Incident Location Diver Full Name United States, Santa Rosa, New Mexico, Blue Hole Keon Miller A happily married couple embarked on a two-day trip to Santa Rosa, New Mexico, with the wife nearing a significant milestone—her 350th dive. She had chosen to mark this achievement at the Blue Hole, a famous diving site. What was […]
Incident Location Diver Names Dominican Republic, El Dudu Lagoon Carlos Barbieri, Carlos Basso The longer remote stretch of coastline, more than 100 miles away from the capital city of Santo Domingo, El Dudu Lagoon is one of the finest natural attractions in the Dominican Republic. Visitors can enjoy swimming in fresh water leaping off rocks, […]
Incident Location Diver Names England, Bentham, Birkwith Cave Colin Pryer The Birkwith Cave: A Treacherous Challenge The Birkwith Cave, known for its treacherous silty conditions, was chosen as the next exploratory dive site by Colin Pryer. The dangerous nature of this cave deterred many from diving there, and this left many parts of the cave […]
Location Diver Names Norway, Norwegian County of Nordlan, Plura Cave Kate Thompson, Andrew Rantanen, Davis Redvelas Three Friends’ Exploration of the Pleura Cave Three friends went on an exploratory dive at the Pleura Cave. It was a beautiful location for diving, but once you dive deeper, it can get dangerous. On their way back, one […]
Location Diver Names South Australia, Kilsby Sinkhole Brett, Patrick, George, Carrie, Dr. Robert McAllister Two incidents, one location – The Kilsby Sinkhole. Eighteen-year-olds Patrick and Brett decided to go to the Kilsby Sinkhole for a leisurely dive with their friends. They descended into the cave, and when the next diver tried to follow them, the […]
Location Diver Names United States, Kentucky, Great Crystal Cave in the Flint Ridge cave system Steve McAtee, Henry Nelson, Liam Hughes As a medical student and cave diving enthusiast, Steve McAtee was no stranger to danger. Yet, nothing could have prepared him for the adrenaline-pumping adventure awaiting him in the Great Crystal Cave. While visiting […]
In 1979, one of the participants in a Congregation of Swedish Federation of speleologists took a walk along the valley and paused briefly at a sandy beach by Dolancion. Being a lover of nature and diving, he gazed into the crystal clear water as he sipped on his coffee. That momentary staring led to the […]
Incident Location Diver Names Australia, Death Cave or Alleyn’s Cave, Pine Forest east of Mount Gambier Ron, Sandra, Christopher, Dave Deep within a sprawling Pine Forest, a team of four divers set out on an exploration of a small, water-filled cave known as Death Cave. As they navigated through the shallow waters, their curiosity drew […]
Incident Location Diver Names USA, Florida, Indian Springs Cave George Irvine, Parker Turner, Bill Gavin In 1991, a group of the best cave divers in the entire world planned a series of expeditions in Indian Springs Cave in Florida. On the first dive of these expeditions, a horrifying event occurred that is so rare that […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name Norway, Rana, Plura Cave System Jared Hires On April 3, 2024, a diving team faced a dire situation in the Plura cave system, Rana, Norway. Divers Alert Network has begun investigating the tragic accident to understand the events leading up to the incident. A Day Like Any Other The Plura […]
