Death of Karl Bareham, 37, in 2019 was controversial with coroner told diving equipment may have been faulty and ‘dangerous’
Stock image of two people scuba diving. City and Colour producer Karl Bareham died while diving off Byron Bay in 2019.Stock image of two people scuba diving. City and Colour producer Karl Bareham died while diving off Byron Bay in 2019.The NSW deputy coroner on Monday heard that Karl Bareham was pronounced dead at about midday on 24 September 2019 at The Pass, a famous beach and surf spot in Byron Bay.
The group continued to a part of the dive spot known as “the nursery”, Ranken told the court. The next time the guide saw Bareham, he had stopped swimming and was lying face up without his regulator. His face was “not good”, the guide told investigators. Expert witnesses at the inquest will include diving equipment technicians and three doctors, all of whom have determined different causes of death: drowning in saltwater, immersion pulmonary oedema and a medical event – possibly an alcohol withdrawal syndrome seizure – leading to drowning.
A Sundive log in May 2019 noted the second-stage regulator Bareham had used was “leaking” and had been manually “tuned” by a staff member who was not a qualified technician, Ranken said.
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