Rebecca Penrose, Author at Cave Diving Accident

Dive Tragedy at Stoney Cove: Remembering Richard Stansfield and Roger Clark

Categories: Diving, Europe diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Name England, Leicestershire, Stoney Cove Richard Stansfield, Roger Clark Stoney Cove Situated between Stoney Stanton and Broughton Ashley, lies Stoney Cove, known as the National Diving Center of England. This site attracts around 60,000 divers annually, but tragically, it has witnessed a grim pattern – at least one diver drowns each […]

Tragic Fate: The Diving Expedition of Chris and Chrissy Rouse

Categories: North America diving accidents, Wreck diving

Incident Location Diver Name United States, New Jersey Chris Rouse, Chrissy Rouse Chris and Chrissy Rouse entered the world of diving in the mid-1980s, driven by a desire to escape the predictability of their lives. Hailing from a middle-class family in rural Pennsylvania, they pursued diving as a means of exploration and self-discovery. Their shared […]

Trapped in Darkness: Eric Establie’s Ordeal in Dragonniere Cave

Categories: Cave diving, Europe diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Names France, Ardèche region, Dragonniere Eric Establie Eric Establie, an experienced diver, finds himself trapped deep within the pitch-black Dragonniere Cave. His only chance of survival lies in finding an airspace on the other side of a rockfall. However, the rockfall has sealed him within the cave. This dire situation […]

Diving Death at Jackson Blue Springs: Remembering Richard Mork’s Fateful Descent

Categories: North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Name USA, Florida, Mariana, Jackson Blue Springs Richard Mork On September the 19th, 2008, a horrific tragedy unfolded in the blue tinted waters of Jackson Blue Springs. Richard Mork, a passionate and safety-conscious diver, ventured into the sapphire waters of the spring on a warm Florida afternoon. Everything appeared to be […]

Cenote Calavera Tragedy: The Tale of Abram Major’s Dive into Darkness

Categories: North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver’s Full Name Cenote Calavera, Tulum, Mexico Abram Major Two friends went on an exploratory dive at Cenote Calavera, the Temple of Doom. They planned to stay within the daylight reflection of the cave until one of the friends got the urge to explore a dark and tight passageway and got stuck. Would […]

Rescue Mission in Nereo Cave: The Daring Dive of Eli Frank

Categories: Europe diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Names Northwestern part of Sardinia, Corral Riviera of Alghero, Italy – Nereo Cave (Grotta di Nereo) Eli Frank Nereo Cave, also known as Grotta di Nereo in Italian, is an enormous sea cave located in the Northwestern part of Sardinia, specifically in the Corral Riviera of Alghero, Italy. Its name was […]

Tragedy at Radium Springs: The Murray Anderson Cave Diving Incident

Categories: North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Names USA, Georgia, Radium Springs cave Lieutenant Murray Anderson There are a few hobbies in the world that invoke the emotions of cave diving. For the small community that loves to dive, it is an escape and a sense of peace while under the water, traveling through a piece of time […]

Dangerous Depths: The Tragic Deaths of Cueva Del Agua

Categories: Cave diving, Europe diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Name Spain, Cueva Del Agua, La Planner Unknown French Diver (1990s), Antonio Narinjo Solaire (March 29, 1996), Antonio Sanchez Lopez Guejaro (March 29, 1996), Antonio Pedro Martinez Ardes (2010) La Planner is a picturesque coastal village located on Spain’s southeastern coast in the stunning region of Murcia. Its idyllic location between […]

Tragic Incident at Beware Cave: The Story of Jesus Manriquez’s Dive

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver’s Full Name USA, Utah Jesus Manriquez Everyone knows that cave diving’s dangerous, but most people think the danger is reserved for certified divers who venture into caves no ordinary person ever would, right? Well, not always. Today’s story is an alarming example of how ordinary people with no cave diving experience can […]

Tragic Incident at Goss Canyon: The Fate of Master Sergeant Paul Hayden

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Names USA, California, Goss Canyon, La Crescenta, Angeles National Forest Air Force Master Sergeant Paul Hayden On the morning of September 17th, 2000, Air Force Master Sergeant Paul Hayden and his brother started walking into the old horizontal water well, a long mile up remote, little-known Goss Canyon in La Crescenta, […]