BA, Fiji -- Fijian man died after he was bitten by a shark whilst on a diving expedition.
The 28-year-old man, Aisake Sadole, was part of a group of four who went night diving in Ba yesterday evening.
According to police reports, the group realized one of their members was missing after he failed to surface.
They dived again and found his body at the bottom of the sea.
Sadole was rushed to the Lautoka Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
The shark bit his arm and the man died as a result of excessive blood loss.
source: http://www.fijilive.com
Reader Comments
2 people have commented so far.WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE BUDDY SYSTEM?? I HAVE ONLY BEEN ON 1 NIGHT DIVE-IN CAYMAN BRAC- AND MY BUDDY TOOK OFF AND LEFT ME ON OUR DIVE, I WAS ABLE TO SPOT OTHER DIVERS AND SPENT THE REST OF THE DIVE WITH THEM.. POOR GUY COULD PROBABLY STILL BE ALIVE, IF THEY WOULD HAVE STAYED IN PAIRS- ALWAYS LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER!! SAFETY FIRST...
- TAMMY · USA · Jun 10, 2008 @ 6:51am
What i read that they surface after a while.If u dont see a diver for more than a minute u surface.What u do is surface for not more tahn a minuteThey suface after a while after an hour Poor guy was expecting his buddy to notice whats gone wrong.But his team was not dreafting in there thoughts.
- Bale · Fiji · Jan 20, 2009 @ 1:48am