Horror as diver dies in notorious underwater cave while his two companions make it out alive

A scuba diver has been found dead in a notorious underwater labyrinth after vanishing during a trip.

Police were called to Twin Caves in the Blue Springs Recreation Area in Florida on Tuesday after three people failed to return to the surface on time.

Twin Caves extends back hundreds of feet and has three passages that drop to even greater depths. The cavern descends in stages going from 20ft to 100ft deep. It also features multiple ‘jump tunnels’ that run off into wider tunnels.

Rescue teams quickly swooped and dragged two of them out of the complex cavern to safety at around 1.15pm on Tuesday.

But the third diver, who has not been named, was found dead in the system. The coroner is working to determine the cause of death.

Sheriff Donnie Edenfield thanked Jackson County Fire & Rescue, Florida Fish and Wildlife, and the staff at Cave Adventures for their help with the rescue.

He also urged the community to ‘please keep the families of the divers in your thoughts and prayers’.

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