2% - Sunday, June 14, 1987 - North Shore News

Safety urged for aquatic activities

DIVING ACCIDENTS — they
take but a few seconds to happen,
but the results can last a lifetime.

Each year in B.C., between five
and 10 people become para or
quadraplegic as a result of diving
related spinal injuries.

Take Walter Lawrence. At 17,

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he looked forward to a promising
career as a hockey player. Ina split
second, one single dive shattered
his dreams of ever walking or
moving his arms or legs again.
Research has shown that 70 per
cent of all diving related spinal in-
juries occur in five feet of water or

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less, and the primary group in-
volved is males between the ages of
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Recalls Lawrence: ‘'! wanted to
be the first one into the lake. I ran
and took a quick dive into the
water. I knew how to dive, but the
water was only three or four feet

deep. There was no room for er-
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Now 35, Lawrence has learned
to adjust to life as a quadraplegic,
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were difficult.

“In a split second, your life
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starting from day one. You're
totally dependent again. Initially,
all you can sec is what you’ve lost."

In spite of his accident,
Lawrence urges diving and aquatic
enthusiasts to ‘give everything
their best shot, with safety in
mind."”

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