Yesterday, the Coast Guard had to Medivac a diver that got his foot caught in the prop of a boat.

The diver was conscious; the extent of his injuries are not known publicly at this time.

Since there are no official conclusions as to what happened, the internet rumor mill has started to speculate.

According to posts on some scuba boards, the victim is the owner of the boat who jumped off the back; the boat then backed over him.

I’m guessing he fell off; you’re not suppose to be in the water in the first place if the boat’s props are still spinning.

I’ll post the official version when, and if, I find out.

A news article with video can be found here.

If you’re a diver and don’t have DAN insurance, I would highly advise you to get it!

A number of years ago, an old buddy of mine, Daniel From Redondo Pier, smashed his hand on the Mr. C and had to be airlifted from the boat and to the hospital.

His bill, as I remember, was $23,000 just for the airlift; I forgot how much the hospital treatment ran, but he had DAN insurance and all was covered.