Incident Location Diver Full Name France, Montvalent, Saint Georges Patrice Cabanel A New Name in the Depths: Patrice Cabanel A Rising Star in Cave Diving Patrice Cabanel, lost in Saint Georges Cave, 2024. He wasn’t a household name, but in the cave diving world, he was quickly becoming someone people respected. Just 32 years old […]
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 Full Names (Deceased) Spain, Canary Islands, Palm-Mar, Los Camarones Cave François de Roubaix, Juan José Bentes Castilla Off the coast of Los Cristianos, Tenerife, lies a captivating yet deadly dive site known as Los Camarones. Its underwater cave system has a long-standing reputation for danger. Forty-five years ago, this site fatally trapped […]
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 Full Name Malta, Coast of Malta, Le Polynesian Wreck Krzysztof Bialecki, Dominik Dubaj On July 6th, 2022, the diving world was shaken by the tragic deaths of Krzysztof Bialecki and Dominik Dubaj, two Polish divers exploring the Le Polynesian wreck off the coast of Malta. Despite their experience and preparation, a series […]
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 […]
Fosse Dionne, a spring in the Burgundy region of France, known not only for its eerie beauty but also for a series of tragic incidents that have occurred over the years. The location is famous for its strange underwater labyrinth and troubling history. Location and Description of Fosse Dionne Fosse Dionne, also known as the […]
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 […]
