Incident Location Diver Full Name Wales, Ystradfellte Village, Porth yr Ogof Cave Paul Heinz Esser In 1971, Paul Heinz Esser embarked on a dive with three other trainees, but tragically lost his safety line and drowned while exploring the Porth yr Ogof cave. His body remained underground for nearly 40 years until it was recovered […]
Incident Location Diver Full Names Palinuro, Italy Mauro Cammardella, Mauro Tancredi, Silvio Anzola We are back with one of the most disturbing and tragic cave diving incidents that took place in Palinuro, Italy. 12 Italian scuba divers went for underwater cave exploration when things went horrifyingly wrong. Who knew that their passion would lead them […]
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 […]
Incident Location Diver Full Names Spain, Cova de sa Piqueta in Manacor Xisco Gràcia In 2017, a Spanish cave diver got trapped inside an air pocket in a dark underwater cave at the Cova de sa Piqueta in Manacor, Spain. His diving buddy tried to find his way out of the cave was detected in […]
Incident Location Diver Full Names France, Goul du Pont Waldek Some caves are so dangerous that they are sealed for eternity. The Goul du Pont cave was never meant to be entered, but one unsuspecting explorer made the quest to discover if it had a bottom, which is when things went horribly wrong. An extreme […]
Incident Location Diver Names England, Lancashire Simon Halliday Simon Halliday, a passionate and experienced cave diver, decided to go on another dive in the Lancaster Hole on the 4th of January 2020. Although he was with his two friends, he chose to go on a solo dive this time around, and he was expected to […]
Incident Location Diver Names England, West Kingsdale, Keld Head cave Anne Lucas Exploring Keld Head Keld Head is a geological wonder located in West Kingsdale. This natural wonder has been a subject of fascination for divers and adventurers alike for many years. The water flowing through this Cave System eventually makes its way to the […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name France, Marseille Region, Cosquer Cave Unknown (3 Divers from Grenoble, names not specified) Beneath the Mediterranean Sea lies one of the most mysterious archaeological discoveries in history — Cosquer Cave. A prehistoric chamber carved into the stone, now fully submerged underwater, holding ancient drawings that predate recorded history. But this […]
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 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. […]
