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Feminine diver survives 24-hour cold-water drift off Russia

Feminine diver survives 24-hour cold-water drift off Russia
The island of Sakhalin borders the japanese fringe of the Tatar Strait (Picture: Shutterstock)

A feminine diver from the town of St Petersburg has been rescued after spending 24 hours drifting within the chilly waters of the Tatar Strait, off the japanese coast of Russia

In accordance with Russian media, the lady – who’s described as ‘aged’, though no age is reported – was a part of an tour organised by Russian scuba diving journal Predelnaya Glubina (Final Depth).

In the course of the dive, her information reportedly surfaced early as a result of inadequate weights, anticipating her to tag onto one other workforce that was within the water on the identical time.

Sadly, the lady turned separated from the opposite divers and was left to floor and drift alone.

She was sighted the subsequent day by cadets coaching on board the Russian search-and-rescue vessel Otto Schmidt, and was recovered from the water and given quick therapy for her ordeal.

The Tatar Strait (also referred to as the Strait of Tartary) separates the Russian island of Sakhalin from the Asian continent, connecting the Sea of Okhotsk to the Sea of Japan.

The water is shallow, reaching a most of round 200 metres with a median floor temperature between 8 and 12°C through the summer season months, and sea circumstances described as typically ‘unforgiving’.


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