phreaticus53

There is no speculation stated here...just the facts as reported by one of the two primary recovery divers, via phone conversation this morning. I leave it to you to speculate ( as we all are doing, or will do), but the facts as found by the divers are there.
Why would they make things up, they are both extremely experienced divers, and I know one has done numerous recoveries over at least 35 years? They know the drill, they know how to observe and gather facts...and the IUCRR will use thier observations and report to a large extent to try (I repeat...TRY!) to determine what happened. Mostly it will still remain conjecture (see the Eagle's Nest double drowining accident in 2004...no one really knows, to this day, what happened there). Mostly, in the case of experienced, divers (baring obvious physical catastrophe), we rarely get the real answer.
BTW....I've been there and done that at least six times (including EN) so I am not speaking out of wanting to be a hero...just stating the facts as reported by those who were there.