Arne Zetterström, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arne Zetterström

Underwater diver

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1917

Place of Birth: Malmö Sankt Petri församling, Skåne County, Sweden

Date of Death: 07-Aug-1945

Profession: engineer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Arne Zetterström (1917 – 7 August 1945) is best known for his research with the breathing mixture hydrox for the Swedish Navy.Zetterström first described the use of hydrogen as a breathing gas in 1943.
From 1943 to 1944, a total of six ocean dives were made utilising this mixture with the deepest to 160 metres (96% hydrogen and 4% oxygen).On 7 August 1945 Zetterström experienced technical problems diving from HSwMS Belos.
His support divers misread his signals and this was followed by a rapid ascent that resulted in fatal decompression sickness and hypoxia.