German diver now in stable condition

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Retrieval operations for the two pilots continue after a short emergency involving a German diver

MASBATE CITY, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – The German volunteer diver who suffered from decompression sickness while searching for bodies of the pilots of a crashed plane off Masbate is now in stable condition, military commander Maj Gen Eduardo del Rosario said Tuesday, August 21.

The operations to recover pilots Jessup Bahinting and Kshitiz Chand were briefly suspended Tuesday afternoon, August 21, after the diver, Danny Brumbach, was suddenly rushed to shore, looking pale and unconscious.

The pilots of the plane that carried the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo have not been recovered. 

At around 2.30 p.m., Brumbach was rushed to the ambulance that immediately left the command post. He suffered from decompression sickness. (Brumbach is a consultant of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology.)

The diver is now conscious, authorities said. Retrieval operations will resume tomorrow morning, Wednesday, August 22, Del Rosario added.- Rappler.com

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