Aside from this incident, I'm failing to see any connection between snorkeling incidents and an overwhelming percentage of people using full face snorkel masks in those incidents.  Did I miss something?  I feel for Mr. Cooper, but he is grieving.     

"The continuing story is people drowning while snorkeling here"...agreed, but how many people do you see using the full faces?  When I go to popular Oahu snorkeling spots I would say LESS THAN 5%.  So, to me and my rudimentary calculation, the majority of incidents are happening to people with standard, traditional masks.  People just take snorkeling for granted as "easy" and "chill"...and it is but that doesn't mean you don't have to be aware.   Also, Mr. Eagle, have you heard of any other incidents with full face masks other than complaints on Amazon reviews?  

I'll wait for an autopsy report before passing judgments. This is an article that should have been written and published only after that sort of info. Until the...#fakenews