DAN SOUTHERN AFRICA'S SECOND ANNUAL OXYGEN PROVIDER AWARD

Announcement by Dr Frans Cronje, Executive & Medical Director - DAN Southern Africa:

"DAN Southern Africa recently had the pleasure of of handing over its second annual Oxygen Provider Award to Mr. Willie van Deventer one of DAN Southern Africa's 26 Instructor Trainers and owner of Le Plongee Scuba Academy. The ceremony was held at the Watersport Africa 2000 Expo in Johannesburg on 12 August The award was given in recognition of Mr. Van Deventer who, on 27th June 1999, provided emergency oxygen first aid to two injured divers on two separate occasions on the same day! In both cases his personal DAN oxygen unit was used and assisted greatly in alleviating the symptoms of the injured divers until they could receive further medical attention. One of the injured divers has subsequently become a DAN Oxygen Instructor herself and their dive club has invested in obtaining a DAN oxygen unit for future dive trips. In recognition for his contribution to diving safety and emergency oxygen administration, Mr. Van Deventer received the definitive text on Hazardous Marine Life: Venomous and Poisonous Marine Animals by Dr. John Williams as a prize. On behalf of DN Southern Africa and International DAN, we congratulate Mr. Van Deventer on his achievement"