Patrick Broin, Author at Cave Diving Accident

Tragedy in the Depths: The Wakulla-Leon Sinks Cave Incident and the Loss of Jim Miller

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Name USA, Florida, Wakulla-Leon Sinks cave Jim Miller Cave divers are famous for traveling all over the world for their dives, but there is one place that seems to attract them more than anywhere else: Florida in the United States. Florida is like the mecca of cave diving. That also, unfortunately, […]

Devil’s Eye Tragedy: The Unfortunate Fate of Diver Carlos Fonseca

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

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 […]

Tragic Incident at Apopka Lake: Remembering Kevin James Gokey and Daniel Eugene Smith

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

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 […]

Lost in the Depths: The Cave Diving Tragedy of Cova de Sa Piqueta

Categories: Cave diving, Europe diving accidents

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, […]

Tragedy in Tank Cave: Remembering Agnes Milowka’s Final Dive

Categories: Australia diving accidents, Cave diving

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 […]

Tragic Loss: The Demise of Artur Kozlowski in Pollonora Cave

Categories: Cave diving, Europe diving accidents

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 […]

Tragedy at Buzz Cave: Diver Jim Cummings

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Name USA, Homosassa, Florida, Buzz Cave James Francis Cummings The Buzz Cave Disaster of 2007 remains a harrowing story in the diving community. An experienced yet overconfident diving instructor led two open water divers into a perilous cave system, resulting in a near-fatal tragedy. This transcript explores the events surrounding that […]

Tragic Death in Manatee Springs: The Dive That Ended in Disaster

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Name USA, Florida, Manatee Springs Zhou Minn One of the most important rules of cave diving is to make yourself aware of the present conditions of the cave diving site before embarking on your journey. Ignoring this could result in life-threatening situations, as we’ll see in today’s story. The incident in […]

Tragic Incident at Sac Actun Cenote

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Names Mexico, Tulum, Sac Actun Cenote Unknown On October 17, 1990, a group of eight experienced cave divers entered the Sac Actun Cenote with the intent of exploring this amazing cave system. However, they got into a terrifying situation and struggled to find their way out. Are you enjoying our cave diving […]

Tragic Incident at Little River Springs in Florida: The Story of Jerry Duwayne Beets

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Names USA, Florida, Little River Springs Jerry Duwayne Beets They both were well familiar with this cave system but during this dive they got into trouble and got themselves in a horrible situation. Are you enjoying our cave diving videos and not subscribed yet? Please consider subscribing to our channel! Little […]