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Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Diver Sucked Into Nuclear Power Plant Intake Lives

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Christopher Le Cun, 30, from Florida, was out scuba diving with a friend
Pair decided to check out huge structures beneath the waves which turned out to be 16ft-wide intake pipes for a nuclear power plant
Cun was sucked inside and thought he was going to be cut up by a turbine
He considered committing suicide by pulling his oxygen mask off, but said he couldn't bear the thought of leaving his children behind
Cun later emerged in a reservoir pool in front of shocked plant workers
By CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 11:04 EST, 5 March 2016 | UPDATED: 18:35 EST, 5 March 2016

A scuba diver has recounted the heart-stopping moment he was sucked into a nuclear power station after getting too close to a water pipe used to cool the plant.
Christopher Le Cun, a married father-of-two from Palm Bay, Florida, said he was sure he was going to die after being sucked into a pipe at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant.
Cun, 30, described how he was diving off Hutchingson Island with friend Robert Blake when the pair spotted shadows cast by large objects hundreds of feet beneath the waveNoticing a yellow buoy nearby, the pair decided to anchor their boat to it before going down to check the mysterious structures out.
Speaking to WPTV, Cun said: 'I swam right up to this big structure and it looks like a building underwater. I felt a little bit of current.
'All of a sudden it got a little quicker and I thought, "this ain't right, this ain't right."'
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Before he could react, Cun was sucked into one of the structures which turned out to be 16ft-wide intake pipes, capable of draining 500,000 gallons of water per minute into massive pools used to cool the plant's reactors.
Cun described the sensation as similar to being sucked over a waterfall, saying he suddenly found himself in complete darkness and still being swept along.

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3478092/Scuba-diver-tells-moment-thought-going-die-sucked-NUCLEAR-POWER-PLANT-emerge-inside-stunned-workers.html
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Dona Worry Be Happy · Vette's SS!!

Holy hell, why aren't they covered?

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Why isn't the underwater area marked with signage letting people know it's a dangerous area ?!?!

ed11563 · Guru

Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:
Holy hell, why aren't they covered?

I would have expected the intake to be covered by a screen, to keep big fish (and humans) out.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Well that sucked.

NAOW · Vette's SS

How terrifying.

ed11563 · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
Well that sucked.

Very punny. smile

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Mellow Momma wrote:
Why isn't the underwater area marked with signage letting people know it's a dangerous area ?!?!

They are typically marked. But these two saw the warning marker on top of the water and wanted to check it out anyway.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Why isn't the underwater area marked with signage letting people know it's a dangerous area ?!?!
They are typically marked. But these two saw the warning marker on top of the water and wanted to check it out anyway.

The OP doesn't mention any markings. It says they saw shadows that they wanted to investigate and that there was a yellow buoy. I am talking about signage that reads "warning! Power plant intake area. No diving". Something that loud and clear says what the danger is.

ed11563 · Guru

Mellow Momma wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Why isn't the underwater area marked with signage letting people know it's a dangerous area ?!?!
They are typically marked. But these two saw the warning marker on top of the water and wanted to check it out anyway.
The OP doesn't mention any markings. It says they saw shadows that they wanted to investigate and that there was a yellow buoy. I am talking about signage that reads "warning! Power plant intake area. No diving". Something that loud and clear says what the danger is.

It might have said that on the yellow buoy. They could just be arrogant twits who ignore warnings.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Yeah it kind of sounds like they were in where they weren't supposed to be looking for trouble.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

ed11563 wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Why isn't the underwater area marked with signage letting people know it's a dangerous area ?!?!
They are typically marked. But these two saw the warning marker on top of the water and wanted to check it out anyway.
The OP doesn't mention any markings. It says they saw shadows that they wanted to investigate and that there was a yellow buoy. I am talking about signage that reads "warning! Power plant intake area. No diving". Something that loud and clear says what the danger is.
It might have said that on the yellow buoy. They could just be arrogant twits who ignore warnings.

As a diver I know the rules. You NEVER go diving in an area without learning about the area first. And a yellow buoy is a warning about caution. They were being numbskulls.