By Bob Smits (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #691) on Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 6:10 am: |
Source: Telegraaf (newspaper The Netherlands)
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By pat murphy (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2060) on Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 10:05 am: |
bob, did she go missing friday or saturday? does anyone know what dive site her car was found at? we had heard some of this from our neighbor yesterday but she didn't have much information.
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By DiveWarm (BonaireTalker - Post #67) on Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 10:17 am: |
Oooh, this is never good news. My heart goes out to her family and friends....
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By Bob Smits (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #692) on Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 10:36 am: |
Sorry Pat, this is all I read.
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By I love vacations!! (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #6) on Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 11:17 am: |
Sorry "I love vacations" I have removed your post. This is hearsay, and a situation such as this is so painful for family and friends. No need to post speculation or hearsay. Only facts please.
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By marge karalis (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #849) on Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 11:32 am: |
That's just terrible. I hope it's not true.
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By Olaf D. (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #367) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 4:38 am: |
As from Nu.nl it appears she drove off to Karpata just by herself. A couple of hrs later her car was found there, but there was no sign of her.
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By emilio (BonaireTalker - Post #29) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 10:17 am: |
So sad..people feel a pain and that they believe that is the only way out..When I first read this I said to myself that Karpata would be a good place to do something like that.Can get deep 200+ easy there.
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By Bob Smits (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #693) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 10:42 am: |
Update from Dutch newssite:
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By Amy Langenbach (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 10:50 am: |
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By Me .. (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 11:02 am: |
Her name is Sylvia van Aarsen.
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By ****Tink**** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #8739) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 2:53 pm: |
May you rest in peace Sylvia.
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By ModCyn (Moderator - Post #801) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 2:57 pm: |
Please keep this thread very respectful. It looks like she may have been a local instructor. So I imagine that many of her friends and family are extremely emotional.
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By Mel Briscoe (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #412) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 5:14 pm: |
She worked at Caribbean Club. There is a 330 ft dive planned at Karpata tomorrow to continue searching. Unfortunately, it gets much deeper than that at Karpata.
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By ****Tink**** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #8744) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 5:39 pm: |
Mel, thank you, I do not envy the divers that will be making that dive tomorrow. Not the first soul Karpata has taken. It's just so tragic.
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By I love vacations!! (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #7) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 6:39 pm: |
I'm also very sorry,but my post was not a hearsay but it is a FACT,sorry it's the true.......
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By I love vacations!! (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #8) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 7:05 pm: |
source Nu.nl
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By blue mcright (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #188) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 7:18 pm: |
I am so very, very saddened to hear this tragic news. Soon after she moved to Bonaire, Sylvia became one of the first volunteers for the Light and Motion Sensor Program and I so enjoyed diving with her - her energy, enthusiasm, sense of humor, and beauty were unique and special. My heart goes out to her family, especially her daughter.
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By Martin de Weger (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4894) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 7:20 pm: |
For the non-Dutch speaking forum members:
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By Martin de Weger (Moderator - Post #84) on Monday, March 9, 2009 - 7:27 pm: |
On a personal base I would like to send my sympathy to the family and friends of Sylvia during this difficult period.
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By John "Smack" Anderson (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1677) on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 8:22 am: |
Martin, ditto!
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By Patty (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 9:41 am: |
Are donations being accepted to help her daughter and son?
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By ****Tink**** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #8745) on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 10:30 am: |
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By Natalie S (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #203) on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 11:25 am: |
Sorry to hear about the sad news. We saw all the police and STINAPA trucks at Karpata and heard about a missing diver there on Saturday, while touring. I hope they recover her; peace to the family.
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By Krispi ... I love Frogs..I like circles (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5128) on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 2:44 pm: |
So very sad...prayers to her family and Friends!
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By Randy P (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #844) on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 3:38 pm: |
My sincere sympathies to her family and friends on their loss and wishes for their shared strength to persevere through the inner turmoils..
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By Brian* * * * (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4394) on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 5:54 am: |
Very sad indeed, our thoughts are for her family and friends.
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By Boom starts with a Tara (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #10604) on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 1:09 pm: |
Our sympathies for her family, friends and the community.
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By Dan Jolly (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #949) on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 1:47 pm: |
Any info from the search mission yesterday?
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By silvia taurer (BonaireTalker - Post #34) on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 3:12 pm: |
no news in the dutch media so far - was checking the last 2 days, last update is from March 9th and just stated what Martin mentioned in his blog.
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By Bob Smits (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #694) on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 5:51 am: |
From the Amigo 11 Maart, 2009, 15:33 (GMT -04:00):
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By Mel Briscoe (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #416) on Friday, March 13, 2009 - 10:25 pm: |
Buddy Dive is organizing a memorial service at Karpata tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon.
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By marge karalis (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #858) on Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 1:43 pm: |
Was she found?
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By Walt III - www.RecTekScuba.com (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #422) on Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 7:27 pm: |
No
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By Ted Halkyard (BonaireTalker - Post #65) on Friday, July 17, 2009 - 7:43 am: |
Any further developments on this case?
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By silvia taurer (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #142) on Friday, July 17, 2009 - 7:49 am: |
Not that I am aware of.
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