| Name | Age | Sex | Injuries | Injured areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele, William | 20 | Male | Fatality, Drowning | Not recorded |
On Friday, 15 March 1974, Larry Liles and William D. Steele, Jr. (20), both of Memphis, Tennessee, were scuba diving in Peacock Slough when Liles' tank rank [sic] out of air at about 1 p.m. Steele took off his air tank and the two began moving to the surface taking turns breathing from Steele's tank. This tank also ran out of air. Liles let go and floated to the surface about 25 feet away, but Steele evidently swam in the wrong direction. His body was found 125 feet inside the cave.
Analysis: The divers knew enough to share their air supply, but unfortunately neither man had reserved enough air to take care of emergencies. On 11 May 1974, two other divers ran out of air in the same cave.