US EditionColwood tribute anchors lost story of navy diver 'Snowball' to present, future
COLWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 11 – A memorial bench in Colwood honors Joseph Dechamplain, who drowned during a 1983 navy training dive involving toxic oxygen and strong currents, marking 42 years since the accident.
- Earlier this month, Colwood installed a memorial bench in Royal Bay to honor diver Joseph Dechamplain’s life, funded by over $1,400 from community fundraising.
- Driven by fears his sacrifice might fade, friends feared Dechamplain's 1983 drowning off Albert Head lacked a public marker, risking his story being forgotten, prompting a memorial bench funded by over $1,400.
- In the dive, oxygen toxicity at depth caused Dechamplain to release his lifeline, while currents up to seven knots swept his body away, as Bewsher recalls.
- The new memorial bench in Colwood aims to preserve Dechamplain's legacy, inspiring future navy divers and ensuring his sacrifice remains in community memory.
- Hoping to restore Dechamplain's legacy, the memorial aims to inspire future navy divers and keep his story alive for generations to come.
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