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 […]
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 […]
Incident Location 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 diving computers were set, […]
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 […]
Incident Location (Country, Region, Cave Name) Diver Full Name (Deceased) USA, Florida, Devil’s Eye Spring Robert Jurich 26 April 2015 it was supposed to be a smooth dive.On a clear Florida morning, Robert Jurich (68) and Evelyn Dudas, both experienced divers from Pennsylvania, prepared their diving gear at Devil’s Eye Spring. Their goal was ambitious: […]
Incident Location Diver Names USA, Florida, Alachua Sink Lance Crawford, John Picture it: the sun beating down on white sandy beaches, palm trees swaying in the warm breeze, and tourists flocking to Florida for some fun in the sun. But beneath the surface of the crystal clear water lies a whole other world – one […]
Incident Location Diver Names USA, Pennsylvania’s Blair County, Tytoona Cave John Schwein, Roberta Schweisgood Two NSS certified cave divers went on an exploratory dive at the Tytoona Cave to carry out a series of survey dives. They took turns solo diving due to the silty condition of the cave. However, an entanglement occurred in the […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name USA, Weeki Wachee, Florida, Eagles Nest Cave Charles Odom On January 8, 2017, Charles Odom, 55, joined three other divers at Eagles Nest Cave, located in Weeki Wachee, Florida. Known in the diving community as the “Mount Everest of cave diving,” Eagles Nest is a complex system with deep vertical […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name USA, Jackson County, Tennessee, Mill Pond Cave Josh Bratchley An Elite Diver in a Treacherous System On April 16, 2019, a team of British cave divers descended into the murky depths of Mill Pond Cave in Jackson County, Tennessee. The cave system, known for its narrow, twisting passages and extremely […]
Incident Location Diver Full Name USA, Marianna, Florida, Hole in the Wall Cave Clyde Douglas (Doug) Rorex A Routine Dive in a Familiar Cave On June 9, 2020, Clyde Douglas “Doug” Rorex, a 68-year-old highly experienced cave diver, undertook what many would consider a routine solo dive in Hole in the Wall Cave, located at […]
