Moment of silence for Audrey Mestre

[luminary]

It hasn't been widespread in the news so I thought I'd pass it on for the divers among us...

Audrey Mestre, world renowned freediver, died while making a record attempt on 10/12. She was attempting to break the Womens No Limit Freediving record of 160 meters. Three days before, Audrey successfully completed a training dive to 170 meters. After being underwater for over 9 minutes, she was pronounced dead at a hospital in La Romana in the Dominican Republic.

What little information that is available can be found here:
http://www.deeperblue.net/

For more information on what a No Limit Freedive is, go here:
http://www.iafdusa.com/valid.htm##nolimits

[hcs3]

i read about that on scuba board.

as sad as it is that she lost her life, she died doing what she loved. we should all be so lucky...

henry