Random Terrifying Scuba Accidents That Will Make You Think Twice About Diving (16 items)

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  (#5) A Dive Group Gets Separated from Instructor, Spends 28 Hours Floating in Open Water

  While on a tour in Bali, Indonesia, a group of seven people were separated from their boat while out diving. Bad weather was to blame, and the two instructors and five Japanese women floated in open water for 28 hours before eventually reaching a rocky islet where they were rescued two days later. During that harrowing ordeal, one of the women died, with her body being found 30 kilometers from the islet, while one of the instructors went missing in the open water.

  The whole thing received even more scrutiny when it was discovered the company that took the group out on their dive was operating with an expired permit. 
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  (#10) Father and Son Found Dead After Testing Their Christmas Gifts

  A Florida father and his 15-year-old son got new scuba diving equipment for Christmas, and immediately went out to Eagles Nest Sink underwater caves in Weeki Wachee, Florida, to test it out. The father was an experienced diver, but the son was not certified yet, and both were not experienced when it came to cave diving. After entering the cave around 11 am on Christmas morning, their bodies were found that evening around 8:30 pm. At least six other divers have lost their lives in the same cave system.
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  (#13) Two Divers Go Too Deep and Die Mysteriously

  Diving past a certain point comes with serious risks. Even the most experienced divers can die at a moment's notice thanks to harsh deep-water conditions. During a deep dive near Nanaimo, two divers met their end after attempting to dive too deep within the popular diving spot.

  We will never quite know what happened, but we do know that a group of three men went out to enjoy a day of diving. One of the men stayed at a shallower area while the other two descended deeper. Something went wrong and one of the men drowned underwater, while the other struggled back up to the surface. At that point, though, it was too late and the injuries from the dive took the second man's life, as well.
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  (#9) Operator Error Takes the Life of an Experienced Diver

  During one of his many dives at Dutch Springs recreation area, 38-year-old Eugene Fleysher accidentally drowned. He was found unresponsive in the water after ascending from around 30 feet. An autopsy report revealed that his equipment was poorly maintained and maladjusted, which only highlights the importance of always checking your gear before diving. Fleysher is just one of at least 16 people who have died in that same spot over the last 30 years. 
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  (#3) A Diver Panics and Succumbs to Nitrogen Narcosis, Removing His Own Breathing Apparatus

  In April 2000, Russian diver Yuri Lipski geared up to dive at one of the world's most beautiful diving spots, the Blue Hole. Located on the east coast of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the spot has become a must for divers who want to see the coral-lined, 394-foot-deep sink hole.

  Lipski ended up dying at around the 300-foot mark. When you go that deep, your body is often subjected to nitrogen narcosis, a mental state that starts off similar to extreme drunkenness, but can eventually cause severe mental symptoms like hallucinations, paranoia, confusion, vertigo, and eventually death.

  Lipski's body and found that the diver had been recording at the time of his death. The footage is on YouTube, and it's highly disturbing to watch the diver start to panic and thrash around. In the end, he removes his breathing apparatus and the recording stops. 
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  (#6) Two Divers Perish During Dangerous Dive, Friends Go Back to Retrieve Their Bodies

  In Norway, five friends embarked on a dangerous mission to explore a deep cave system in Norway. Going past the 100-meter mark, one of the divers got stuck in a passage and signaled for help. His friend in front of him turned back and did everything he could, but horrifically had to watch his friend die in front of his eyes. The accident caused another diver to panic - which is the worst thing you can do while diving - and he died, too.

  After the survivors made it back, the authorities deemed a retrieval mission for the dead bodies to be too dangerous. But that didn't stop the original divers from planning a secret, extensive rescue mission, and seven weeks later, they went back into the dangerous cave system and successfully retrieved their fallen friends. 

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