The Down Under Dive Club (DUDC) is located in Melbourne on the sunny east central coast of Florida. Formed in 1984 by a group of enthusiastic divers, DUDC currently has about 100 members. Our mission is to promote safe, organized dive events, provide a social setting comfortable to everyone, and encourage environmental responsibility among the diving community. Our past dives covered the Atlantic ocean, from Georgia to Bonaire. We organize all types of dives: drift dives, wreck dives, shore dives, live-aboards, spring dives, and even shark dives! Our members include a diverse group of divers. There are men, women and kids, ages from 11 to 65+ with all certification levels from new Open Water divers to Instructors.
Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM at the Indian River Lagoon House, Located just south of University Blvd. on US1 in Melbourne. Door prizes are awarded each month and we book a fascinating assortment of guest speakers. We invite everyone interested in SCUBA diving to stop by for some stimulating conversation, meet our group, and have some fun!
Florida man dies after scuba diving accident off Juno Beach
Sunday, December 17 2006
JUNO BEACH, Florida (5 Sep 2006) -- A Florida man died while scuba diving off Juno Beach with Jupiter Dive Center.
Barry Hauser, 48, was found unconscious floating at the surface near the Republic IV dive boat. Attempts to revive the victim with CPR aboard the dive boat failed. After the Republic IV returned to Seasport Marina, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue took Hauser to Jupiter Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Hauser was diving with his wife and about 20 other divers when the accident happened.
According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's office, no one realized the victim was in trouble until a post-dive head count revealed that one diver was missing. Usually scuba divers dive in two-person buddy teams so that a diver can immediately assist a buddy diver who encounters problems. It is not clear if Jupiter Dive Center was utilizing the buddy system to enhance diver safety. Another factor that may have contributed to the accident was the victim's medical history.
Jupiter Police speculated that Hauser may have died from a heart attack. An autopsy has been scheduled.
JUNO BEACH, Florida (5 Sep 2006) -- A Florida man died while scuba diving off Juno Beach with Jupiter Dive Center.