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Annual Diving Report - Divers Alert Network

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APPENDIX C. BREATH-HOLD INCIDENT CASE REPORTS<br />

Case 6<br />

Two males entered the water from an anchored boat to freedive for abalone off the California<br />

coast. Shortly after entering, one of the men felt a pressure wave beneath him and, looking down,<br />

saw a large dorsal fin. After dropping his weight belt and swimming rapidly back to the boat, he<br />

turned to see only a large pool of blood in the water. His partner's body was recovered shortly<br />

after in 15 fsw (5 msw). An autopsy confirmed that the injuries were caused by a great white<br />

shark.<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Diving</strong> <strong>Report</strong>: 2006 Edition 93

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