Aaron Hopa died this morning in a diving accident.
neal
I don't know if many (or any) of you have Kiwi's involved with your club.
But if you do I've got some sad news they may be interested in.
From: "Sports@Dawn" <Spo...@dawn.sportsbeat.co.nz>
Subject: S@D - NEWS FLASH
RUGBY.
Prominent Rugby Player Dies.
Prominent Waikato rugby player Aaron Hopa died today in a scuba diving
accident.
Twenty-six year old Mr Hopa was pronounced dead this morning at 11.55am
after he received CPR for about fifty minutes.
Full Story............
http://sportsbeat.co.nz/dec14.html
Aaron was widely regarded in rugby circles in the Waikato (and wider) as a
hell of a player, but equaly a hell of a great person.
It is quite the sadest news we've had in rugby arround here for a long
time.
Neal,
Waikato University R.F.C.
Ian Stewart
>
>
> neal wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> Prominent Rugby Player Dies.
>
> Prominent Waikato rugby player Aaron Hopa died today in a scuba diving
> accident.
>
> Twenty-six year old Mr Hopa was pronounced dead this morning at 11.55am
> after he received CPR for about fifty minutes.
>
> Aaron was widely regarded in rugby circles in the Waikato (and wider) as a
> hell of a player, but equaly a hell of a great person.
>
> It is quite the sadest news we've had in rugby arround here for a long
> time.
>
> Neal,
>
> Waikato University R.F.C.
On behalf of the Rugby League community in New Zealand, we send our
condolences to the Hopa family.
A real tragedy
Regards
Ian
Rats
He was a damn good player. His baracking runs will be missed. Waikato and
the All Blacks will miss him dearly.
Rats
Number 1 All Blacks fan.
Paul Newton
neal wrote in message <01be2269$900045c0$09f0...@wurfc.ihug.co.nz>...
>Hello All,
>
>I don't know if many (or any) of you have Kiwi's involved with your club.
>But if you do I've got some sad news they may be interested in.
>
>
>From: "Sports@Dawn" <Spo...@dawn.sportsbeat.co.nz>
>Subject: S@D - NEWS FLASH
>
>RUGBY.
>
>
>Prominent Waikato rugby player Aaron Hopa died today in a scuba diving
>accident.
>
>Twenty-six year old Mr Hopa was pronounced dead this morning at 11.55am
>after he received CPR for about fifty minutes.
>
>
>http://sportsbeat.co.nz/dec14.html
>
>
>Aaron was widely regarded in rugby circles in the Waikato (and wider) as a
>hell of a player, but equaly a hell of a great person.
>
>It is quite the sadest news we've had in rugby arround here for a long
>time.
>
>Neal,
>
>Waikato University R.F.C.
>
On behalf of the Rugby Union supporters of England , please accept our
condolences to
Aaron's family,
Regards
Paul Newton
Leicester
UK
Mark O'S
NE333RO
As a diver and a rugger I would appreciate any information anyone has about
the circumstances surrounding this tragady. I read the article on sportsbeat
but it doesnt give enough details to draw any conclusions. Any help would be
appreciated and might help prevent another usless tragady. Thank you for your
help. My condolences go out to Aarons family and friends.
Euan Kilgour
(NE333RO) wrote:
As yet there has been no further details made public about the
circumstances surrounding the cause of death. The current facts are that
during an emergency ascent drill Hopa struggled to the surface, and
afterwards while removing gear and talking to his dive instructor, he
collapsed and stopped breathing. Efforts to resuscitate him failed and he
was pronounced dead on the wharf at Whangamata.
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eu...@NOSPAMwaikato.ac.nz says...
>As yet there has been no further details made public about the
>circumstances surrounding the cause of death. The current facts are that
>during an emergency ascent drill Hopa struggled to the surface, and
>afterwards while removing gear and talking to his dive instructor, he
>collapsed and stopped breathing. Efforts to resuscitate him failed and he
>was pronounced dead on the wharf at Whangamata.
I heard one report that he had what is termed "an air embolism".
Presumably this is an air bubble which forms in the
bloodstream.
Not being a diver I don't know whether this is a rare occurrence
or how it happens.
Cheers,
Paul.
tomkremer
som...@somewhere.com (A Name) wrote:
>I heard one report that he had what is termed "an air embolism".
>Presumably this is an air bubble which forms in the
>bloodstream.
>
>Not being a diver I don't know whether this is a rare occurrence
>or how it happens.
>
>Cheers,
>Paul.
Given the report I read about an emergency ascent I suspect they were
referring to a pulmonary embolism. When diving you are breathing
compressed air. As you ascend to the surface the air in your lungs expands
as the pressure around you decreases. If you can't or don't properly
exhale while ascending the expanding air can literally burst the avioli in
your lungs just as a balloon filled with air at depth, sealed and released
would overexpand and burst as it rose towards the surface.
tpk
Rob Wallace
suggests, pressurised air, which expands as you ascend, can rupture
through the alveoli or through a defect in the lungs and enter the
bloodstream. The heart doesn't like pumping air and may stop but more
seriously the air bubbles move through to lodge in the brain causing
damage there. Much more difficult to treat than drowning or the bends
and usually fatal. [ A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot (usually from
the legs) that moves through the circulation and lodges in the lungs]
Rob
Euan Kilgour
> Yes, no final report yet but it's presumed to be an air embolism. As Tom
> suggests, pressurised air, which expands as you ascend, can rupture
> through the alveoli or through a defect in the lungs and enter the
> bloodstream. The heart doesn't like pumping air and may stop but more
> seriously the air bubbles move through to lodge in the brain causing
> damage there. Much more difficult to treat than drowning or the bends
> and usually fatal. [ A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot (usually from
> the legs) that moves through the circulation and lodges in the lungs]
I spoke to someone who went to the funeral, and he said that you could
see the bruising Hopa had around his mouth from CPR, and his head (apart
from his face) was covered, so you couldn't see where they had cut his
skull open during the autopsy.
It appears a minor heart defect combined with inexperience in diving meant
that Hopa had held his breath during the ascent, causing expansion of the
air in his lungs to the point where a bubble escaped into his blood
stream.
I hope Aaron did not suffer.