Rebecca Penrose

Tragedy in Kossuth Cave: The Heart-Stopping Final Dive of Martin ‘Marcy’

Categories: Cave diving, Europe diving accidents

Incident Location (Country / Region / Cave Name) Diver Full Name (Deceased) Hungary, Aggtelek National Park (near Slovakian border), Kossuth Cave Martin “Marcy” At 42 years old, Martin—known to friends as Marcy—was considered one of Hungary’s most skilled and respected divers. He was a multiple national champion in navigational scuba diving and won silver and […]

Vanished in Devil’s Throat: The Fate of Siana Lutanova and Evati Jovchev

Categories: Cave diving, Europe diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Names (Deceased) Bulgaria, Rhodope Mountains, Devil’s Throat Cave Siana Lutanova, Evati Jovchev In 1970, two young Bulgarian cave divers, Siana Lutanova and Evati Jovchev, set out on a dive that would become one of the most mysterious tragedies in diving history. They were diving partners, possibly lovers, and certainly close companions. […]