Fourth Diver Dies at Gilboa Quarry in 4 months

[scubasdaniel]

4th Diver In 4 Months Dies At Ohio Quarry


POSTED: 8:31 am EDT July 30, 2007


GILBOA, Ohio -- A woman died Sunday after she was pulled not breathing from the water of a quarry where she was diving with her husband, authorities said. The fatality is the fourth death in as many months at the popular freshwater diving spot.
Rebecca Budd, 54, of Ashland, swam away from a group of divers she was with at the Gilboa Quarry and was found shortly before noon floating in about 65 feet of water, Putnam County Sheriff's Lt. Marv Schweibert said.
Budd, not breathing when she was pulled from the water, was pronounced dead at Lima Memorial Hospital. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday by the Lucas County Coroner's Office to determine the cause of death.

Budd's death is the fourth fatality this year at the quarry, about 50 miles southwest of Toledo, which draws divers with a range of abilities because its depth ranges from five to more than 120 feet. In June, certified scuba instructor Van Losh died in an accident while diving with friends, and in April, two divers from the Dayton area died when their air regulators froze in the 38 degree water, impeding their breathing.

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[medicdiver]

Prayers for the family. I enjoyed diving at Gilboa while I lived in Ohio.

[DirtyWaterIL]

Thats a shame. Hopefully no more incidents at Gilboa for a while.

[Foo2]

Absolutely horrible. Prayers to her family.

[Wolfie2012]

Wow, that's just horrible It's always sad to hear of a diver death, but when it's reported as so many deaths in however many months, it doesn't make it look good for that particular location

[tx.lakerat]

Prayers to family and to friends

[cmufieldhockey8]

Originally Posted by Wolfie2012

Wow, that's just horrible It's always sad to hear of a diver death, but when it's reported as so many deaths in however many months, it doesn't make it look good for that particular location

Yes it looks bad, but I can assure you Gilboa is the most tightly run, safety-conscious quarry I've dove.

[cummings66]

I intend on diving here someday, but I suspect if this string of accidents keeps up there might be a skills test required to dive here. He's noted for being safety conscious and I don't know what more he could do.

I'm sad to hear of this fatality but I am curious what happened to make her leave the group. Did she have a problem they failed to notice and tried to come up which caused her to end up separated away from any help?

[creggur]

Condolances to family and friends....

[Buoyant1]

That's a lot of incidents out there this year! (not only at Gilboa)
Just be careful out there everyone!

My condolences to the family and any friends that may stop by....