Death and the Full-Face Snorkel Masks

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Undercurrent's October story about the recent deaths of another two snorkelers in Hawaii while using full-face snorkeling masks prompted David Concannon (Sun Valley, ID), an Undercurrent subscriber and attorney at law specializing in diving litigation, to write. Here is what he said (with our editing for brevity).

"In 2019, I assisted HEAD in its dealings with Hawaiian authorities conducting an epidemiology study of FFSMs to assess their impact on drownings in the state. HEAD voluntarily tested its FFSM products as well as other manufacturers' FFSMs to see if they could pose a risk to users. The results were alarming....

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