11-25-2007, 11:06 AM
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|  Police probe scuba diver death
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A scuba diver suspected of suffering from the bends died after emergency services drove him to hospital rather than immediately airlifting him out.
Police and the coroner are investigating the death of James Gerrard Aperahama, who suffered a fatal brain embolism after scuba diving off the west coast of Auckland two weeks ago.
Aperahama was diving off Whatipu, near the Manukau Harbour entrance, when his breathing apparatus malfunctioned and he was forced to surface quickly - causing him to suffer from decompression sickness, or "the bends".
His diving companions took him to nearby Huia, where the volunteer fire brigade responded within minutes. But the St John ambulance drove him to North Shore Hospital - 40km away which took 48 minutes - instead of flying him by helicopter straight to the hyperbaric chamber at Devonport Navy Base.......
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