The death of a man who drowned while on a “bucket list” scuba diving trip could have been prevented if appropriate equipment checks had happened before he entered the water, a coroner concluded.
David Pleace, 57, died while scuba diving to a shipwreck in Scotland after part of his equipment disconnected. David Pleace died on a scuba diving trip off Orkney in 2021 (Police Scotland/PA ...
Diving equipment has been improved and is less likely to malfunction,” said Toru Wagatsuma, head of the group’s secretariat. Scuba diving is a sport that people can enjoy throughout their life.