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I am sorry for your loss. I am however genuinely curious on what you think could have happened instead of what is described in the report. In the reports and in all the comments I've made I have always stressed that I think that these were two competent divers, that their choices were...

The time stamps were taken when we watched the video at the police station the day after the accident. All files were available then. Based on that jump 2 was completed around minute 70 and they began taking it back in at minute 80. They had swum at least three minutes after jump 2 (there was a...

I really wish people would read the report thoroughly before speculating. The math examples are also profoundly wrong. I honestly find it a bit disrespectful not to make sure you have the facts and math right before posting. Your post makes it seem like they made a bad mistake rather than taking...

I have never dove through the entirety of Much's maze but the parts I've seen and from what I've seen on video and the maps I would not call it tight. It is smaller than some of the other tunnels but there is plenty of room to move around.

There is no video showing jump 1, either on the way in or in the way out. The last video was done around minute 93 so before taking back jump 1 and before taking in those markers. And yes, you've understood it correctly in regards to the time. These figures were based on the time given in the...

There is video footage during most of the dive but some key points were not captured on video (like the first jump as an example). It is often hard to pinpoint exact localization from a clip and it doesn't add all that much when the clip is done between various important checkpoints. The...

They took in the jump and likely grouped back together for the discussion just after the jump. They were technically turned towards Calimba but I doubt they swam any significant distance in that direction. The gap is less than six minutes and includes taking the jump back as well as deploying...

You have used incorrect time figures in your calculation. Stage drop to turn is around 47 minutes rather than 65 and turn to fatality is just over 50 minutes, not 34. The average depth is also deeper, especially in the first part of the cave coming from the Calimba side. SAC for the stages...

1: It was several minutes farther towards Ho Tul, beyond the Lithium Sunset jump, and the cookies and the light were not found together. They must have been dropped after deciding on the Gran Cenote/Ho Tul exit. 2: No, it is more likely that it happened during gas sharing. 3: Functional but...

The map is deceiving. Distance from jump 1 to their stages would be around 20 minutes at a normal pace. Distance to Ho Tul a few minutes more. Given that the way back to Calimba has a few restrictions and a bit of up and down and that the way through Paso de Lagarto is largely flat, large tunnel...

They took turns leading the dive on the way in, alternating between holding the camera and leading. The video might be added taskloading but both would have been capable to lead this relatively simple dive. Turning the dive without notifying everyone involved on each divers exact gas status is...

I do not know if they held any additional certifications beyond full cave. I think a few people that knew them have checked into this thread earlier and they might have additional information.

Here is the report. I'll be around a bit to answer questions if they pop up. I do not normally frequent scubaboard much so if you do not get a reply quote me in the thread or send a pm so I get a notification.

The report will be available later today. I’ll upload the pdf here once it’s official.

It'll be a little while longer. Edits are done but we sourced new maps to make it easier to read and use for educational purposes.

The report is now complete. It has been sent out for proofreading which I expect will take a week or so. I'll post it or a link once it is available.

It's in the pile of stuff weighing on my conscience. My only excuse is that I am ridiculously busy with work, family and research. We did finish a report for the family which was the highest priority but there is work left to make the report aimed at divers a high quality one. Kim is coming over...

We have everything we need now from the technical examination. I'll sit down in a few days and finish the report and then Kim will revise it. Should be done sometime in march pending other engagements that need to take precedence.

We need a technical evaluation of tanks and regs to complete it fully. This is in the hands of mexican police which means it could be tomorrow, in three months or never. Without it some very large question marks will remain so we'll wait until we know if we can get it or not. I have seen the...

The videos basically establish the timeline from the report and nothing else. It does not show any incidents or give clues to what happened. It can be used to guess at gas plans and sac however.