A SCUBA diver has tragically died in a notorious underwater cave after getting trapped in a 100ft deep labyrinth.
Cops rushed to Twin Caves in the Blue Springs Recreation Area, Florida after three people were reported missing during a trip.
YouTube/Diver Doug’s AdventuresThe Twin Caves are located in Blue Springs Florida (stock picture of divers exploring the Twin Caves)[/caption]
YouTube/Diver Doug’s AdventuresA diver with oxygen mask seen deep inside the underwater caves (stock picture)[/caption]
Rescue teams were able to drag two people out of the underwater cave.
However, a third diver was tragically found dead.
Sheriff Donnie Edenfield thanked Jackson County Fire & Rescue, Florida Fish and Wildlife, and the staff at Cave Adventures for their help with the rescue.
He also urged the community to “please keep the families of the divers in your thoughts and prayers”.
Experts have previously warned about the dangers of swimming to Twin Caves, which they describe as a “low flow cave” that can easily fill up with silt and burry divers underneath.
The space in the cave is also extremely tight and is not for the fainthearted or people suffering from Claustrophobia.
It is also known to be a dangerous diving spot, with several deaths reported over the years.
It comes after two tourists died, with one discovered in the jaws of a shark, after being swept away by strong undercurrents while scuba diving.
The horror incident happened during a group dive south of Manila, Philippines.
Four Russian men aged 18 to 57 set off in a boat with a Filipino dive instructor off Verde Island in the afternoon.
But disaster soon struck after the tourists and their dive master were separated by a deadly current.
Some of the group were able to come to the surface and safely return to the boat.
But two others – Ilia Peregudin, 29, and Maksim Melekhov, 39 – were tragically discovered dead by rescuers hours later, the coastguard said.
Meanwhile, a British man died after losing consciousness while diving in Greece last year.
According to the Coast Guard, the diver reportedly lost consciousness while diving with instructors from a private company.
The Brit was picked up by an EKAV ambulance and taken to the nearest hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The Port Authority, which is conducting the preliminary investigation, arrested the 46-year-old diving instructor and his 37-year-old assistant for allegedly violating Article 302 of the Criminal Code.
The diving equipment was confiscated.
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