bay, Identified
	A 60-year-old woman who died while on a scuba diving trip yesterday has been identified as Kathleen Aure of Oakland, California. Aure, who was on a scuba dving trip off Maunalua Bay, was found unresponsive according to police dispatch. Aure was on a diving boat near Turtle Canyon, a popular Hawaii Kai diving spot famous for its numerous turtles and fish. Bryan Cheplic, spokesman for city Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2007
	Diver Found Floating Off La Jolla Shores
	A man who was estimated to be in his 40's was found dead in the area of La Jolla Shores beach. His name was not released yet but he was identified to be the man who told the lifeguards that he was new in the area. The scuba diver was diving and was later found floating dead by the San Diego Lifeguard at the surface of the ocean. According to Lt. Greg Buchanan the man had no air in his ta Read Full Story