I think the defensiveness is due to how emotional this is. I've only been diving two years but I've heard this is the first diver disappearance. there has been fatalities but everyone has been recovered. from my new perspective, i can see how questions at this time may be trivial and not important, but to us new divers, it is important to understand everything that this experienced diver did and wore so we can learn from it. I don't think ZENLIKE meant to hit a nerve with the where was his buddy question. I just know I've been trained to dive with a buddy, NAUI and PADI both highly encourage it and I've been on boats where you experienced divers do it solo. We all take risks diving and to each their own (waivers signed acknowledges that). I hope it wasn't an shark that got him, and i hope they find him soon for the families sake. Stay safe diving all.
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