Guy Garman

Guy "Rusty" Garman, sometimes known as Doc Deep, was a physician and scuba diver who died during an attempt to set a world record recreational deep dive on 15 August 2015, aged 56.

Background Guy Garman was born to Nazarene Missionaries Larry and Addie Garman and grew up in the Amazon jungles of Peru with the Aguaruna natives. He went to boarding school in Pucallpa, Peru and Quito, Ecuador before heading on to Point Loma Nazarene University for College.

Garman was a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine with a focus in otolaryngology – ear, nose and throat care, as well as head, neck and facial plastic surgery. He maintained a private practice in Maryville, Tennessee for about 13 years, along with his nurse Jennifer Ingram, and was additionally a clinical professor of otolaryngology at Lincoln Memorial University's Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, before he relocated to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in 2010. In St. Croix he opened an ear, nose and throat practice.

Dive In August 2015, Garman tried to set a record for a recreational scuba dive of . His wife and son were present at the dive site. The dive took place off the Saint Croix coast. Garman had arranged for a weighted line to be anchored in place as part of the dive. Garman was supported by dive operator the Scuba Tec dive team, of St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures, in the attempt. He had a total support team of 28 people, including his oldest son, Kip Garman.

He began the dive at 6am as scheduled. Initial descent to with members of his support team went as planned. From there, he was to get to the bottom, solo, and return to an air station at a depth of within an estimated 38 minutes. From there he would make a slow ascent. However, he did not reach the rendezvous point.