Preliminary data from a study released last week suggested that oxygen deprivation induced by rapid onset pulmonary edema, known as ROPE, is the most probable cause of snorkel-related fatal and ...

Snorkeling deaths caused by rapid onset pulmonary edema may be as common, or more so, than the accidental inhalation of water ...

Breathing through a snorkel tube is similar to pinching your nose and breathing in through your mouth. The resistance is immediate. ROPE occurs when the negative pressure on the lungs ends up ...