The Diving TRAGEDY of Linnea Mills | Scary Fascinating

The Diving TRAGEDY of Linnea Mills | Scary Fascinating

In October of 2020 Linnea Mills was interested in getting her Advanced Open Water certification in her hometown of Missoula Montana. Little did she know she was putting her trust into those she shouldn't have as the dive shop she chose not only had a history of negligence but they were in over their head by even offering these courses.

Check out this weeks video to see how and why a young women like Linnea lost her life to human negligence.

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[EmpressOfExile]

So many mistakes made here..
First the "instructors" recommended she rent a dry suit which is a piece of technical equipment which has a *entire separate class* for its use
Second they sent her on that dive *knowing* her dry suit was not functional on top of her not knowing how to use it (or she wouldn't have even got in the water had she known)
Then they *intentionally* overloaded her suit with *non-ditchable* weights
*And last but probably worst of all screw ups, * they obviously had more trainees in the water than they were capable of handling since *nobody* (of the instructors) even checked on her or knew she was having issues until it was too late🤦🏾‍♂️

[rachelzimmerman]

As a marine biologist that's been diving for over a decade, these people should be behind bars without question.

[informanti]

Unbelievable.. the instructors are 100% responsible for Linnea's death.

RIP Linnea ❤️

[pettykittyfam]

That poor Mr. Gentry... He risked his own life but it wasn't enough... I can't imagine the horror he probably still experiences.
I hope he's ok now.
The lack of prosecution is disgusting.

RIP 💔

[charliekezza]

This is one of the diving deaths that just didn't need to happen. Poor Linnea

[jadefalcon]

Holy shit. I am fucking FLOORED. I've been diving for 25 years and every single thing you described in the lead-up to that second dive was just SCREAMING red flags. 44 pounds of weight on an 18-year-old kid? What the hell??

The amount of bad choices made in the lead up to that fatal dive is absolutely criminally negligent. It's a crime in itself that these people weren't prosecuted.

[kellymoses]

Putting the lead weights in her pocket was basically murdering her.

[BettyAnne]

It's scary how common diver deaths actually are, especially due to other inexperienced divers or mis sold equipment. This poor girl was just about to live her life and due to people wanting to skip corners she is no longer with us. The fact that they want to blame the only person who tried to help her is just horrible and then the DA wants to undermine those who essentially killed her is so much worse. No parent should have to bury a child that young. Rest in peace Linnea.

[playgroundchooser]

Hey all, the dive place is Gull Diving (not Gold as some comments mention), and this wasn't even the first time those villains were involved in shady / criminal acts. Horrible people that are escaping justice for sure.

[macmccollum]

I've been a certified and active fresh and saltwater diver for over 50 years. We were trained to know the risks and deal with situations. Now, divers are undertrained and overequipped. It's more of a style show, coordinating your mask and fins with your BC and wetsuit. Knowing what I know from decades of experience, if I had to conform to the current method of teaching and use of current recommenced gear, I would never dive again.

[Spacemonkeymojo]

Imagine the fear that girl must've gone through that day, this is just so freaking horrible. Like seriously what was even the point of going on the dive? Supposedly they got to the lake when it was starting to get dark, they should've just cancelled the dive entirely. So idiotic.

[cargopilotguy]

The standard for criminal negligence (otherwise known as recklessness) is that you don’t know what you’re doing is dangerous, but you should.

It’s absolutely unbelievable that they’re not being charged with manslaughter for this. US attorneys office never fails to disappoint

That said the parents are wrong. The government has no duty to protect you from other private individuals. Deshaney v Winnebago and Castle rock v Gonzalez

[alexanderpal]

This is 100% on the dive instructors. So sad. Makes me sick to my stomach. The shop owners and both instructors caused a young girls death.

[dormantlime]

Mind boggling that they ruled that this didn't meet the threshold for criminal negligence. Anyone versed in diving (hell, even vaguely familiar with it) can see that these instructors were responsible. Sickening.

[hunterwise]

This diving “school” sounds like it runs an absolute shit show!!! As you were telling the story it was just one overlooked and unsafe thing after

[BassGirlSusan]

Saw a bit of video from Linnea's service, what her parents were going through was expectedly heartbreaking.

[BillyWilliamson]

There is absolutely no excuse for dumping a student in 120 feet of water with unfamiliar/incomplete equipment.

[juslewissr]

Wow. Just wow. That's all I've got; This incident and everything that followed is absolutely disgusting. I can say "shame on" so many things/people involved but most of all, shame on our justice system.

[abraxsmith]

Given the circumstances if that were my kid the cow who caused her death might find it safer in jail than out on her next dive.

[lauragoodspeed]

Hideous miscarriage of justice. Rest In Peace poor sweet little girl 🕯 ❤️
Another great video❤️