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. The cave is located in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Park in Weeki Wachee, roughly an hour north of Tampa. [2], Sorenson, who has been described by the Tampa Bay Times as being able to go where other divers cannot,[2] persisted. It is unknown at this time if all the equipment was working properly, the sheriffs office added. In addition, he incurred a hefty tax debt (est. "Due to the circumstances with his body being held the way it was and being wedged, it was most likely difficult to get a full deep breath," Sgt Cannon said. The worst thing that you can do when you realize something is going wrong is to panic. DAN Divers Alert Network; Deaths; epidemiology; recreational diving; root cause analysis; technical diving. Without cave diving training, Sorenson said, there was no way Ben could have gotten through some of the narrower passages, called restrictions by divers, in the cave. He followed his passions. Witnesses came forward to say they had encountered Ben on the evening of the 18th of August. There are millions of possible ways to die, some less pleasant than others. "If I had to guess his son suffered from some horrible narcosis. What happened next is enshrined in mystery. 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. That's right, the second most dangerous extreme sports by death rate statistics, cave diving. 3) Ed. On November 24, the group ventured into the Nutty Putty Cave, a popular spelunking spot known for its tight twists, turns and crawls. Emergency medical services responded to a call and he was admitted to a hospital in Pensacola. And a lot of times you become catatonic and just sit . May 26, 2022. This forum is for the discussion of diving Accidents and Incidents and has. In February 2014 two divers died at a depth of more than 100m in a huge cave system in Norway. One of the divers is believed to have mentioned that he possibly had a leak in his tank.. They either succumbed to disease and hunger, or were murdered in gas chambers or were shot and killed. A true story of death and survival in the world's most dangerous sport, cave diving. They were eventually able to partially free him using a rope-pulley system. 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. He was given an IV drip and some food and water, and was even able to speak to his wife over a police radio. John left behind his wife Emily and their baby daughter Lizzie. 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. We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences. Efforts to develop preventative interventions to address these hazards should continue. 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An estimated 92,000 people died at the camp, according to the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem. 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. government site. [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. Marson Kay, 29, of Gainesville apparently became disoriented during a dive in Weeki Wachee's main spring and got wedged in an underwater cavern, authorities said. Knowing that divers in trouble will often burrow deeper into narrow crevices such as those within the cave in a mistaken effort to get back to the surface, she revised her opinion. Despite living on the coast during his sabbatical, he preferred to dive in fresh water, becoming a frequent visitor to Vortex Spring, located inland a short distance north of Ponce de Leon. Ben Died and his body was removed as to not cause too much bad press for the spring.3. He made three separate dives that day,[1] going (by his account) 1,700 feet (520m) into the cave, 200 feet (61m) further than those sections Ben had mapped, using a diver propulsion vehicle and smaller tanks to increase his range. 2) Steve Gerrard "We Lost Our Friend" NACO News May-June 1988, (20)3, pgs. Authorities in Florida are investigating the deaths of two cave divers at a wildlife park, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office said. Emily was also expecting their second child at the time, a boy who was born the following year and named after his dad. 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. "It's a really tight spot, but we've been able to get around him. . [1], But then during the research process, she was able to read Ben's dive logs and the map he had made. Everyone was relieved but then there was a heartbreaking twist. The divers who recovered his body believed he was, however. 2 Coincidentally, Lowell died under suspicious circumstances two years after Ben disappeared. They never saw him again. Results: A total of 161 divers who died were identified, 67 trained cave divers and . Results: 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. [2], Ben was 6feet 1inch (185cm) tall and weighed 210 pounds (95kg), one inch (2.5cm) taller and 20 pounds (9.1kg) heavier than Sorenson. 106,986 likes. He was wearing a dive mask, fins, and a wet suit. A memorial plaque to John stands near the entrance to Nutty Putty Cave. It's technical diving at its most technical. They hired Steve Keene, who had originally mapped the Vortex Spring cave in 2003, to look. In 2004, Dave Shaw completed a record-breaking dive at Bushman's Hole. He is thought to be part of the group that first found the boys on the Monday. 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. By Johnny Diaz. Cave diving is perilous at the best of times but Tham Luang presents its own extreme challenges. Privacy Policy. On a hot August night, Ben McDaniel attempted the adventure of a lifetime. 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. "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. [1][2], The cadaver dogs searched the woods around Vortex Spring without success. Ben was not cave-trained, he had absolutely no business being inside a cave. 8600 Rockville Pike "I simply see no reasonable evidence that he is NOT in the cave," the Commercial Appeal quoted her as writing in an email. [1], Shelby does not believe Ben had any intention of abandoning his life. After seven dives, he apologized to the McDaniels for not finding any fresh sign of Ben. Two days before the Investigation Discovery cable channel series Disappeared aired a segment on Ben's case, a diver from Biloxi, Mississippi, Larry Higginbotham, died in the cavern at Vortex Spring. Data regarding trained cave divers were divided into two equal 15-year time periods. "He just got himself in a pinch and couldn't find his way back out", said one of the divers who recovered the body. Would you like email updates of new search results? In 2014, two cave divers died at a depth of more than 300 feet while exploring an ice-cold underwater cave system in the Plurdalen valley in central Norway. His parents and girlfriend say the move was proving beneficial, as Ben was beginning to think and talk about moving on from his recent personal setbacks. . Many divers are adamant that Ben isnt inside the cave. His diving career started back in 1995 in the Pacific Northwest that sparked a new passion for the world beneath the water's surface. He was on a yacht in the Bahamas, leading an expedition. Ben had recently moved into his parents Santa Rosa, Florida, beach condo to escape a failed business and a broken marriage. Scuba diving is a safe sport. Two days later, when a worker at Vortex Spring noticed that Ben's truck was still in the parking lot, the Holmes County Sheriffs Office were called, and a recovery effort started. Mr Budd was right as among the horrific cave diving stories since 1973, is that of 26-year-old medical student John Edward Jones who became stuck in Utah in 2009. While Ben frequented the spring, he never received sufficient training and wasnt considered an experienced diver. Cadaver dogs alerted on the water surface, further supporting that theory. The death toll for all forms of diving decreased . This is the dark truth about cave diving. His parents and girlfriend, Emily Greer, said he seemed optimistic. The sheriffs office said the investigation into the deaths is ongoing. PMC Cave diver David John Shaw (Dave Shaw) died more than 10 years later whilst attempting to retrieve Dreyer's cadaver. Med Sport Sci. Assisted by helicopters, they searched the swamps along the spring's outflow into Blue Creek and Sandy Creek to the Choctawhatchee River. A professional diver from Austin named Don Brod was brought out to see what he could do. Other divers saw him looking closely at the area around the cave entrance, as if, it was later reported, he was planning something. In 2004, Dave Shaw completed a record-breaking dive at Bushman's Hole. On the 18th of August, 2010, Ben McDaniel dived into an underwater cave at Vortex Springs in Florida, never to be seen again. An official website of the United States government. CNN . When the two men came back up, they talked with one another and then dove back in, authorities said. [2][1], At Vortex Spring, which claims on its website to be the largest diving facility in the state,[8] divers descend into clear waters at a constant temperature of 68F (20C) fed by the Floridan Aquifer. This is the second of a two-part series about the mysterious disappearance of Ben McDaniel, a certified open water SCUBA diver that has been missing since August 18, 2010. The incident was reported on Divernet, although at . I plan to make a longer video covering all of the different theories and all of the details I left out at a later time.I would like to also thank the YouTube Channels deepswim and dcainret for the fantastic footage of Vortex Spring I was able to use; including some of Ben and the initial recovery efforts.The footage used in this video come from the YouTube channels of:dcainret:https://www.youtube.com/user/dcainret/videosdeepswim:https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=deepswimVideo of Ben McDaniel inside of Vortex Spring:https://youtu.be/VbyoBlQtjNUVideo of the ROV:https://youtu.be/4QuxtejMUR0Songs: Emmit Fenn: CreepMaksym Bubyriev - Conspiracy Theory Short Version BEsther Abrami - No.8 Requiem\"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for \"fair use\" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. 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