39 thoughts on “A Connection Between Hawaii Snorkeling Drowning and Air Travel?”
Maria E
Hello, my husband died last year, on September 17th, snorkeling in Maui’s beautiful Napili Bay.
He was an excellent swimmer and very comfortable swimming in the ocean. He passed away within 24 hours of our much anticipated vacation. We couldn’t wait to get snorkel equipment from Snorkel Bob’s, little did we know that this would be fatal. Had we any knowledge that snorkeling could be fatal, we would have waited at least a few days to go out. His death is listed as “probable Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease” but I was with him and I know that he died of ROPE. I am glad that there is more awareness about this issue, but people are still dying. Why? Because people don’t know about it. This needs to become widespread public knowledge.
I am so sorry for your loss. I hope hotels and websites start sharing the information about ROPE. I never really heard about it until now after looking up causes of drownings in Hawaii. I was born in Hawaii and visit almost every year. I can understand hypoxia because I am a RN and think it’s crazy that it’s taken so long for people to realize the cause of death for so many people who snorkel.
Hello, my husband died last year, on September 17th, snorkeling in Maui’s beautiful Napili Bay.
He was an excellent swimmer and very comfortable swimming in the ocean. He passed away within 24 hours of our much anticipated vacation. We couldn’t wait to get snorkel equipment from Snorkel Bob’s, little did we know that this would be fatal. Had we any knowledge that snorkeling could be fatal, we would have waited at least a few days to go out. His death is listed as “probable Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease” but I was with him and I know that he died of ROPE. I am glad that there is more awareness about this issue, but people are still dying. Why? Because people don’t know about it. This needs to become widespread public knowledge.
I am so sorry for your loss. I hope hotels and websites start sharing the information about ROPE. I never really heard about it until now after looking up causes of drownings in Hawaii. I was born in Hawaii and visit almost every year. I can understand hypoxia because I am a RN and think it’s crazy that it’s taken so long for people to realize the cause of death for so many people who snorkel.