Death at Wayne's World (non diving)

[Walter Pickel]

http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingne...drowns-in.html

Woman drowns in Hudson sinkhole

HUDSON -- A 45-year-old woman drowned in a sinkhole used primarily for cave diving, according to a Pasco Sheriff's Office report.

Linda Finer and her friend, Sharon Allred, had been drinking, Allred told deputies. They were looking to "hang out" Saturday afternoon when they drove a golf cart onto a private area owned by a local cave diving society.

Finer jumped into a water-filled sinkhole, which is about 20 feet wide. When she didn't come up for air, Allred ran out of the woods for help, the report said.

She found another friend, Timothy Bowers, went to the sinkhole and found Finer's body floating on the east bank. He tried mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while another person went to call 911, the report said.

Finer was taken to Bayonet Point Hospital, where she was pronounced dead after 2 p.m., the report said.

The sinkhole is known as "Wayne's World" and used by about 50 to 70 people each year for cave diving, said property manager Paul Heinerth.

"There's a fence ... but a lot of people still manage to get in there," Heinerth said.


Wayne's World System Page

[inkdiver]

Darwin strikes again!!

[Serota]

Darwin strikes again!!

There are many that would make the same comment when a cave diver dies.

[inkdiver]

There are many that would make the same comment when a cave diver dies.

Maybe so, and if a cave diver was drinking (read between the lines drunk), and then illegally tresspassed, and they drown, well Darwin would have struck them as well. Sorry, but drunk people who think it is cool to trespass and swim on private property and then drown causing a lot of hassle for the people who legally own the property, up to and including legal issues, don't garner much sympathy from me.

[amphipod06]

Geez, it sounds too familiar..."alcohol was involved"....
They don't have a clue, do they.

Dive safe,

Celia

[stairman]

Ive swam drunk before.Glad I remembered to hold my breath when I went under.

[BgDadddy]

Ok, that really sucks.

[rchrds]

Man- Waynes world is not usually that nice a place to hang out- and with all the mosquitoes in the summer? Who would think that was a nice place to go after (while) drinking? Hmmm. Guess they were drunk....

[divindoc]

Maybe so, and if a cave diver was drinking (read between the lines drunk), and then illegally tresspassed, and they drown, well Darwin would have struck them as well. Sorry, but drunk people who think it is cool to trespass and swim on private property and then drown causing a lot of hassle for the people who legally own the property, up to and including legal issues, don't garner much sympathy from me.

I couldn't agree more!

[trogloxene]

Ok, that really sucks.

Just be glad it did not happen while you were there replacing the line

Sean