VADON, Tabb

VADON, Tabb Stewart (1966-1993) [SS#559-71-7630], free-diver who drowned at Anacapa Island diving from his kayak on October 31, 1993. He was 27 years old.

In the News~

November 2, 1993 [LAT]: “A 27-year-old man who had been diving off Anacapa Island died Sunday after he was spotted floating face down in the water and was flown by helicopter to an area hospital. Tab Vadon of Elk, California, was pronounced dead when he arrived at Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks. Coast Guard officials said Vadon had sailed to Anacapa with friends and was diving off the island when the accident occurred about 5 P.M. After his last dive, Vadon surfaced, began swimming toward his sea kayak, and was then seen floating face down about 100 yards from the kayak. Companions pulled Vadon onto the boat, called the Coast Guard and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A Coast Guard helicopter from Los Angeles flew Vadon to the hospital.“