BRIT DIVER KILLED; TRAGEDY.A BRITISH diver diver, general term used to refer to many diving birds, e.g., the loon, the grebe, and some ducks, auks, and penguins. has died after suffering the bends while filming the wreck of the Titanic's sister ship. Carl Spencer, 37, collapsed in the sea during an expedition to World War One hospital craft the Britannic in Greece. The married dad-of-two was brought to the surface and airlifted to an Athens hospital but never regained consciousness. Aspa Papadopoulou of the Greek marine ministry said: "Everything was done to save his life. He was taken to the best hospital." Mr Spencer, of Cannock, Staffs, was filming Britannic, which sunk in 1916 off the island of Kea kea, in zoology kea: see parrot. kea Large, stocky parrot (Nestor notabilis, subfamily Nestorinae) of New Zealand. It lives in mountain habitats and is known for its curious and playful character. , for National Geographic. The bends are caused by surfacing too quickly after a deep dive. It can result in paralysis paralysis or palsy (pôl`zē), complete loss or impairment of the ability to use voluntary muscles, usually as the result of a disorder of the nervous system. but fatalities are rare. |
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