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2000-03-17 Incident
Rescue Or Recovery Or Near Miss: Recovery
Date of Report: 3/17/2000
Time Of Accident: 8:44am EST
Date Of Accident: 3/6/2000
County / State / Country: Suwanee County, FL
Name Of Accident Site————————
Little River Springs
Date Recovery Started: 3/6/2000
Time Recovery Started: unk
Age Of Victim: unk
Sex Of Victim: Male
Victims Highest Cert Level: Intro Cave
Cert Agency: IANTD
Date Of Training: November 1997
Yrs Experience Diving: unk
Total Number Of Dives: 200
Number Of Dives This Year: unk
Trained In Cave Diving: InTraining
Cave Diving Training Agency: IANTD
Date Of Cave Diving Training: November 1997
Years Experience Cave Diving: unk
Total Number Of Cave Dives: 70
Number Of Cave Dives In Last Year: unk; Mines in Vermont, trips to Florida anually to cave dive
Number Of Dives At This Location: 7-8
Dates Of Dives At This Location: March 1999
Maximum Depth At Location: 104 ffw
Dive Partners: 1
Dive Partners Address————————
Framingham, MA 01701
Dive Partners Experience————————
Intro Cave
Original Dive Plan————————
The two divers dropped oxygen to decompress with in cavern area, proceeded to scooter to the well casing, 2250 feet in cave. They thought that they were going to the Florida Room.
Maximum Known Depth: 104 ffw
Water Temp: 72F
Depth Body Found: 104 ffw
Distance To Nearest Exit: 2250 feet
Description Of Silt In Area: Red Clay
Normal Viz Distance: 100+ feet
Viz During Recovery: 3-5 feet to Florida Room, then relatively clear
Weather Conditions At Time Of Accident————————
Sunny day
Entry Conditions At Site————————
Silt coming out of entrance 2 hours later
Wet Or Dry Suit: Dry, DUI
Full Or Shorty: n/a
Condition Of Suit: Good
Hood: yes
Gloves: yes
Booties: no
Weight Belt: no
Pounds Kilos Of Weight: n/a
Buoyancy Compensator: OMS Bondage Wings
B C Type: unk
Degree Of B C Inflation: unk
Mask: unk
Location Of Mask: found apprx 8 feet from victim, next to the line
Contents Of Mask: n/a
Fins: U.S. Divers
Type Of Fins: Black Blades
Taped Fins: unk
Snorkel: no
Knife: unk
Location Of Knife: unk
Number Of Tanks: 2
Size Of Tanks: 95
Tank Material: Faber Steel
Tank Position: unk
Fill Pressure At Start Of Dive: unk
Pressure At Recovery: 825 psi
Tank Valve Configuration: DIN
Position Of Isolation Valve: unk
Number Of Regulators: 2
Brand Of Regulators: unk
Octopus: unk
Long Hose: yes
Regs Functional At Scene: yes
General Condition Of Regulators: good
Status Of Valve Opening: 1/2 roll off on left post, right open all the way
Pressure Gauge: yes
P S I Reading On Gauge: 825 psi
Number Of Lights: 3
Type Of Lights: 1:primary (Ginnie 10amp); 2 backup
Lights Operational: 1:battery dead but casing not flooded; 2:unk; 3:unk
Location Of Lights: on belt
Number Of Reels: 2
Type Of Reels: unk
Reels Deployed: unk
Location Of Reels: unk
Distance From Guideline: 8 feet
Guideline Condition: good
Depth Gauge Type: unk
Victims Depth Gauge Reading: 104 feet
Slate: unk
Tables: unk
Number Of Computers: 1
Type Of Computers: Aladin Pro
Computer Data————————
unk
Addtional Description Of Equipment————————
Not related to equipment:
“Intro-Cave Divers diving doubles, on diver propulsion vehicles. Diving beyond their level of certification.”
Equipment Loaned: rented
Loaned From Who: individual
Overall Condition Of Equipment: good
Body State————————
The diver was face down in the silt 30 feet on the exit side (downstream) of the well-casing. His mask was lying next to the line, and he was 8 feet off the line. His primary was out of mouth, and his back-up regulator was pulled out of the neck lanyard. All his equipment was in working order.
Report Prepared By: Larry Green (transcribed for him by Robert Laird)
Preparers Address————————
P. O. Box 330
High Springs, FL 32655-0330
Home: 904-497-3494
Cell: 352-239-3616
Recovery Team Members————————
Lamar Hires
Dell Motes
Officer In Charge————————
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