A Regulator Attached Backward to a Tank

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Unlike the United States, several countries investigate the causes of diver deaths and publicize them, providing valuable safety lessons for all divers.

The death of a New Zealand solo scuba diver three years ago was unnecessary, the local coroner recently ruled, attributing the fatal incident to a combination of inexperience and unsafe diving practices, including using a wrongly assembled cylinder and regulator.

Aaron Matthews, 43, had been diving alone to collect seafood off a remote beach on North Island's East Cape. His friend, who was fishing from the shore, saw him surface without his mask on and struggling to breathe....

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