incident at Jenny Springs

Date
1st Apr 1975 approximate
Publication
ACA 1975 p. 12
Cave
Jenny Springs
State
Florida
County
Unknown
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave Diving
Incident type
Drowning
Group type
Cave divers
Group size
3
Aid type
Body recovery
Source
Third party
Incident flags
   

Injured cavers

No injured cavers recorded.

Incident report

In April 1975, three untrained cave divers lost their lives in a multiple drowning at Jenny Springs when they penetrated 300 feet into the cave without a safety line.

Analysis: At least 18 cave divers have died in this cave, many in multiple drownings. A triple drowning was reported in the 1967 American Caving Accidents. Cave diving without proper training and especially without a safety line is suicidal.

Source: Burgess, Robert F. (1976) The Cave Divers. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 239 p. (see p.212).

References

  1. Burgess, Robert F. (1976) The Cave Divers. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 239 p. (see p.212).
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