“I drifted deeper into the reef we were exploring at a depth of 45 metres. When I eventually looked at the timer, I saw it was time for us to surface. I then realised that Allan and I had become separated,” said Mike.
As Mike slowly surfaced and eventually breached, he realised that Allan had not yet surfaced. Making his way towards the surface marker buoy onto which both of them had hooked, Mike tugged on Allan’s line.
“I pulled on the line and when I felt the resistance, I knew that the worst had happened,” he said.
An experienced diver, Mike was aware that he had to wait for a time before being able to safely descend once again.
“I got onto the boat and contacted the Park Rynie Ski-boat Club controller Mike Bruin and informed him that we might have a possible situation,” said Mike. Paramedics and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife were also contacted.
