Vortex revisited

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Rename it Lowells Vortex and remove any association with cave diving, fill in the movie time with the dangers of drinking and staircases...

 

[Couv]

Sorry if this is covered somewhere in this thread, but I didn't find the answer with a quick read through. Other than business/customer was there any connection or relationship between Lowell Kelly and Ben McDaniel?

Were the property grounds of Vortex searched over by police for Ben's body?

This whole affair puts Hollywood to shame-I'm looking forward to "Ben's Vortex" and "Return to Ben's Vortex" and "Revenge of Ben's.....in 3D"

Couv

 

[mike_s]

Sorry if this is covered somewhere in this thread, but I didn't find the answer with a quick read through. Other than business/customer was there any connection or relationship between Lowell Kelly and Ben McDaniel?

to call Ben a "business customer" would imply that Ben was paying the Vortex entrance fee to dive there......... instead of sneaking in a night and not paying.........

Were the property grounds of Vortex searched over by police for Ben's body?

yes. The media reports said the sheriff did a search and even brought in dogs to search


Here is 'one' of the media reports. there are others that reported the same/similar.

from Missing diver was training to teach at Destin's SCUBA tech | destin, teach, diver - News - Northwest Florida Daily News

The cave at Vortex Springs was opened to divers Wednesday for the first time since the search began. While they work to assemble another dive team, Hamilton said the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office continued the search Monday at a surface level. Helicopters and the mounted posse searched the surrounding area and blood hounds and cadaver dogs were called in.
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[diverdoug1]

I find it interesting how the element of mystery in this story can capture our attention for so long.

 

[57Writer]

Feature article about Ben McDaniel mystery at Vortex Spring in today's Memphis Commercial Appeal:
Theories about Collierville diver's disappearance swirl in vortex of unanswered questions » The Commercial Appeal

 

[The Chairman]

Very well done. Thanks for sharing!

 

[57Writer]

I think they linked to ScubaBoard.com from the paper's internet site version of the story.

 

[The Chairman]

They did... and they mentioned us again. I wonder if Ben was ever a member here. Do we know his email address?

 

[mike_s]

They did... and they mentioned us again. I wonder if Ben was ever a member here.

I bet he is.... as a matter of fact, some would speculate that he' probably reading this now...

 

[57Writer]

His parents told us Ben was "on the forums and chats." I don't know if he was a member or just a guest, reading about cave diving.