A dive nine months ago near the Pedro Bank, off the island’s southwest coast, almost cost Dwyer Robinson his life, leaving him wheelchair-dependent. Despite his slow recovery, he remains very eager to get back to hustling for his family.
The Portmore, St Catherine, resident spends most mornings absorbing the sun to dissolve nitrogen bubbles trapped in his body.
Robinson, 46, developed decompression sickness, otherwise called ‘the bends’, just a few days before Jamaica recorded its first COVID-19 case in March.
The father of three said he was diving in 100 feet of water when a heavy current swept him away. The seasoned diver managed to resurface and was assisted into the boat by his captain, but he was unconscious.