A Bad Day Cave Diving - Otter Springs

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An account of an incident I had on Jan. 17, 2011 during a scientific dive at Otter Springs, in Gilchrist County, Florida. Lessons learned on a dive I would not want to soon repeat:
http://www.rebreatherpro.com/2011/01/lessons-from-a-bad-cave-dive-part-1.html

Jill Heinerth

[cavediver256]

Thanks for sharing Jill. Glad you are still here to post this !!!!!

[SuPrBuGmAn]

I wish they'd just go ahead and open up Otter Springs already :/


Thanks for the report, looking forward to future segments.

[tflaris]

Thanks Jill.


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[MichaelAngelo]

thnks Jill for sharing

[Rikki Battistini]

glad your OK Jill, wow your going to overtake me!!!!

[apitkin]

I wish they'd just go ahead and open up Otter Springs already :/


Well, obviously the lines in there need some work first.

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Jill Heinerth's lessons learned from a bad cave dive continue. (http://www.rebreatherpro.com/2011/01/lessons-from-a-bad-cave-dive-continued.html)

[FW]

Lesson Five: Solo or Buddy
James Barrat told me: “At one moment they are your buddy and the next moment they are the cork in the bottle containing your life.” Some dives are not meant for two people. Everyone on a team must be ready for self rescue and be prepared to stick it out for buddy rescue. We all need to be self sufficient team divers in everything we do. That said, there are some dives that are better made alone. A redundant brain is an awesome thing if the conditions are suitable, but in some caves, it simply gets in the way.

:smt023

Thanks Jill, it goes to show that even the most experienced divers can have "stuff" happen :-)

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Well, obviously the lines in there need some work first.

We ALL should be able to do a line repair. Its one of the most basic skills you should have.



If Otter(or anywhere else) isn't open because of line issues, we truly are a sorry community.

[RN]

Thanks for sharing, Jill. I've been carrying and teaching 2 safeties for quite a while now for this very reason. If you ever have to deploy your safety, there's no guarantee it will be near the exit. It's good to see others promoting this.

And thanks for the comments on solo diving. There are some dives I just won't do with a buddy, any buddy!

And if you do have to dive with a buddy in small cave, make sure you're on the exit side... ;)