Natasha Scott was diving in the North Sea with Benjamin Rayner (pictured), 38, when he suddenly lost control due to an issue with his breathing apparatus and rapidly ascended to the surface
A scuba instructor has revealed her desperate battle to save a newly qualified diver who suffered a panic attack 40ft below the surface in the North Sea.
Natasha Scott was diving with quantity surveyor Benjamin Rayner, 38, when he suddenly lost control due to an issue with his breathing apparatus.
Miss Scott tried to help Mr Rayner but he tried to grab hold of her and began 'flailing his arm and legs' and filling his buoyancy aid with air.
She tried to keep control of the 38-year old but was forced to let him go for her own safety as he rapidly rose feet first to the surface with water leaking into his mask.
Mr Rayner, originally from Knutsford, Cheshire, who weighed 20 stone was pulled from the sea into a boat but died from organ failure despite attempts to revive him.
Details of the tragedy on June 22, 2014 emerged for the first time at an inquest in Warrington which heard how the diving expedition occurred off Moray Firth, North Scotland.
Mr Rayner was diving with Miss Scott and two other enthusiasts near Findochty harbour just six weeks month after he qualified with the British Swimming Coaches Association as an ocean diver.
In a statement Miss Scott said: 'I had no concerns with him or his equipment. I went in initially with a diver who had problems with her ears and heard Ben having his buddy check being performed.
'He came into the water and we descended and he signalled that he was okay. The dive was a social dive and not an instruction.
'The dive started at 12.21 and lasted for 19 minutes. I noticed he had difficulties with one of his fins and I put it on correctly and tightened it for him.
'Then he began to ascend quickly and I tried to hold him. He put air in his jacket and I had to let go for my own safety - and then he was out of my sight.
'I had to stop to sort my own breathing and buoyancy whilst he lost control.
Mr Rayner, originally from Knutsford, Cheshire, who weighed 20 stone was pulled from the sea into a boat but died from organ failure despite attempts to revive him
'I went to the surface where we were struggling to get him into the boat. We held his head into the boat and gave him rescue breaths but he was unresponsive.'
A report by Procurator Fiscal Alasdair MacDonald read: 'Benjamin used an air cylinder provided by the club and Natasha's computer showed her dive started at 12.21. It lasted for 19 minutes 45 seconds, and reached a depth of 12.2 metres.
'Natasha signalled Ben to see if he was okay and he said he was. But about halfway through he was having trouble with his left fin as it had come off.
'Natasha put it back on for him and secured it. She moved to see his face and she then noticed he was two metres above her. He was showing signs of disorientation as he was spinning and not in control.
'She tried to pull him down towards her and signalled if he was okay but he did not respond and was in a panic.
Details of the tragedy on June 22, 2014 emerged for the first time at an inquest in Warrington which heard how the diving expedition occurred off Moray Firth, North Scotland
'He then put air in his buoyancy aid and rapidly ascended. She tried to stop this but he was flailing his arms and legs. She was grabbed by him and she also began ascending. She then let go of him and he was then out of her sight.
'She had to do a safety stop to control her breathing. She went to the surface and saw he was face down vertically and thrashing violently.
'They tried to get him the right way up but is mask was full of water, and he was unresponsive. They tried to get him into the boat but due to his size they couldn't get him in.
'They then turned him and removed his equipment which fell to the sea bed. A lifeboat was requested but he was unconscious and was later pronounced dead.'
A 2017 report by Sula Diving contractors concluded Mr Rayner's scuba equipment was in good condition, but there was a mismatch between a valve and a hose, which meant it was not fully functioning
A 2017 report by Sula Diving contractors concluded Mr Rayner's scuba equipment was in good condition, but there was a mismatch between a valve and a hose, which meant it was not fully functioning.
Scots Pathologist Dr Matthew Lyall said: 'The circumstance of this case show this man's death should be recorded as death by diving.
'His mask was full of water but the actual cause of death is not drowning. He became disoriented with air trapped in the legs of the suit and he made an uncontrolled ascent to the surface.
'He was feet first because of the position of the air bubble in his suit. He was in a panic.
Details of the tragedy on June 22, 2014 emerged for the first time at an inquest in Warrington which heard how the diving expedition occurred off Moray Firth, North Scotland
'Water had leaked into his mask and had entered around his mouth piece, and he lost consciousness.'
Brian Rogers, who carried out a second post mortem in England, said: 'He was well built, of 132kg and 180cm. He had an enlarged heart but it was normal.
'He went to sea and all appeared well. But had difficulties with his left fin and then was disorientated.
He panicked and had air in his suit and rapidly ascended to the surface due to trapped air. There was also water in his mask. This raises the possibility of scuba divers pulmonary edema.'
Recording a verdict of accidental death coroner Alan Moore echoed Miss Scott's and Mr Lyall's version of events and said: 'He passed away while doing a sport he thoroughly enjoyed.'
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Natasha Scott was diving in the North Sea with Benjamin Rayner (pictured), 38, when he suddenly lost control due to an issue with his breathing apparatus and rapidly ascended to the surface
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