By Teh Joo Lin
A VETERAN dive instructor died on a recreational dive at a wreck off the South China Sea last Saturday.
Mr Khoo Soo Seng, 68, suffered a heart attack while on a recreational dive at the Seven Skies wreck - a popular dive site off Pulau Aur on Malaysia's east coast.
His family told The Straits Times that Mr Khoo was familiar with the popular dive spot. He lost consciousness while surfacing from his dive and was surfaced by his dive buddy.
He was resuscitated on the dive boat. His breathing and pulse resumed for a while but eventually faded away. Mr Khoo was declared dead at Mersing Hospital.
Mr Khoo was well-known as a pioneer and veteran of the diving industry. He was a former president of the Singapore Underwater Federation. Since the late 1970s, he had been promoting ecological awareness and educational programmes for divers here and in the region, said his family in a statement.
His projects included conducting an archaeological and scientific expedition with Russian divers in 2004 on one of Russia's famous wrecks, the Cheluskin, which sank in 1934.
Originally posted by Clivebenss:May 10, 2010 - The Straits Times
Diver suffers heart attack
By Teh Joo Lin
A VETERAN dive instructor died on a recreational dive at a wreck off the South China Sea last Saturday.
Mr Khoo Soo Seng, 68, suffered a heart attack while on a recreational dive at the Seven Skies wreck - a popular dive site off Pulau Aur on Malaysia's east coast.
His family told The Straits Times that Mr Khoo was familiar with the popular dive spot. He lost consciousness while surfacing from his dive and was surfaced by his dive buddy.
He was resuscitated on the dive boat. His breathing and pulse resumed for a while but eventually faded away. Mr Khoo was declared dead at Mersing Hospital.
Mr Khoo was well-known as a pioneer and veteran of the diving industry. He was a former president of the Singapore Underwater Federation. Since the late 1970s, he had been promoting ecological awareness and educational programmes for divers here and in the region, said his family in a statement.
His projects included conducting an archaeological and scientific expedition with Russian divers in 2004 on one of Russia's famous wrecks, the Cheluskin, which sank in 1934.
RIP