Fatal Cave-Diving accident _ Belgium caver

[bmwcaves]

July 25, 2005.

We have receive a report for a new fatal cave diving accident, this time from France. One cave diver is dead and another one in hospital.

The body of the drowned speleologist was located to 50 meters under water. Its body will have gone up tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.

Source:
http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/detail...Channel=Topics


La famile des spéléologues vient encore hélas de payer un trop lourd tribu :

Extrait du site de LCI :
Un plongeur spéléologue de Poitiers se noie en Haute-Vienne
25 juillet 2005

Un plongeur spéléologue de Poitiers, qui se trouvait en difficulté lundi matin avec son compagnon sur un site de plongée en Haute Vienne (le site de Montulat, près de Saint-Sornin-Leulac), a été retrouvé mort noyé dans la journée. Son compagnon, qui avait donné l'alerte, entraînant la mobilisation des secours, a été hospitalisé Ã# Limoges. En remontant Ã# la surface, ce dernier n'avait pas respecté les paliers de décompression. Son état n'inspire pas d'inquiétude. Le corps du spéléologue noyé a été localisé par les plongeurs de la gendarmerie Ã# 50 mètres sous l'eau. Son corps sera remonté mardi matin, selon les secours.

Mes condolénaces vont a sa famille et ses amis. :-(

[jammer]

I can't read the article; it's all French to me. But my prayers are with friends and family for their loss; please let us know what happened when the report is filed, please.

[Jason B.]

not sure, but it sounds like the same incident I read about on another forum. The other forum has a French girl who gave the low down. Here is what she said.

I just logged on plongeesout, they say it is not a cave diving accident but a quarry accident. For some reason the name of the quarry is "La souterraine" which means under the Earth

http://filinfo.france3.fr/popup_afp...173406.6dd500d4

The article say they were cave divers though, training at the quarry

Regardless, my thoughts and prayers go out to the families.

Jason

[perryL927]

I recall a diving accident at Peacock about 6 months ago. Does anybody knows what happened?

[Stacie Kahn]

I recall a diving accident at Peacock about 6 months ago. Does anybody knows what happened?

Guess you were not around the board in January.
http://cavediver.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=877

[ARY]

Posted link forum thread also discuss separate incident in the world's deepest cave Voronia-Huber that happened on July 19 when russian caver from Hkabarovsk have fallen from 30 Ft of almost 180' vertical shaft and broke both legs and questionably - backbone. Helicopter rescue was arranged on July 26. In order to bring injured up from 1200 depth (dry cave) rescue had to dig two major restrictions. Voronia is explored currently behind the sump that
located at 5940 ft depth to max depth over 6000ft . The system has submarine springs discharging offshore in Black Sea. This summer expedition was planning to do underwater exploration that included dye test of submarine springs. Cavex team is led by Dr. of math from Harvard Ilia Zharkov.

Info taken from http://cavex-team.org/archive/voronja2005s.html