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

(#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.
(#14) Inexperience Leads to Death in a Narrow, Silty Cave

Always know exactly what you're able to handle, because diving will never go easy on you. Two friends who were inexperienced in cave diving ran out of air and drowned in an underwater cavern in Lake Apopka. They didn't know what they were getting into and dove in an area that was incredibly restrictive and silty.
When diving in an area with a lot of silt, it's easy to stir it up and create a fog that hinders all sight. What most likely happened is that the two were down in the cave, someone stirred up debris, they lost track of where they were, they panicked, and then drowned. Later reports reveal that the two didn't have anything close to the proper gear needed to make a successful cave dive.
(#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.
(#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.
(#11) A Diver Dies After a Powerful Blast of Water Smashes Him Against a Wall

Two experienced divers were exploring a deep cavern at the Blue Spring State Park when tragedy struck. While diving, the force of the water suddenly knocked one diver's mask off and tore his regulator out of his mouth. The force was so powerful that it then slammed him into the wall. His diving partner failed to help him; then panic forced the partner to ascend rapidly, which resulted in his hospitalization. When authorities dove back in to retrieve the dead body, they found the diver pinned between a cavern wall and a rock and struggled to remove him.
(#16) A Tragic Diving Accident Turns Suspicious After All Evidence Is Erased

What was supposed to be a trip of a lifetime turned into something far more tragic when a young 23-year-old died on her first introductory scuba dive at the Great Barrier Reef. The young woman was learning the basics when she got separated from her instructor. About a half an hour later, she was found on the sea floor and was declared dead by drowning.
A short time later, her friends and family asked for pictures from the boat right before she went on her dive, but they were shocked to discover that all pictures from that day were inexplicably deleted. The family doesn't necessarily suspect foul play, but they question why they would need to delete those photos if they didn't reveal something important.