A fatal dive accident shows how dangerous it can be when a diver conceals a medical condition. A diver's death leaves unanswered questions. A deficient instructor gets expelled from his training agency one dive too late. A tragic example of the need to know. A family pays the ultimate price for one instructor's mistake.
Many new divers learn to back off their tank valve a quarter-turn after opening it.
A seemingly harmless shore dive turns tragic for a couple diving in shallow surf. A diver pays the ultimate price for ignoring safe depth limits for mixed-gas diving. This month's Lessons for Life teaches the hard facts about weight belts. And it was all downhill from there. It can happen when you least expect it.