Information on 70's cave fatality

[jsteedley]

I was at Sunday morning worship last week and the teacher was talking about scuba and told me that he had a cousin by the name of Rodney Tindall that died in a cave on Crystal River in the 70's, I believe it was Devils Canyon or the like. Tindall died along with 5 others.

I explained how during this time period there was not much education, training or appropriate equipment available and as a result many unwary divers perished.

Does anyone have any info on this incident? Thanks a lot.

[D1V3R]

it rings a bell, i seem to remmber reading about somthing like this (maybe is "submerged"?)

ill look into it

[CaveDivingCop]

it rings a bell, i seem to remmber reading about somthing like this (maybe is "submerged"?)

ill look into it

DIV3R WERE YOU EVEN BORN BACK THEN

[Greg Flanagan]

Maybe you should call Bill at Bird's Underwater in Crystal River. He may know the story.

[HomoErectus]

it rings a bell, i seem to remmber reading about somthing like this (maybe is "submerged"?)

ill look into it

DIV3R WERE YOU EVEN BORN BACK THEN

I am sure his dad was

[Kelly Jessop]

I was at Sunday morning worship last week and the teacher was talking about scuba and told me that he had a cousin by the name of Rodney Tindall that died in a cave on Crystal River in the 70's, I believe it was Devils Canyon or the like. Tindall died along with 5 others.

I explained how during this time period there was not much education, training or appropriate equipment available and as a result many unwary divers perished.

Does anyone have any info on this incident? Thanks a lot.

Jeff Bozanic maintains the accident files. Try jbozanic@HQonline.net

[D1V3R]

lol, no but i think i read about it in a book

[CaptainSpeleo]

That's one I've never heard about. 6 divers died?

There were 4 divers that died at Ginnie Springs in the 1970's, which resulted in the cave system being grated off, which still is to this day.

[D1V3R]

no, i was thinking of a couple of guys that dies in "hole in the wall" in 1972