Phil Haigh from the Cave Rescue Organisation said the team of 20 rescuers gathered just after midnight and found the bodies in the cave at 3.20am.
"The cave system at Alum Pot contains stream passages and it looks as though the pair were trapped by rising water," he said. "It's quite tragic."
... more here.
The Greek coastguard was looking Tuesday for a Swiss diver who disappeared whilst exploring an underwater cave in the Peloponnese peninsula south of Athens, the merchant marine ministry said cited by AFP.
... more here.
Brewer was one of four cavers exploring and surveying the Green Link/Middle Earth cave system on Takaka Hill, near Nelson, when he was hit by falling rocks about 5pm on Saturday.
Two cavers went and raised the alarm while another remained with Brewer, 47, an experienced caver.
... read more here.
The three men had to spend two nights in the cave. After 40 hours inside, while they struggled to get out, but the high level of the underground waters would not let them do so, Yasen Tonchev, Dimitar Petrov and Gerasim Lekov were rescued around 3 am.
... more here.
Those of you who caved or knew Ron may want to read this.
Ron Simmons' Legacy:
Cavers who knew Ron Simmons were devastated to hear of his death in
Allen Mill Pond cave in February. A life member of the NSS, Lew Bicking
award recipient, cutting edge explorer, and accomplished photographer,
Ron was of one of the caving community's most outstanding members,
contributing significantly to the development of caving techniques and
our knowledge of numerous cave systems. He was a hero and friend to many
of us, and will be missed. However, even after his death, Ron will
continue to contribute to cave exploration and speleology, and be a hero
to the Society and its members.
The NSS is honored to have received a generous legacy from Ron Simmons.
As the beneficiary of his life insurance policy, the NSS International
Cave Exploration Fund received about $105,000. That legacy quadruples
the value of the fund, and will greatly increase the amount of
investment income it will earn annually. This, in turn, will increase
the number and value of Exploration Grants we can award each year to NSS
members to support their cave exploration projects.
Additionally, the Society received nearly $70,000 from Ron's retirement
account for the Publications Special Features Fund, which editors may
use to print extraordinary issues of the NSS News and the Journal of
Cave and Karst Science.
I want to encourage NSS members to consider following Ron's example.
Please remember the Society when you craft your will and establish
beneficiaries for your retirement accounts and insurance policies. Like
Ron's, your legacy can live on with the NSS, and you can continue to
contribute in a meaningful way to caving, cavers, and speleology long
after you've left us.
If you have any questions about how to include the NSS in your estate
plans, don't hesitate to contact me. Donors designating $10,000 or more
for the Society will become members of the NSS's prestigious Stephenson
Group and will be recognized annually in the Members Manual.
Scott Fee
Recent rains that raised the water table didn't affect regular tours at Cave Without a Name, a lighted underground attraction that draws about 15,000 visitors annually, Burrell said. But the rising water submerged its outer reaches where advanced cavers liked to explore.
Aiming to remove any blockage that might be reducing the outflow through Deadman's Cave, Summers went into the lower cave about 2 p.m. Monday, accompanied by Brent Holbert, a tour guide.
... read more.
Jones and two Louisville men who were with him were arrested on charges of criminal trespass. The men also face charges of cave trespass, removal of cave formations and vandalism to a cave.
... read more.
Via the International Herald Tribune...
Four Belgrade University students died of suffocation early Sunday while exploring a cave in central Serbia, police said.
... read more.
UPDATE:
Many more details here.
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"The phone call never came. We waited until last night around 9:30 p.m., started calling the families, everyone expected them home in the late afternoon and we hadn't heard from anyone," said Gabrielle Fisher, Skye's sister-in-law.
... rest is here.
... here's a gallery of Simmons Mingo images by Dave Bunnell.
The story of Deon Dryer and Dave Shaw still commands media attention as if it was yesterday. The story is still crisp and cutting.
After having watched the clip on YouTube again (it has changed over time) I would have to say the following:
The idea that Mr. Shaw would put Mr. Dryers remains into a body-bag at depth was absurd.
Attempting to bring the body to the surface as is would've been challenging enough. Why not get Mr. Dryer to the surface and then place his remains into the proper container?
I'm sorry, but if you watch the clip you'll see that precious time was spent on trying to get the remains into a bag. In the end, this gross miscalculation resulted in two bodies coming up with the line instead of one, or none for that matter.
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