Swiss diver rescued in Mindoro after experiencing shortness of breath

A female Swiss diver who experienced breathing difficulties after engaging in a series of diving activities was rescued off Occidental Mindoro, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Monday, March 24.

The PCG said the 30-year-old diver from Switzerland had just finished diving and was onboard the motorboat Gabriela Dive Safari in the vicinity waters off Sablayan town last March 22 when she complained of shortness of breath.

Personnel of the Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Sablayan received a phone call about the situation and immediately deployed a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) to evacuate the patient.

The patient was turned over to the Sablayan municipal disaster risk reduction and management office (MDRRMO) for an assessment.

She was subsequently brought to the District Hospital of Sablayan for further medical treatment.