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Ambulance union questions response time after scuba diver dies near Victor Harbor
South Australia’s ambulance union has expressed concern at the amount of time it took paramedics to reach a scuba diver who died at Encounter Bay near Victor Harbor yesterday.
Key points:
- The 57-year-old man collapsed after emerging from the water on Saturday
- The Ambulance Employees Association has questioned the time it took to reach the area
- The SA Ambulance Service says it redirected a MedSTAR crew to the scene, where police were already attempting to revive the man
The 57-year-old man had been scuba diving and collapsed while returning to the beach, along Franklin Parade, police said.
Emergency services were called to the area about 11:00am on Saturday.
Police said that, despite efforts by paramedics and members of the public, the man…
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