Man drowns while proposing underwater. - Didn't hold his breath for an answer

U.S. man dies during underwater proposal, girlfriend says

A Louisiana woman says her boyfriend died while attempting an underwater proposal to her at a Tanzania resort, according to local reports.

www.ctvnews.ca

TORONTO -- A couple from Louisiana had their romantic trip to a Tanzania resort end in tragedy after the man died while proposing to the woman while underwater, according to local reports.

Kenesha Antoine posted a memorial to her partner Steven Weber that included photos and videos of the proposal on Facebook.

In the video, Weber can be seen swimming up to the viewing window of a submerged room that allows guests to look into the ocean. He then holds up a note proposing to Antoine and pulls out a ring before swimming out of frame.


The note read: “I can’t hold my breath long enough to tell you everything I love about you. But…everything I love about you, I love more every day! Will you please be my wife? Marry me???”

Antoine wrote in her memorial post that since Weber “never emerged from those depths,” he “never got to hear my answer, ‘Yes! Yes! A million times, yes, I will marry you!!’”

“We never got to embrace and celebrate the beginning of the rest of our lives together, as the best day of our lives turned into the worst, in the cruelest twist of fate imaginable,” she wrote.

The U.S. Department of State is quoted in local reports on Friday confirming that a U.S. tourist had died in Tanzania, but did not offer details.

 

[spiritofamermaid]

So there is a type of wedding that used to be common but from what I can tell has decreased drastically in popularity in the past decade, at least guessing from news articles regarding the subject.

I don't know if it's the entire wedding, or merely pictures staging one, but underwater weddings exist. However, even when people take precautions (no overhang/aka open ocean, both husband and wife have their own scuba gear, safety scuba buddies are just off-camera; basically same/similar situations to underwater modeling) drowning accidents occur.

Knowing this, I was surprised that it was the man who died, as in the underwater weddings the drowning victim is almost ALWAYS the wife, due to her being in full wedding regalia during the event. It's heavy and cumbersome when dry and on land, but when underwater all that fabric can become dangerous fast.

It's very sad to die while performing the ceremony, just when a new chapter of your life is about to start, especially since the venues are usually very strict about safety. On the other hand, incidents like this show that deciding not to wear 20 pounds of fabric that weigh you down underwater is much better than panicking during the wedding because you're stuck 10 meters below the surface and you have to move that weight for someone to hand you a regulator.

 

[CatharticShitHead]

I saw this on the news yesterday. Both my mom and I thought he was fucking stupid.

 

[RumblyTumbly]

Remember that episode of Fresh Prince of Bel Air where Hilary's boyfriend died while proposing to her during a bungee jump?

We are now getting to a point where the cheesy sitcoms of the past don't seem so cheesy and almost work as cautionary tales for the morons of today.

Seriously, guys, I understand we all want to create special moments for the ones we love and a proposal is a big deal, but what's wrong with just a quiet candlelit dinner for two and popping the question? What's wrong with a stroll to where you had your first date or where you first met and asking her there? Must you endanger your life to ask the question?

I feel sorry for the guy and gal and it is very tragic, but stuff like this can be avoided if you just used your brain.

 

[Slimy Time]

Remember that episode of Fresh Prince of Bel Air where Hilary's boyfriend died while proposing to her during a bungee jump?

We are now getting to a point where the cheesy sitcoms of the past don't seem so cheesy and almost work as cautionary tales for the morons of today.

Seriously, guys, I understand we all want to create special moments for the ones we love and a proposal is a big deal, but what's wrong with just a quiet candlelit dinner for two and popping the question? What's wrong with a stroll to where you had your first date or where you first met and asking her there? Must you endanger your life to ask the question?

I feel sorry for the guy and gal and it is very tragic, but stuff like this can be avoided if you just used your brain.

It's even worse when you see the clips of the place where he pulled this stunt. The upper deck looked amazing with clear ocean water surrounding it. Could have proposed to her there when the sunlight was just right, and it would have looked amazing.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

Remember that episode of Fresh Prince of Bel Air where Hilary's boyfriend died while proposing to her during a bungee jump?

We are now getting to a point where the cheesy sitcoms of the past don't seem so cheesy and almost work as cautionary tales for the morons of today.

Seriously, guys, I understand we all want to create special moments for the ones we love and a proposal is a big deal, but what's wrong with just a quiet candlelit dinner for two and popping the question? What's wrong with a stroll to where you had your first date or where you first met and asking her there? Must you endanger your life to ask the question?

I feel sorry for the guy and gal and it is very tragic, but stuff like this can be avoided if you just used your brain.

I found a clip from the episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air in question.