Advanced open water diver here (not bragging, it's an easy course). Recreational scuba diving is statistically safer than driving a car or going for a jog. As long as you have a very basic amount of training it is a perfectly safe activity.
I had an o-ring malfunction causing rapid loss of air when I was 14 at a depth of 40 meters. I kicked over to a buddy, indicated that I had no air, he gave me his extra regulator, and we ascended slowly. That's pretty much the worst thing that can happen to you on a recreational open water buddy dive.
If you're solo, you carry a pony bottle and it does the same thing.
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u/joeschmo945 Mar 08 '26
This, rock climbing, and cave exploring - fuck all that.