Search and retrieval ops resume Wednesday morning, says Army

Photo courtesy of Philippine National Red Cross-Masbate

MANILA, Philippines—Search and retrieval operations will be resumed Wednesday morning following the accident of a German diver who suffered decompression sickness upon ascent, the military said.

“Because of the minor accident this afternoon we conducted an assessment of the ongoing recovery operations, and we will continue the operations tomorrow after breakfast,” Major General Eduardo del Rosario of the Southern Luzon Command told reporters in a press briefing in Masbate, which was also aired over television.

Danny Brumbach suffered decompression sickness, which occurs during a fast ascent, when he was about to go up from a deep dive.

“With regard to the status of our volunteer German diver, he is now in stable condition and almost 95 percent recovered,” he said.