No Piece of Dive Gear is Worth Your Life

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As many divers would, when Zhang Xiao Han dropped her GoPro and saw it heading for the depths, she went down after it. Sadly, she never returned.

On May 3, the 30-year-old Chinese tourist's body was recovered at 285 feet. She had been diving with Green Nirvana Resort near Kakaban Island, Indonesia.

According to a report from the South China Post, she was in a group of 12 divers with three guides who were returning from a dive to 30 meters. As they reached five meters below the surface, Zhang lost her grip on the camera. She decided to dive back down to retrieve it even though one of the guides instructed her not to. When she did not return soon, two guides dived to look for her, but without success....

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