Diver recovers from decompression sickness

A 38-year-old man is said to have made a full recovery after he spent last night in the Navy decompression chamber in Haulbowline, Co Cork .

A 38-year-old man is said to have made a full recovery after he spent last night in the Navy decompression chamber in Haulbowline, Co Cork .

The man had presented at Cork University Hospital with decompression sickness - also known as the 'bends' - after diving in 80 metres of water off the south coast.

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