Cave diving archive

Trapped Forever: The Haunting Mystery of Big Shoals Lake Cave

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Cave diving is one of the most dangerous forms of underwater exploration. While open-water diving presents its own risks, underwater caves introduce extreme hazards such as tight passageways, low visibility, and the constant threat of entrapment. The Diver’s Risky Ambition On the evening of Saturday, September 26, 1981, an experienced scuba diver entered the waters […]

Tragedy at Devil’s Ear: The Mysterious Death of Diver Shannon Lewis

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Name United States, Florida, Ginnie Springs, Devil’s Ear Shannon Lewis It was a warm summer morning when a dive instructor and his student checked in at the Ginnie Springs desk.The student was enrolled in a Basic Cave course, and as part of standard procedure, both signed a liability waiver. They completed […]

Paradise Springs Tragedy: How Jake Miller’s Dive Turned Into a Nightmare

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver (Deceased) USA, Florida, Paradise Springs Jake Miller Paradise Springs, Florida, is known for its beauty—a hidden gem for divers seeking adventure in its crystal-clear waters. However, on September 22, 1996, this serene location became the site of a tragic accident. Two friends, Jake Miller and Lisa Carter, arrived at the site, eager […]

Trapped in Jackson Blue Spring: How Edd Sorenson Helped Save a Lost Cave Diver

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location (country, town/city/region, cave name) Diver Full Names (deceased only) Florida, Jackson Blue Spring None It was meant to be a smooth, well-planned dive.On November the 4th 2014 two experienced cave divers prepared their diving gear with care—checking diving tanks, securing sidemount configuration, and packing two extra stage bottles for extended breathing gas. Their […]

The Plura Cave Tragedy and the Heroic Recovery

Categories: Cave diving, Europe diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Name Norway, Plura Cave Kai Känkänen, Patrick Gronkvist, Yadi Hutanan, Vesa Rantanen, Yadi U Plura Cave in Norway is a popular diving site among experienced cave divers. The waters are ice cold, but the views are stunning. In 2014, a horrible accident happened to a group of five Finnish divers while […]

Tragedy at Jailhouse Cenote: The Mysterious Death of Diver Brent Cooper

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location (Country, Town/City/Region, Cave Name) Diver Full Name (Deceased) Mexico, Quintana Roo, Tulum, Jailhouse Cenote Brent Cooper On December 10 2013, under a bright Mexican sky, Brent Cooper, 44, from Missouri, joined his three friends for a dive at the Jailhouse Cenote near Tulum, Quintana Roo. The team was eager to explore the famous […]

Exploring the Depths: The Sistema Huautla Tragedy Unveiled

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Names Mexico, Teotitlan District in the southern state of Oaxaca,Sistema Huautla Ian Roland Bill Stone is an ardent explorer whose desire to reach the world below was a passion that consumed him. It went far beyond just an exploration for the sake of data collection through his engineering innovation. In this […]

The Fatal Dive of Bernard Reeves in Mexico’s Deadly Cave System

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location (Country, Town/City/Region, Cave Name) Diver Full Name (Deceased) Sac Actun Cave System near Tulum, Mexico Bernard Reeves It was February 11 2013, the water in Cenote Calimba still and mirror-like. Sunlight poured through the jungle canopy, cutting bright shapes onto the surface. Beneath that beauty lay the sprawling, twisting passages of the Sac […]

The Mystery of the Cenote Odyssey Incident: Exploring the Depths of an Underwater Cave

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident Location Diver Full Name Mexico, Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Sistema Ox Bel Ha Unknown On April 23, 2022, a meticulous Russian diver went for an exploration dive into the Cenote Odyssey. His ongoing survey project in this cave has brought him more familiarity with the cave system. However, on this day he got himself into […]

Death in the Devil’s System: Mike Schultz’s Final Dive at Ginnie Springs

Categories: Cave diving, North America diving accidents

Incident location (country, town/city/region, cave name) Diver full name (deceased) United States, Ginnie Springs near High Springs (Florida), Devil’s System Mike Schultz It was April 3, 2016.The water at Ginnie Springs, Florida, was calm and clear, its surface hiding one of the most famous — and dangerous — underwater cave systems in the world: The […]