A very cautionary tale

[TSandM]

A couple of weeks ago, a young woman with no cave training was rescued from a cavern in North Florida.

That might not seem noteworthy, but there are very few rescues in cave diving; most mishaps end in body recoveries.

There was extensive discussion on the Cave Diver's Forum of the rescue itself, which was remarkable (and even more remarkable in that the man who did the rescue has now successfully rescued three people from caves), but now, the father of the family group has posted the story of how the incident came to happen, and it is indeed a cautionary tale.

Cave Diver's Forum - Cave Diving Resource

The information about "last dive of the trip", should make all of us pause for a moment and consider our own practices.

 

[TreyR]

I was hoping someone would post it here. Very scary.

 

[Ben_ca]

Seems like it's limited only to members

 

[TSandM]

I've written to the person who posted it, to see if I can simply copy it into this thread. If so, I will; if not, one can sign up for CDF. You don't get spam from it.

 

[windapp]

You will never get people to stop putting their kids in the bed of their pickup truck, you will never get people to stop texting and driving, and I am afraid that very few people who are determined to go into an overhead environment untrained and ill-equipped will be persuaded by anything you post here. I"ll be careful. It won't happen to me.......

 

[eelnoraa]

Very good read.

I can fully appreciate "the last run of the day" in a ski trip analogy. I was exactly that when I was on the slope. Thinking it is the last run of the day, I will pick a longest run on the slope, and most likely one of the more challenging one. And little do I realize it is getting late in the day, horizon is getting darker, and I am most tired. It is not the best time to take risk. I will definitely keep think in mind next time I am on the slope or in water.

 

[soltari675]

Thank you for linking that TSandM. Stories that make us stop and think are worth spreading. I hope it can be posted here for more to see.

 

[Ben_ca]

I'm in... link doesn't work for me though. Whats the title of the thread? which sub forum?

Nevermind... I'm in

 

[Ayisha]

Cave Diver's Main Forum > Accident Reports and Analysis > Edd Sorenson saves the day, again!!

 

[Ben_ca]

Thanks