Hawaii is grappling with an increase in snorkel-related deaths. Ten people have died since January. A full-face snorkel mask is at the center of one theory about the rise in deadly incidents, with four deaths linked to the gear. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
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Rating: 4.43
its completly safe if u use it properly.. just read instructions
With the full face mask if you are under water with it and then water goes into the mask and you are drowning you have t9 put your head out of the water and then the water will spill out the mask maybe that’s what caused the wife to die because she drowned in it
just let them die the world is already over populated
not to discredit his wife or anything, my condolences go to this man and his family, but a person who drowns while snorkeling a few inches under the surface does not seem like a great swimmer. she should definitely not have been snorkeling alone…
you people a to old to wear this..go home and rest
whales have evolved to look like humans
lol
The full face snorkels give me headaches
HAWAII is ground zero because most people visiting HAWAII are swimming and/or snorkeling. More people = greater chance of accidents. I have one of these masks for snorkeling and have never experienced any issues, i love it. I guess if someone chokes on a sucker, its the sucker manufacturers fault nowadays. We wonder why our insurance rates are through the roof. Everyone is sue happy.
OKAY I WATCHED IT YOUTUBE. please stop recommending this to me the thumbnail is creepy
my condo is ground zero to snorkeling
Here's what I think happens: A person catches a sudden shortage in breathing, which instinctively leads to trying to remove the mask right off, but this mask doesn't allow you to do so, which results in a panic and further difficulty breathing. And moments later, you black out, and that's it, you die. The biggest risk with these masks – they do not let you remove one immediately. That's one huge safety hazard!
i am okay with all this fat people dying…
Never swim alone, is rule number one, no matter what kind of mask you wear. No expert is so superficial to swim alone, unless they stay very very close to the coast.
im using this snorkel for 5 months and im no dead
Its unclear if going in the water increase your chances of drowning or not. Rolls eyes.
No one cared who i was until i put on the mask
They look like bdsm masks or something lol
This is so stupid!!!! If you have 10 deaths per year… before the mask they were all linked to the standard equipment. If more and more people use the mask… just as many as before can die… just that some will be after they use the mask! You just need to follow the Manual! (if they're fake, they can both be fake, face and standard tube). How do these moronic news get to be actual NEWS!!?!?!?!
4:30 this man right here hit the problem on the nose. It why none of the dive shops near me sell them anymore.
do people realize that we can't breathe underwater?
1:50 to skip to the point
I use the mask and i never had problems with it
some newer mawsks have a button to instantly loosen the mask.
The legend said, that mask not for swiming but for war.
The legend said, that mask not for swiming but for war.
the issue with them is that they leak and you have to control your breathing. I got one of these when I was in florida and when I dived to grab a shell about 8ft down, the seal on the mask broke and the mask flooded. Also, having a giant mass of air on your face makes its very difficult to dive. They are great for surface snorkeling, they are not for diving. They are also really good for swimming in high swells because the mask protects your face from the water splashing against you. If you ever had to jump ship during a storm, it would be better to be wearing one of these.
that mask would be a great idea if the ventilation was artificial
sounds like a deadtrap to me.. coastgaurd/lifegaurd with no comment should say plenty
darwing!.. 😛
First world problems.
Jeez I'd never wear one of those death traps unless it was a full faced SCUBA mask and even then it would be awkward.
reactionary reporting at its finest
You can kinda just look at it an go like "Oh yeah the water fills up and if you get to the top you have to get it off or something but like why would you get water in it in the first place?"
Conclusion: The chances of death rise when you buy stuff from amazon. xD
Man that snorkel is bull i`d rather not buy it
First I didn't get what would be the problem with those. But simply if a decent amount of water would get in there, it would be very easy to panic. A normal snorkel, you just spit it out and you're free and can breathe normally immediately. That thing, you have to think and perform the tiniest amount to get it off, and if you're panicking, that can be enough to be in trouble. And if you're not the best swimmer, already struggling… Yeah I can see how you're gonna suffucate/drown with that thing and it makes me shiver.
wait, so they die on the surface of the water without noticing? is that what is happening?
It was the hoverboards year before, now snorkeling masks… World is coming to end! ;p
Still think that the premier on is better
maybe add a mouth piece to BLOW out air, but the open face can still breathe through the nose.
carbon monoxide poisoning? that is something.
even with normal snokrels people dies
I used this mask before, and I can say for sure it's a death trap hahahahahah
i've been swimming since i was 4 and snorkeling since i was 6 .. this mask looks awesome but has the ability to cause death easier than regular snorkel masks
Mostly in that people wearing those stupidass things will be bullied into suicide.