When Kim looked down to adjust her BC straps, a sudden movement
in her peripheral vision caught her attention. She looked up to
find that her instructor, Allison, who had been standing on the
seawall right beside her, was suddenly gone. Kim looked to the
water and saw that Allison had been swept off the wall. Before
she even registered the fact, Kim's own feet gave way to a
sudden push of water, and she found herself struggling in rough
conditions. She quickly saw that Allison was unable to inflate
her BC and was on the verge of drowning. Kim struggled over to
her instructor and tried to keep her afloat, but her weight and
the rough water were too much. Kim let go to get control of her
own buoyancy and lost Allison in the heavy seas. Allison was an
experienced diving instructor in her mid-40s and in good health.
She was diving with Kim and two other dive club members, a
brother and sister who were also healthy, active divers. Allison
had agreed to supervise the three other divers on a shore dive
adjacent to a