Incident Location Diver Full Name USA, Florida, Otter Springs Kenneth Ives Introduction to Otter Springs In 1990, four men went for a dive into the cave at Otter Springs. They had just received their certification for open water diving. They refused the advice of their diving instructor not to go into the cave, and a […]
Location Diver USA, Florida, Royal Springs Park Mark Granger, William Ridenour Trained in open-water diving, these two diving buddies entered a cave at Royal Springs Park, Florida. Are you enjoying our cave diving videos but have not subscribed yet? Please kindly subscribe to our channel for more cave diving stories. Exploring Royal Springs Park There […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name Wales, Ystradfellte Village, Porth yr Ogof Cave Paul Heinz Esser In 1971, Paul Heinz Esser embarked on a dive with three other trainees, but tragically lost his safety line and drowned while exploring the Porth yr Ogof cave. His body remained underground for nearly 40 years until it was recovered […]
Incident Location Diver Names Mexico, Cenote Kalimba Unknown On November 14, 2018, at about 10:30 a.m., a team of two German divers, reported as Team One, entered Cenote Kalimba, where they met three other teams, reported as Teams Two, Three, and Four, who wanted to dive into the same site. Cenote Kalimba is part of […]
Incident Location Diver Full Names Palinuro, Italy Mauro Cammardella, Mauro Tancredi, Silvio Anzola We are back with one of the most disturbing and tragic cave diving incidents that took place in Palinuro, Italy. 12 Italian scuba divers went for underwater cave exploration when things went horrifyingly wrong. Who knew that their passion would lead them […]
Incident Location Diver Full Names South East Australia, The Shaft Stephen Millott, Christine Millott, Gordon Roberts, John Bockerman Nine divers went diving into a shallow-entrance cave called The Shaft, where many of them came into trouble when diving at greater depths than planned and struggled to get back to the surface. The Discovery of The […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name Northern Cape province of South Africa, Bushman’s Hole Deon Dreyer, Dave Shaw Boesmansgat, also known as Bushman’s Hole, is a deep, submerged freshwater sinkhole in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is believed that Mike Rathbourne, who was then an amateur diver, was the first diver who explored […]
Incident Location Deceased Diver USA, Florida, Manatee Springs Cave System Unknown On May 14, 2022, four certified divers made their way to Manatee Springs State Park for a diving adventure in its long cave system. They got themselves into big trouble after making several wrong decisions during the dive and had to find their way […]
Incident Location Deceased Diver Bahamas, Andros Island Blue Hole Archie Forfar, Anne On December 11, 1971, two divers got themselves into a life-threatening situation while attempting to set a deep diving record to a depth of 480 feet in the blue holes of Andros Island. Watch till the end to discover the horror story of […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name USA, Florida, Eagle’s Nest Patrick Peacock, Chris Rittenmeyer Eagle’s Nest Sinkhole has been known for luring both experienced and inexperienced divers to their deaths. Very poor visibility often affects the diver’s sense of orientation, resulting in difficulties to find their way out. On October 15, 2016, two certified cave divers […]
