Incident Location Diver Full Name USA, Florida, Gilchrist County, Devil’s Eye Cave Carlos Fonseca The Devil’s Eye system is one of the most popular and frequently dived caves in the world, but only certified cavern or cave divers with dive lights are permitted to enter. If you are not careful enough, this cave can be […]
Incident Location Diver Full Names USA, Florida, Apopka Spring Kevin James Gokey, Daniel Eugene Smith Today’s story is about two friends who went for a dive at Lake Apopka. They went over their heads and faced the consequences of one of the most dangerous cave diving scenarios – kicking up silt. This is the story […]
Incident Location Diver Names Cova De sa Piqueta, Spain Justin, Lionel, and Sebastian A group of five divers entered the Cova de Sa Piqueta for exploration. On their way back, they kicked up silt, and three divers took the wrong turn, leading them in the wrong direction. With poor visibility and no sense of direction, […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name Mexico, Quintana Roo, Tulum, Gran Cenote Amy Maria Arriaga Today’s cave diving story reveals one of the scariest scenarios cave divers could face – losing sight of one of your teammates in one of the most dangerous cave diving sites in the world This tragedy is about Amy Maria Arriaga, […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name South Africa, Sterkfontein Caves Peter Verhalsel In 1984, a horrible incident took place when Peter Verhalsel and his mates went cave exploring in South Africa’s Sterkfontein Caves. They attempted to determine the depth of one of the lakes, Milner Hall, in the Sterkfontein Chambers. However, Peter’s curiosity brought him into […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name USA, California, Santa Barbara, Painted Cave Ryder Sturt On November 5th, 2022, two recreational divers were exploring an underwater cave system off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. Near the bottom, the divers made a gruesome discovery—it was a human body. They immediately called the police, and rescue crews from […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name Australia, Mount Gambier, Tank Cave Agnes Milowka The story of Agnes Milowka is heartbreaking, but we can find consolation in the fact that she lived her dream of being a cave explorer. Tank Cave stands out among the best of all the caves around Mount Gambier. Agnes was exploring the […]
Incident Location Diver Kiltartan, County Galway, Ireland – Pollonora Cave Artur Kozlowski Irrespective of the known fact that cave exploration comes with a high level of risk, some would never stop engaging in the sport. Nature entices them, and they always seek to see it in its full glory and not through the eyes of […]
Incident Location Diver Full Names Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Calavera Cenote Unknown Note: The names of the involved were changed to protect the victims. In 1995, a group of eight trained divers gathered in Tulum, Mexico for an exciting day of cave diving. They submerged below Tulum into the underground caverns and traveled through the columns […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name Williston, Florida, USA – Devil’s Den CP Few caves on Earth are more interesting than Devil’s Den in Williston, Florida. Numerous photographers and videographers have described it as the most beautiful cave in the world. But it isn’t just the natural scenery that makes this cave both mysterious and intriguing; […]
