[23], Among the divers who heard about the case was Jill Heinerth, a Canadian who has set the world record for deepest dive by a woman. After seven dives, he apologized to the McDaniels for not finding any fresh sign of Ben. Disclaimer. Three tanks believed to belong to Ben were recovered. Lowell Kelly, who had owned Vortex Spring since 2007, was facing criminal charges. National Library of Medicine He had left his dog in Santa Rosa Beach and had not given Greer any indication of such plans. According to CaveDivers.com.au, 368 cave divers died between 1969 and 2007. 2012;58:57-79. doi: 10.1159/000338582. When the two men came back up, they talked with one another and then dove back in, authorities said. While the annual number of cave diving fatalities has steadily fallen over the last three decades, from eight to less than three, the proportion of trained divers among those fatalities has doubled. MeSH "Not only did it endanger the lives of divers who would risk going farther than they should," said Sorenson, who was by then even more firmly convinced that their son had not died in the cave, "it put all of our lives at risk because we have to go in to recover the bodies." Vortex Spring is a popular vacation destination hours away from the hustle and bustle of Orlando and Disney World. Ben had found Paul unconscious in the family home and tried to revive him; he later became active in raising money for the foundation his parents established to support research into prevention and treatment of strokes. Assisted by helicopters, they searched the swamps along the spring's outflow into Blue Creek and Sandy Creek to the Choctawhatchee River. By that point John had been hanging upside down for more than eight hours. Bookshelf Cave diver suffered worst death imaginable after getting trapped upside down. 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They went through their very long decompression burdened by the "mental horror that just took place.". reopened in 2003 amid pressure from the National Association for Cave Divers and the National Speleological Society Cave Diving . Eduardo later passed a lie detector test. The authorities said it was too dangerous to retrieve their bodies, but four . The body of a cave diver still remains trapped upside-down after his ghastly death. The . The juveniles believed the discussion was in regards to going back down into the cave and whether or not they had enough air in their tanks to complete their dive, the sheriffs office added. Updated: Jun 24, 2022 / 04:53 AM EDT. But when John breathed in again, his chest expanded and he was wedged inside for good. An experienced California diver who was helping with the exploration of the narrow underwater passageways that radiate from a well-known swimming hole in eastern New . While he was initially believed to have drowned on that dive, and his parents still strongly believe his body is in an inaccessible reach of the extensive cave system, no trace of him has ever been found. Richard and fellow diver John Volanthen were the first divers to reach the stranded group in an underground network in Chiang Rai province ahead of their successful rescue. When tested, the tanks were found to contain normal air, not the specialized gas mix required for diving at depth. [1] He died before the first year was completed. Witnesses came forward to say they had encountered Ben on the evening of the 18th of August. The following is a list of the 136 identified recorded fatalities associated with recreational caving in the UK. On Saturday, June 23, 2018, 12 members of a local Thai football team, who were between the ages of 11 and 16, and their 25-year-old assistant coach, entered the Tham Luang Nang Non cave for a day . He had allegedly taken a temporary employee who he said owed him thousands of dollars out into an isolated wooded area and attempted to beat him with a baseball bat to make him pay up. "Once John had been declared dead, there were discussions about 'How do we get him out?' What happened next is enshrined in mystery. He was given an IV drip and some food and water, and was even able to speak to his wife over a police radio. document.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()); document.getElementById("ak_js_2").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()); My husband used to dive that. A decade later, while on a dive at the same site, Shaw found Dreyer's missing body. Ben would have been aware of this requirement, if he had been researching cave diving, as his parents reported. His body was found the next day after he, too, had failed to return from a dive. . When diving, you always have to be alert and aware of your surroundings. [2], The day had been hot, with temperatures around 90F (32C), and as evening came Ben began preparing for another dive. Around 7:30p.m., as the sun began to set, he went in again. A massive rescue expedition was launched to pull out a man trapped in one of Utah's narrowest caves, but heartbreakingly John Edward Jones was unable to be saved and his body is still inside, Don't miss a thing! "I simply see no reasonable evidence that he is NOT in the cave," the Commercial Appeal quoted her as writing in an email. "I know what I'm doing and I barely made it through," he told the Commercial Appeal. Before John's brother Josh was the first to find him, and tried pulling at his calves but was unsuccessful. He is thought to be part of the group that first found the boys on the Monday. Volunteer searches continued afterwards at the spring through November, often with the McDaniels and Greer in attendance. Authorities began to consider these possibilities and adjust their search. (According to a 2014 online comment by his father, he could not find anyone at Vortex Spring willing to be his diving partner, so he did his dives alone. He slipped beneath the clear waters of Vortex Spring, with one goal in mind: to make a name for himself in the extreme world of cave diving. [4] (Due to technical issues, it was unable to go any farther than the human divers had ventured. Replies 39 Views 2,017. One rescuer was able to get close enough to pronounce him dead of cardiac arrest. The mapped portion of the cave ends at a narrow restriction about 150 feet deep and 1,500 feet of mostly horizontal penetration, about the length of . [1] But on the night of the 18th, they instead went back to Taran's house for coffee. They never saw him again. Consequently he was fined, and sentenced to seven years of probation. Ben decided to fake his own death, and is still alive somewhere.More than a decade later, the truth of what happened to Ben McDaniel still isn't known.Disclaimer: I had tested positive for covid this week and was in the middle of getting symptoms while recording the videoso it's a little rough, but there was no way I was going to wait to post this story. Richard William Stanton (R) speaks to John Volanthen (L back to camera) at the Tham Luang cave area. Tank one, an "aluminum 80" (80 cubic ft capacity), full tank with a regulator, was found 200 feet (61m) inside the cave. MIAMI The former owners of a Florida Keys dive shop whose boat was in such poor condition that it capsized and sank, killing a tourist, pleaded guilty last week . [14] The talk box, originally located in the Piano Room of the cave, was moved to the basin area of Vortex Springs and is now at a depth of only 21 feet (6.4m). 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However, since Ben wasnt certified to go past the gate, makes it difficult for him to find a buddy to also engage in this reckless behavior. Home. Teacher with prosthetic Z-cup breast FINALLY put on leave. [1], Shelby does not believe Ben had any intention of abandoning his life. Two other tanks, lacking regulators, were attached to the "talk box" in the outer cavern area, (Piano Room) where the talk box was located at the time. Equipment failure and training are rarely an issue for experienced divers, while insufficient training is the most . A spelunker is somebody who explores caves as a hobby. Belgian Ben Reymenants runs a dive shop in Phuket. In 2008, the McDaniel family suffered a tragedy when their youngest son, Paul, died from a stroke. 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Simon Halliday, 49, from Clitheroe, Lancs, died at Lancaster Hole near Kirkby Lonsdale on 4 January, 2020. "After what we went through with Paul, we know our son well enough to know he wouldn't put us through that again," his mother told the Commercial Appeal.[1]. Two days later, it was noticed that Bens car was still in the parking lot where it had remained for the past two days. Undercurrent, 1988 . [2] That opinion, the Memphis Commercial Appeal later reported, was shared by posters on a scuba diving website, scubaboard.com, who had also met Ben during trips to Vortex Spring. . Scuba diving is a safe sport. While police had already searched the spring, there were certain passages that they refused to search because it was much too dangerous and they werent experienced enough. BlueTrin; Jan 18, 2020; 2 3 4. 2 Coincidentally, Lowell died under suspicious circumstances two years after Ben disappeared. 186. [2], In March 2012, the McDaniels arranged for cadaver dogs to search the area of the springs again, but with no results. and transmitted securely. A spelunker is somebody who explores caves as a hobby. "It would have affected his ability to breathe adequately.". In the middle of the day, he did one dive. "He just got himself in a pinch and couldn't find his way back out", said one of the divers who recovered the body. It was risky work, and one diver said they had nearly died during the search. [2][1], Relocating to the Gulf Coast allowed Ben to indulge in his preferred hobby, scuba diving. Harris RJ, Frawley G, Devaney BC, Fock A, Jones AB. By that point John had been hanging upside down for more than eight hours. It is unknown at this time if all the equipment was working properly, the sheriffs office added. Ben drowned in an unknown section of the cave, or inside of the fissure.2. Reports of cave diving fatality cases occurring between 01 July 1985 and 30 June 2015 collected by Divers Alert Network were reviewed. Absolutely. 106,986 likes. Ed Sorenson, an experienced diver who owns a dive shop, searched the spring scrupulously. Warning: Do not read this story if you're claustrophobic. This forum is for the discussion of diving Accidents and Incidents and has. Terrifyingly John then slid even further down into the passage and was trapped with his arms pinned under his chest. 3) Ed. Ben reached the locked gate at the entrance to the cave; only experienced divers were given a key to the lock. Lengthy searches have only located some anomalously placed and filled decompression tanks; many of the divers who took part in those searches believe that if McDaniel is indeed dead, his body is not in the cave as he was too large to enter its narrower passages. I did a search for it but didn't find anything posted..the fact of not knowing if he ever came out of the cave or not is what I find most compelling. That's practically a death sentence when you're scuba diving, so always be careful. Stemberga V, Petaros A, Rasic V, Azman J, Sosa I, Coklo M, Uhac I, Bosnar A. J Travel Med. DAN Divers Alert Network; Deaths; epidemiology; recreational diving; root cause analysis; technical diving. Emergency medical services responded to a call and he was admitted to a hospital in Pensacola. All divers are required to present proof of open-water certification and sign a release of liability. Yesterday at 8:16 AM. Cave diving is for the most adventurous of scuba divers. Deon Dreyer was a South African recreational scuba diver who died in Bushman's Hole, or also known as Boesmansgat cave, in South Africa's Northern Cape. [7], The McDaniels suggested their son take a sabbatical, offering to support him financially while he and his dog, a chocolate Labrador he had rescued, lived in the family's beach home at Santa Rosa Beach on the Emerald Coast of the Florida Panhandle. A 10-year estimate of the incidence of decompression illness in a discrete group of recreational cave divers in Australia. He died despite a last-ditch . Two tanks known to belong to McDaniel were found near the entrance to the cave. In the 1990s, 13 divers perished in the cave. Shelby also noted that Ben had seen the impact Paul's death had had on his parents. "It's a really tight spot, but we've been able to get around him. Other than the two tanks, there was no sign of Ben: no dive mask, no fins, no wet suit, no body. Ben's death is the first kill in 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, and while it is an effective jump scare, the scene loses points among horror movie aficionados for its murky lighting. you'd be dead a long time ago," diver Ben Reymenants, who was part of the rescue mission, says. The employees of the dive shop were familiar with Ben McDaniel, and knew his reason for being on the premises was to dive the spring. [1], More detailed information regarding tanks was given in the Ben's Vortex documentary. Dive-related fatalities among tourist and local divers in the northern Croatian littoral (1980-2010). While Ben frequented the spring, he never received sufficient training and wasnt considered an experienced diver. While investigating, she found some unsavoury characters associated with the Vortex Spring. New posts Search forums. Unsworth said the water was too murky to see and on June 25, Thai Navy SEALs tried the same . Whether it's for sport or research reasons, cave diving is an extremely dangerous activity. Efforts to develop preventative interventions to address these hazards should continue. After struggling to breathe for several hours, John became unresponsive shortly before midnight. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. They hired a Florida private investigator, Lynn-Marie Carty, who found that other people associated with Vortex Spring besides Kelly had criminal records. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Based on these circumstances, police and dive shop employees assumed that he had never resurfaced and had in all probability drowned somewhere in the cave trying to get out. Things hadnt been going so well for Ben recently and he needed some time to clear his head. Thirty separate tests of the water over the next several months showed no sign of an increase in the bacteria that would indicate the presence of a decomposing human body. Larsa Pippen Is 'In Love' With Marcus Jordan And Swears Dad Michael Is Cool With Their Relationship! The divers who recovered his body believed he was, however. The McDaniels were called, and they drove to Florida, along with Greer, to observe from the shore. The McDaniels began considering the possibility that he had died as a result of foul play, and that his diving disappearance was staged to cover up a crime. This was the last time Ben was ever seen. This is the dark truth about cave diving. A guest drove Kelly to his home in Ponce de Leon, helped Kelly shower and then placed a blanket over him and left Kelly to rest in the bathtub. An equipment failure caused the rope system to plunge John right back into the same gap he'd been trapped in previously, and the rescue operation was back to square one. A professional diver from Austin named Don Brod was brought out to see what he could do. Even experienced ones have died there. Jim Donaldson, a partner and manager at Big Blue Diving, a Koh Tao dive school, estimates that there were just six dive shops on the eight-square-mile island in 2000, a year after he arrived . One rescuer was able to get close enough to pronounce him dead of cardiac arrest. [2], They did, however, find some of his equipment. Despite his woes, Ben had started to turn his life around. Two men died while diving at Eagle's Nest sinkhole in Florida, Oct. 16, 2016. [9], For the most experienced divers, some of whom come from around the world, the main attraction of Vortex Spring is the cave, which starts 300 feet (91m) from the cavern, at a depth of 115 feet (35m). [1], But then during the research process, she was able to read Ben's dive logs and the map he had made. In Ron Howard's "Thirteen Lives," out Friday on Prime Video, Viggo Mortensen plays Rick Stanton, a British cave diver who recounts his rescue of a Thai boys soccer team from a monsoon-flooded cave. Seig Lu. Josh had no choice but to leave his brother and work his way out of the cave where he called for help. The tragedy began with the 1994 death of Deon Dreyer. 2013 Mar-Apr;20(2):101-6. doi: 10.1111/jtm.12011. Ben's brother who supposedly died from a stroke, actually died from a drug overdose; according to one pathologist there wasn't the slightest sign of a stroke. Results: A total of 161 divers who died were identified, 67 trained cave divers and . But after more than 24 hours trapped upside down, the pressure and stress on his body became too much. Ben Haddon-Cave, 27, whose sister Jessie Cave played Ron Weasley's girlfriend Lavender Brown in the films, had been out drinking with 26-year-old Paddy Bolster who also died in the tragedy. The main causes of death have been drowning when cave diving, drowning as the result of flooding or negotiating deep water, injuries incurred from falling from a height, and injuries incurred as the result of rock falls.In ten cases the bodies have not been recovered. Everyone was relieved but then there was a heartbreaking twist. By Phil Helsel. princeandprincessofwales. "It's very narrow, very awkward, and it's difficult to get rescuers down there," rescuer Shawn Roundy told media at the time. [2], On August 18, the Wednesday after he returned to the Santa Rosa Beach house, he went up to Vortex Spring again. Jill Heinerth says Dan's Cave on Abaco Island, Bahamas, is her "favorite cave on Earth." Diver and photographer Jill Heinerth has explored unmapped, underwater caves deep in the earth, as well as . He was given an IV drip and some food and water, and was even able to speak to his wife over a police radio. Or something more sinister. Accessibility That's right, the second most dangerous extreme sports by death rate statistics, cave diving. [2][1] Beginning at the gate, over 1,600 feet (490m) through the area's limestone bedrock have been mapped, to a depth of 310 feet (94m); the cave's full extent is unknown. GO NO FARTHER. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. And that he is dead. . The former owner, Lowell Kelly, was charged with driving an ex-employee into the woods and accused him of stealing money before beating him viciously with a baseball bat. And a lot of times you become catatonic and just sit . DandyDon; May 18, 2022; 5 6 7. That being said, cave diving comes with heightened risk. His only option was to keep moving forward, and exhaled the air from his chest so he could fit through the "L-shaped pinpoint" which was just 10 inches across and 18 inches high. Edd Sorenson (born October 17, 1959) is a technical cave diver known for numerous rescues of lost or trapped divers in the underwater caves of Florida particularly in Vortex Springs and Blue Springs Recreational Park. Other divers, and an official with International Underwater Cave Rescue and Recovery, told him it was too dangerous to search any deeper into the cave. "He's not in great shape physically, there's a lot of pressure on his upper body and back but he's been amazingly resilient and he has incredibly high spirits under the circumstances," Sgt Spencer Cannon said at the time. official website and that any information you provide is encrypted An experienced California diver who was helping with the exploration of the narrow underwater passageways that radiate from a well-known swimming hole . Sheriff's deputies were called about 12:20 p.m. Wednesday to what . A decades-old mystery surrounding the death of a Florida cave diver has been solved by a simple experiment by three scientists in a lab at Florida State. On November 24, the group ventured into the Nutty Putty Cave, a popular spelunking spot known for its tight twists . Police assigned divers searched for Ben for days. The most common cause of death was asphyxia due to drowning, preceded by running out of breathing gas, usually after getting lost owing to a loss of visibility caused by suspended silt. Normally you had to have a buddy system before you was allowed to get the group I never knew them to allow a single diver go on their own. It considers all the theories regarding its subject's disappearance: an accident as originally believed, a murder or coverup of the accident as the McDaniels have sometimes alleged, and the possibility of a staged disappearance to allow Ben to escape his problems, which McClellan believes. 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