If I may make a suggestion: Sometimes you give measurements in imperial units, sometimes you translate to metric. Always having both would be really helpful, and since numbers are hard to visualize, putting them in a textbox on screen makes sense to me. Same goes for temperatures. You already put maps on screen, so adding the most important numbers next to them would be great. =)
When my relative took us to caves, they stuck to the safe tourist destinations with pro guides. In the wild, when we went in a cave, the relative took us some fifty feet in, then we stopped as soon as it wasn't large enough for two of us to stand side by side. Overly cautious is better than overly reckless.
I will never understand why people would put themselves in situations like this. "Think I'm gonna crawl down this super narrow hole where I can barely move or see".
the same reason we put ourselves in heavy vehicles that go 80+ mph, with the risk of other hoping others aren't driving recklessly. most stuff like this is very safe when done by professionals who who follow every textbook procedure. almost all deaths are from reckless actions, just like car deaths.
@@Hinarukun Except that people get in vehicles and go fast to, you know, earn money, acquire food, visit families. People crawl down watery cave holes for the purpose of ... crawling back out of the watery cave holes.
@@suzanneroche1243 I have never seen any of these people besides the rescuers referred to as "heroes". Go find your hole... honestly unless you find a majestic cave or something amazing, it's worthless pointless risk that most people could give a shit less about. Interesting stories of idiots finding their tombs though. Like this last story, "highly experienced", most avid diver in his country, grabs the wrong tank of air... lol jesus fuck. What a stupid way to go.
This channel makes me so interested in cave diving while simultaneously makes me never want to cave dive myself. I'm like, "nah bro, you go ahead. But film it for me!"
I know this in no way compares to the loss of the child and near-loss of his sister, but digging a simple hole can become ridiculously dangerous. Years ago I was digging a hole to plant a young willow tree in my father-in-law's backyard while he, my wife, and the stepmom went to the store. The ground was a bit soft from a recent rain and filling the wheelbarrow unevenly caused it to tip over and push me into the hole I was digging. The barrow full of sand and grass went across the back of my legs and was forcing the upper half of my body into the hole itself. I started yelling for my girls in the house but apparently the TV was too loud. My right knee was getting twisted kind of hard by the pile of sand atop it; still bothers me when driving extended periods. I managed to drag my phone over with the shovel and called my wife to tell her I needed someone to come get the wheelbarrow off my backside before my knee tore. She had to beg her dad to drive back to the house because he wanted to finish his lunch first. Like I said; not the equivalent of what happened here but just to illustrate how simple little things can become potentially huge and threatening.
@@kingtrollol The 'barrow was full of soil so all that weight was across the back of my legs. Falling partly into the hole also made it hard to get leverage. Just one of those unlucky times where a bunch of stupid comes together at once and hits you. like when I was watching my mom's car being pushed free out of a ditch and as it caught the road and shot back the still-open driver's door hit the fence I was sitting on and knocked me into a blackberry bramble. Boy, that was a fun day too. I had another fun day connected to the photo in my userpic but I won't go into that here.
I think John Jones's case is much more popularized and much more tragic due to the extensive efforts of the rescue volunteers that went to his aid and risked their lives, as well as how tragic it was, due to having the final hope and best/elaborate plan to recover him fail, all because of some malfunction from the equipment they were using with the winch system in place....
@@TheJExperiment1the way he was angled I mean they would of still had to break his legs but man he was trying live I'll say that being out down basically in a grave.
I want to emphasize how easy it is to become stuck or panicked in a caving situation. When I was 17 my youth group went to a fall festival every year with a corn maze, pumpkin patch, and hay ride. On the side of the farm there was a bluff with a cave. Everyone would crawl in and out with ease and sign their names. The cave was big enough to walk through until one narrow point that opened into a room. You could see out on almost every side. This was wide and brightly lit so many kids found it perfectly safe and easy. Parents rarely became concerned about them crawling around inside. I crawled in on my stomach as you do to get through the narrow part. My friend waited in the part where you can still stand. The narrow part when opening up has a downward drop that's about 1 foot. So more of a step down. As I reached this point I couldn't reach the floor to pull myself further. I decided to wiggle. There was enough room to my left and right to spread my arms out completely if I needed to. When I started to wiggle forward my belt loop caught on the top portion of the overhang. I was flailing with my arms trying to push forward but couldn't reach behind me to where I was stuck. I was bent down due to the drop off point and my waist was a little bit suspended. At the time I was 5'1 and maybe 85lbs. Flailing didn't work. I asked my friend to see what I was caught on, as I wasn't in any particular danger yet, and she refused. I asked if she would go get an adult and again she refused. When asked why she said she didn't want to get in trouble. While wiggling around my phone went off and I was on the phone with my cousin somehow. I was able to let her know my situation and to call my parents. She was a child at the time but better than nothing. I couldn't pull my phone out to redial or call for help. Somehow trying to reach for my phone undid the loop and my cousin stayed on the phone with me the whole time. She had her mother call and kept me on just in case. My 'friend' and I stopped talking immediately and haven't spoken since. I was able to crawl into the space as I had done many years in a row and seen dozens of kids do just the same realizing if no one had been around or the sheer luck of pocket dialing the situation could have been much more serious. This was something we'd been doing since 4th grade but never again. Take every decision you make seriously. Even when playing.
Interesting story. And very well told. I've been your "friend" a couple of times when i was a kid , and lost friendships because of it. My brain would just fixate on 1 thing and unable to think of anything else. For example in your story perhaps the girl had been told by her parents not to go there. And her brain was now stuck fixating that she would be discovered . I don't think I've particularly improved as i got older, so i really hope I don't freeze up in a critical situation! I could never be a reliable dive partner or anything
@@slowjocrow6451Is that a mild kind of autism where your mind gets stock in one thing and you cannot react or think that even if you go against this, it will be ok? Like the "friend" in this example. Even if the parents told her she cannot go, if some other child is in danger and she goes get help, nobody will punish her and she won't get in trouble? I had such situation as teenager. Was climbing a climbing wall indoors with wring shoes and I slept and fell about 6 meters into a sitting bench made of stone. All other kids there were younger than me. They went unto shock laughing. I then screamed to my sister to go get help. She ran and got help. Nobody got in trouble. Went to hospital and all was fine. Doctor said I could have broken a few ribs and was surprised I didn't. I never blamed the girl that was supposed to secure me, because she was younger and she was inexperienced. I noticed it was my bad idea to climb that day. Never again and they closed that room that was inside the hotel so no kids could go inside unsupervised. Too dangerous. But the thing is, nobody got in trouble or got punished since it was an accident.
Another good, claustrophobia-inducing video. The calm voice, the suspenseful background track, it all just makes the room feel a bit smaller. I'm happy to stay out of caves
Those poor kids on the New Jersey Beach. They must not have grown up near the ocean because I was taught not to dig holes like that in the sand from a very young age. I thought everyone knew the dangers of that. Apparently not so I'm glad you put this video out to warn those that might not know.
i lived by the sea with very sandy beaches for 27 years and i'm learning this *now*. like as a kid my parents were always supervising me, but you don't think you have to supervise a teenager - and you wouldn't if you told them about the danger... good that i hate beaches anyway, that's so scary
It is really interesting what you learn just by growing up in an area with certain conditions. I grew up in Michigan, so winter safety was drilled into me since I was a child, especially how to stay warm if the power goes out and what to do on a body of water that has been iced over. I happened to be living in Texas in 2020 when the4 "snowpocalypse" happened and was horrified at how little anyone seemed to know about even simple winter safety like walking up and down ice covered stairs. I have a feeling beach safety, cave safety, etc. are like this to people when they grow up near those things.
A friend of mine goes and checks out old mines in Cornwall, he asked if I wanted to go… I can only assume this channel saved my life as I’m sure as hell not going underground
There seems to be no room for error with cave diving. One small mistake can cost someone their life. That being said though individuals who cave dive are following their dream and their dedication is remarkable.
@@lindsaylikand8966 I'd never participate in any high risk activity where spiders prowl. And claustrophobic spaces are an arachnophobe's worst nightmare!
this is why it's better to have a diving buddy, than to just dive alone (not saying nothing will happen with 2 together, just that it is less dangerous in this sense) :)
I will never forget reading about a little boy (I think about 8) who died in the same way while digging in sand on a beach. They dug for him for hours only to find him cold and dead. I read the story in a Reader's Digest many, many years ago. I will never forget the dangers of digging in sand. I would hope that anyone who knows how dangerous this is would warn someone if they see them digging in sand.
The one that sticks with me and darn it I can't remember the boy's name that went into a cave and it became too tight but he kept trying and trying. This was many many years ago I think back in the '60s well they couldn't get it out they tried everything that they possibly could and they could not get him out. He died there his family sat with him while be quietly I guess suffocated to death you can google and find out what his name was
@@patsk8872I told a clueless father at the beach to take his 2 year old out of the rushing water (rip), it was dangerous. He informed me no it wasn't, hw knows what he's doing. Soon as I walked away, he looked worried and got his kid out. The father was clueless, didn't look like he could swim. The water could have knocked over the little kid and pulled him out as it dropped off steeply and was racing out.
My friends and I would build elaborate sand cities rather than dig holes. I remember one time we spent like 6 hours building the biggest one we'd ever created, with a giant pyramid and all sorts of moats and walls to protect it from water. We went inside for about 15 minutes to eat lunch and when we came back some other kids had destroyed the whole thing. That was a bummer lol.
I lived in a coastal town for many years where I raised my 3 sons. They would play in a sand bank a short distance behind the house. This was back in 80's and didn't watch every thing they did all the time. Come to find out they were making sand forts to which they were told to cease and desist due to concern of a collapse with them in it. Now as adults on occasion one will divulge some of their 'antics' as kids I was unaware of and I try to disguise my shock and horror lol. Put 3 boys together and the possibilities are endless. They were great kids and now great adults. 😊
We would build Rivers and dirt cities. We actually had a name, Clearwater Construction because after a while of our Rivers flowing, the water would become clear.
I remember years ago when I was a kid. My family and I went to a beautiful sandy beach for the day. There was a young boy nearby who was digging a massive hole in the sand. Suddenly there appeared loads of grown-ups who were digging exactly where the boy had been. There was no sign of the boy! Suddenly, he was pulled out of the sand. He was alive and was screaming blue murder. It turned out that he decided to tunnel under the sand along the beach. The tunnel roof had collapsed and he was completely stuck and buried alive. My guess is that this was the last time he tried that!
When I was about 18 I got a job helping build the new interstate going through my local area. Long story short we had a section of ditch collapse- it was about 3.5 - 4 feet wide and about 10 feet deep- covered up 3 men when it collapsed. We dug as fast and hard as we could with everything we had- shovels, hands, cups, whatever anyone could find they went to digging as fast and hard as they could. They can't use heavy machinery because if you do you run the real risk of killing them trying to save them. We saved one guy, but he was severely injured and hospitalized for weeks. Never get into a tall, skinny ditch like that where the walls are straight up and down- don't even walk close to what's called a "high wall" where they've been digging and left a big wall of dirt and gravel- they often collapse, and there's very little chance of anyone being able to dig you out before you die. My dad worked in a strip mine, he saw it happen multiple times over the years- and saw several men die. Usually, they were working the highwall and a big section either collapsed or a big boulder let go and came crashing down on them. They couldn't avoid it, it was part of their job- but even if you're at work, if you're faced with having to do something like this- think about it, is the job worth it? I'm not saying it isn't - maybe it is, but you should at least run the cost/benefit analysis.
I wouldnt be surprised if some educators or trainers began referencing your videos and material. You are so detailed and explain everything in a way that can be easily understood. The way you share the story and relay whats going on at the same time of other events in the story is very good. Thanks for all your hard work!!
Your underwater series has got me so interested that I went around watching various channels to get more information on cave diving, and deep diving in general. The amount of science that goes into these deep dives is really amazing. It reminds me a lot of going to space. In a deadly environment, completely reliant on technology, and impossible to be rescued.
When I was exploring an uncharted lava tube, at 21, I remember dipping into a pool and turning my headlamp and gaze downwards….. a cavern so vast I can even describe it with human words opened up below me. Water clearer than air, so that you could see further into infinity than should be possible. I was shook. I crawled out and stayed at the edge of what seemed like a small pool.
Why is this video labeled "Caver fell to her death" when none of the stories involve a female caver falling to her death? In fact, the only fall mentioned (the scout leader/father) wasn't even immediately fatal, he got wedged and died from either that blood circulation issue or hypothermia.
Digging holes at the beach seems like such a harmless, innocuous activity. There *really* should be more education out there on how dangerous it actually is.
there are alot of examples of "harmless"-seeming everyday things that are actually really dangerous. for example: most people dont know but you should never fly in an airplane when you have a cold. because when your nose is congested, your head cant properly deal with the changing pressures. this happened to me and its an excruciating pain because your ear drums rupture and you go deaf. if it was a short flight, it will probably heal. but if it was a long flight, hours of the wrong pressure in your ears can cause the damage to be too big and it doesnt come back fully, or at all. nobody tells you this when you board a plane..
I've watched A SHIT TON of Dive Accident Videos on RUclips, and personally have been Diving and Cave Diving going on two decades... and I find your Diving Videos my favorite on the entire Tube. Keep up the great work bro!
I guess they make for good reminders of your basic training? Danger awareness is important, and I wish f. e. car drivers would have to get classes to be allowed to keep their licenses every 2 or 5 years… ^^;
@@ArDeeMee Whatever the horror... These stories remind us of the importance of building our skills and understanding our procedures for "extreme sports" in general. Many such sports aren't entirely fairly named nor treated. Sticking to the training and following established procedures is frequently the difference between an exciting and unusual hobby and flirting with imminent death or horrific disaster... whether we're talking cave diving or motorcycles or even simply snorkling. ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 apparently we run in the same RUclips circles… I’ve enjoyed finding your comments on many of the channels I like to watch, always well thought out and add value to the conversation. Risk assessment is something I’ve thought a lot about over the past couple years. Bought myself a motorcycle summer off 2021 and I’ve loved every bit of it. I also work in construction as a fire sprinkler fitter, so I’ve had to deal with more calculated risk than the average western person in the modern age. We live in such a relatively safe world compared to ages past that many people seem to have completely lost all ability to calculate risk effectively. People will drive every day with nary a thought of the dangers-and no desire to practice or be taught additional skills, planning, and risk management-while they freak out over any new risk, no matter how little it poses them (COVID was a huge eye opener to me on this). Never mind the fact that driving is the single most dangerous thing the average person does often, since they’ve accepted it they never seem to consider it again. The last scenario in the video about how people in dangerous hobbies aren’t actually big risk takers was a good point. Those of us who do things that are more dangerous, either for a living or for fun or both, have to learn to calculate what risks are acceptable and why. And the answers can be drastically different as scenarios are different. This is why I don’t like it when people talk about dangerous hobbies or jobs being “perfect safe”. They’re not, they cannot be. If you think your training and practice and knowledge have made you safe, well: Pride come before the fall. What you can do is limit risk of dangerous activities to a level you deem acceptable. When you recognize the table saw out the pipe threading machine will maim you without a second thought, you don’t call them “safe” you call them dangerous, and treat them accordingly. I’ve been injured at work, thankfully never seriously, I’ve fallen out of a ceiling, I’ve de-laminated a thumb nail with a drill and hole saw, hell the worst injury I’ve ever had came from falling into a four foot hole I’d just finished digging my first day back at work after a vacation, only one that’s required surgery. The one thing in common in all of them, was I got complacent and wasn’t paying attention. Life without danger and risk isn’t worth living, but neither is a life lived recklessly ignorant.
@@connorjones1485 Well, I bought my first motorcycle (Rebel 250) back when I was 14, and had a guy available to coach several of us... Legal age for motorcycle license was/is 15... SO I took that year to get the bike together and running (no 14 year old in the 80's is just going to afford a good street bike... even a Rebel)... AND then got to the lessons and practice. That was 30 years and more than a dozen countries ago... I've probably ridden in countries that are no longer countries. You're preaching to the choir. I may refer to something as "safe", but it's a relative term. NOTHING is ever going to be "perfectly safe". We're all mortal, and that means we're all going to die. You have to die of something... It's just how it works. Even "old age" involves deterioration until some integral part of you can't function anymore and the rest collapses with it... For my money, there are 3 things that make something worth the bother. It's GOT to be : 1. Difficult... if there's no challenge, I'll stay on the couch and pull my pud instead... zero challenge and probably at least as much fun... 2. Dangerous... There have to be consequences to screwing up, and I can't deal with the "civilized" consequence of getting bitched at... I'd rather just get injured and recover... Besides, as they said in bootcamp, "Pain engages the brain". 3. Dirty... Kind of without saying... There's nothing especially clean in the world anyways. You've always got nasty little microbes eating and shitting and farting all over you and food and everything anyway... BUT the dirtier and more disturbingly gross things are, generally the more value you'll find getting involved in them somewhere... BUT there's two sides to the whole safety and risk assessment aspect. First, of course, is to decrease the dangers inherent as much as you can. Things like NOT tear-assing on the bike in triple digit speeds through surface streets and downtown traffic is probably going to reduce a huge amount of risk,.. BUT there's always stuff you can't know or change... the "unknown unknowns" among hazards. Gear (on motorcycles) helps MITIGATE hazards so that even when you DO end up crashed or "hopelessly sideways" the damages are relatively minimal. A table saw, even my antique, is a reasonably safe means of cutting things. BUT just like you're not supposed to put your fingers under the Chef's knife in your kitchen, you shouldn't be putting them anywhere near the whirling mangler in the middle of the table saw... That's what grippers, push-sticks, and finger-boards are for... and those are all TOO EASY to build and vary for "odd shapes" to be neglected. AND thanks for the recognition. Thanks for reading at least some of the dubious litany I've posted online. I'm glad you get anything out of it. I do TRY to honestly contribute whenever I post... and sometimes it's okay to get a chuckle from it, too... ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 I think maybe the way to take safety from a long discussion to a short statement that can be remembered, is that safety is more a verb than a noun. Things understood to be safe can be performed dangerously, and unsafe tasks can be *performed* safely. Much like your antique table saw, I drive older vehicles with no modern safety aids. But I consciously take actions to gain skills and practice, I think that has made me a better driver/rider than any passive safety aids could on their own. Ideally you have both safety through situations, and through actions, but if you have to pick one, pick the actions every time.
I’m a caver and love these videos because it is a challenge to figure out what went wrong BEFORE you tell us, and also a reminder to always stick to caution when uncertain.
I am so white that I glow I stay away from the Sun as much as possible. No problem here of this happening. Watching these videos I discovered phobias I thought that I did not have any, but today I can tell you it's deep deep water, caves any type, scuba diving, are very small spaces that I know my big ass can't fit through. There is a bridge in Virginia call the Chesapeake Bay Bridge that is underwater for part of it, I had to set my eyes and hold my breath while we went through it very unnerving. Thanks to this video I've learned so much about myself
I got chills when you said Tomsriver NJ that’s literally 20 minutes from my house I remember seeing the news about the sand pit incident, I remember my parents would always tell me never to try cover myself in sand as a kid, I always wondered why they were so serious about something so seemingly innocent and random but now I completely get it. Physics can be terrifying in the right situations.
I'm from "Joisey". I've been to this beach a million times. This was later in the day. It was absolutely tragic, heartbreaking, and preventable. Locals all know better than to dig something this large in the sand. Unfortunately, tourists are not familiar with these dangers, just like "rip tides", and every year, people die. It was really sad when this took place. Had it been earlier in the day, lifeguards and I'm sure others, would have warned them to stop and get out of that deep a hole.
@@kaylaboland637 No, they do not happen everywhere. Not everyone lives right on a coastline, and there are far more places without a coastline than places with one. Someone who lives hundreds of miles from a coastline is far less likely to extensively and intimately know all the dangers associated with coastlines, such as undertows and marine life. Just like someone who lives hundreds of miles from a mountain range is far less likely to extensively and intimately know all the dangers associated with mountains, such as avalanche risks and flash flood risks. Just like someone who lives hundreds of miles from a rain forest is far less likely to extensively and intimately know all of the dangers found in rain forests, such as poisonous flora and lethal wildlife. I live in a tourist beach town on the Gulf Coast. Every single bar, restaurant, store, convenience store and most other businesses, as well as every single hotel front desk AND hotel room and every single tourist map, as well as every single beach access point (both public and private) all have the beach warning flag system (a simple system which covers things like rip currents, hazardous wave conditions and dangerous marine life) prominently displayed in easy-to-read text and super simple to understand diagrams. It is quite literally seen everywhere: on hotel keycards, on takeout menus, on hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of individual signs scattered all over town, mentioned regularly and repeatedly on all local radio stations and public access television, even displayed regularly and repeatedly on billboards all over town; and people STILL manage to not know the risks. For better or worse, people usually have their minds on other things (*especially* the tourists), because humans are gonna human. Alcohol and other mind-altering substances only compound the problem.
The US bucket and spade brigade went on full alert yesterday after research by a top physician revealed that people falling into holes dug in the sand had accounted for more fatalities in the US since 1990 than shark attacks - 16 as opposed to 12. The article, written by Dr Bradley Maron in the New England Journal of Medicine, said sand holes and tunnels, the byproduct of building sand castles and other juvenile beach fortifications, could turn into deathtraps with horrifying speed.
Excellent story telling, the section of the man trapped upsidedown literally triggered my claustrophobia... my heart began racing & I was breathing very fast. I think it's a combination of your calm voice and the description. You're very talented, bloody well done!
Just spent the last 4 hours binging your video's! I appreciate that you stay factual to the story and explain things like narcosis in simple terms and you don't overdramatise stories that are already very tragic! Subscribed and looking forward to more content!
I actually remember when the first story happened, I lived just a few towns over. People became much more aware of the dangers of large holes in the sand collapsing. We never dug holes deeper than we could stand after that just in case
New Jersey native here, what makes the first two stories so eerie is that they literally hit close to home. I noticed some of the commenters said you have the perfect narration voice for these types of videos and I tend to agree. When I watch these types of videos man oh man it makes me realize my problems above ground are not so bad after all.
I've been desperate for high quality accounts of cave incidents since the Nutty Putty Cave Incident went viral last year. Thank you so much for these high quality accounts of such fascinating and equally terrifying stories.
The sand trap? Yeah, that almost happened to me as a kid. Another kid and I dug a hole about 6' deep and then also a tunnel from the base of said hole. Luckily, a few sensible adults nearby finally saw us and realised how deep we were and what could happen and told us to get out immediately. I wish those were my parents, but alas, they were 'busy' doing something far far more important than looking after the safety of their child!
@@1SmokedTurkey1 Another dangerous but relatively safe feeling activity is digging tunnels in snow. I was warned by mother to not dig tunnels because she knew of a kid that dug a tunnel and it collapsed on him. He wasn't deep in snow or anything, but he got stuck and quickly ran out of air because his head was buried in snow.
@@spugelo359 damn that’s horrible. I live in a desert climate so I never had to worry about that, speaking of which, never camp in a valley/low ground in the desert. In case it rains, it will flood almost instantly and will pull along everything in its path.
Some parents these days are far more interested in their phones than observing what their children are doing, see it all the time . Feel sorry for the kids.
I actually have always been fascinated by cave diving and caves in general and this channel has taught me that snorkeling and tourist caves might fulfill my adventurous desires in a way that makes sure I don't catch a case of death. I might still go for some certifications for diving (probably more like cavern diving and open water for fun trips that aren't going to kill me) or explore some well mapped dry caves but I'm definitely not going to be the scientific hero and learn what's out there and new the hard way. And all of that is many many years away. I have to get over my fear of deep water before I can go throwing myself into extra deep water
This has happened more than once to kids (oh, video just said that). And it is often fairly quiet - no big thump or yell. If you see a kid digging a huge hole/sand pile at the beach….good idea to let parents know of the collapse risk, as this is not very well known. Some happened with the parent feet away, sun bathing, and they just hear it.
I'm a Cave Explorer myself, but I don't do Cave Diving because I get scared when my head is under water. I love your videos because they teach me to be even more careful. You must have your mind together while doing such an extreme sport.
Thanks for covering the NJ beach incident. I was in Ocean City MD last year and I saw a kid doing the same thing. I can’t believe the word hasn’t gotten out yet in this “information age”.
Scuba diving is dangerous. However, with the right people and instructors you'll be just fine. 99% of people that go scuba diving go ina open ocean, usually close to an island so the bottom is easy to reach. It is nerve wracking but once you get accustomed to controlling your breathing then it becomes like a fantasy come true. Swimming around with the fish without a worry about breathing air is amazing and I recommend it.
If you haven't already, Boesmansgat in South Africa has some pretty horrific incidents. One account even has footage of the whole incident that can be easily found...
So I'm Alaskan, and my dad grew up in Anchorage. When he was a kid, one of the neighborhood kids was inside an igloo he had made in his yard, when a snowplow passed and went right through the igloo the boy was in(turns out it was more in the street than in the yard) so my dad was always watching us when we dug in the snow. The sand story reminded me of that story my dad always told us, just swap out the sand for snow. *edit* apparently I didn't make it clear enough. The boy died on impact with the plow, and the plow actually didn't know he hit the boy so he kept going, and the boys parents found him.
Same happened to me, we were happy to see our iglo still alive when we returned the next day but soon realised that it was only one half of it and the other was taken by a snowplow.
Yeah a kid got killed in the parking lot of a 'snow play' area here in in oregon.. built an igloo in the snow and got chopped up by the blades of a giant snow plow.. ..There was a close incident when we were skipping school in a friends car in high school too.. Back in the day in the midwest you were allowed to sweep your fallen leaves to the curb along side the trash, and it was a common practice for shit head kids in cars to hop the curb and smash those piles of leaves.. and as we were smashing those leaves one day, for whatever reason we missed a pile, and just as we were making fun of the driver for 'missing one', a young child popped out of the pile of leaves and we all turned white as ghosts.. one simple brain fart of the stoned out driver saved a handful of lives that day.. life is strange
My dad told me about that happening to kids (or one kid?) playing in leaves in the street. Plus he said he built an ice house when he was a kid and it collapsed on him and his friend. Between him and my mom I knew about every possible danger :(
When I was a kid i lived close to the beach. One day my brothers and I brought a metal shovel to the beach and began digging a hole , the hole ended up being about 1 meter deep, we then proceeded to dig a second hole about 2 metres away and dug a tunnel between these holes. Once the tunnel was done we proceeded to one at a time crawl through this tunnel. Didn't know it was that dangerous
Absolutely horrifying actually now.. I did a similar thing in underground construction. went inside sandy soiled trenches that were several feet over my head. We both are lucky to be here.
@@Blox117 How? It isn’t stupid if you don’t know it’s that dangerous. Kids also don’t have fully developed brains either, so it’s the responsibility of the adults around them to ensure they stay safe.
@@LeBatteur I must have had a built in "Just don't -ometer"..Yea, did some reckless shit on occasion. Always instinctively knew the limits. That's y I'm alive. Had a friend at 13 that was hellbent on crossing an old abandoned railroad crossing, that was really more like a suspended bridge...minus any walkways or handrails. Just train track for abt the length of 2 football fields held up by support rails, abt 200 feet above a dried out river of bedrock and random debris. The spaces between the tracks were large enough for a kid to fall through. I made it a quarter of the way and punked out, turned back. He got more than halfway. It was a gusf of wind I assume, that was his DeathNote. I didn't see, nor did he cry out. The sound of the impact was sickening. Died less than 2 weeks later from skull fractures and internal injuries. Could have been two for one. RIP Dooney
For my comment, ‘low me to call attention to two more details that I love about your channel: 1. Posting a list of sources you used in researching the story 2. The font you chose for your in-video chapter titling &c. It makes a difference
Bro, I get that they've mapped things out, I get that they're experienced, I get that they have wicked equipment, I bet they've taken every "precaution" that they could but you can't tell me that a person who's willing to put a suit on (with limited oxygen) and plunging into a winding underwater pit without ever truly knowing what they're getting into is not a risk-taker. I mean I'm not saying I don't get why people do it or that I wouldnt do it myself (I'd try it) but that's not for anyone who doesn't enjoy the concept of traveling into an aquatic labyrinth with a very high possibility of getting loss and suffering probably the worst death imaginable.
I did quite a bit of open water diving back in my 30s and 40s, I never went below 40 metres, never entered a cave and never did more than stick my head into a wreck. Now in my 60s, hung up my fins and sold my drysuit.
I wish that sometime a cave-diving video would show both a vertical and horizontal map of the same cave. I know a 3D model would be asking a lot and probably would tend to be confusing, moving around, but maps must be available, somewhere?🙃 Good job of explaining the complexities of deep-dives. The guys who get certified must spend a lot of time over tables and graphs. I read that besides helium mixes, there are also argon mixes, and I read something that every minute at depth (like below 300 feet) can mean an hour of decompression at comparatively shallow depths, which, if dived only to those shallow depths (e.g. 20 feet), could be done just snorkeling without any complications.
Im glad people do videos like this still I can really feel the love and effort put into a small project like this, i hate when channels do this really well and put effort in and slowly just refine it and make it sorta streamlined
“It seems like anyone who does cave diving is a risk taker” uhh yeah, it seems that way because that’s exactly what it is. The problem with people who engage in dangerous, potentially lethal activities such as mountain climbing, deep water and cave diving is that their recklessness and penchant for risk taking doesn’t just negatively impact them. All of the rescuers who showed up to save them are putting their lives on the line to save someone from something they really shouldn’t have been doing in the first place.
Finally a cave diving story I've never heard of! Keep them coming! I mean I wish less people would die in such circumstances, but people are always the same. They think they are different, they are more careful, more prepared, more experienced, etc. But one small mistake and they end up inhaling water at great depths, their body to be recovered days later.
You just don't hear of the ones who avidly go for 30... 40... 50 years without incident... stick to the rules and procedures... get their photos and videos, mark the "trophy dives" in their journals... and never suffer more than an occasional scare. The pioneers take risks when they explore all new tunnels and passages. Untrained and under-trained fools take risks on ill-advised attempts beyond their skills and means... record breakers sooner or later surpass their actual physical limits... Then there's a few oddly remarkable individuals who ARE actually different. It's hard to explain, but Edd Sorrenson is one. If you haven't heard of him, it's likely that you've heard about his work in rescue/recovery, and since he didn't die doing it, he simply wasn't "interesting enough" to be mentioned. There are videos with and about him, even a few featuring the man, himself, in interviews and telling somewhat "disturbing" but fun stories... if you have the stomach for that sort of business (but what are you doing here if you don't???)... ;o)
@@cmdrTremyss You're certainly and ALWAYS welcome! If you care for another, DIVE TALK is a channel that reacts and reviews some stories like this one, and video from other divers to spread an awareness of "what's what in SCUBA" in general and Cave Diving, specifically. Gus and Woody, the guys who run the channel are actually friends with Edd... SO they've had a few interviews and other videos with him, for a "solid starting point"... if you're interested. No matter how you search, though. Edd's certainly a favorite of mine on all things SCUBA and Dive Safety in general. I'm confident you'll find his stories and commentary as entertaining and informative as I have... and still do. ;o)
My mom told me to never ever dig deep holes in the sand because of this (first story.) She's terrified of the ocean, and natural disasters in general. Which seems really reasonable tbh.
I'm sure that first story has happened in Australia as well. The second story is a fricken nightmare and the third story is a sad reminder to double check your equipment. Thank you so much Sean @Scary Interesting . RIP to all who passed ☆
Yeah, it's happened a few times here when I was growing up, not sure about 2001 to a few months ago as I was living in the States for 20 years until I had to move back to Australia because of medical issues and I didn't keep up with current affairs from home but every now and then as kids I'd remember stories would pop up on the news about a kid or group of kids at the beach digging tunnels into the side of sand dunes or holes in the sand only for the tunnel or sides to collapse & suffocate a least one. Our parents would never let us build any sand tunnels or dig any hole where they couldn't see our heads poking out of the top of the hole & we always had to do it in front of them as they supervised us. We hated being on such a short leash at the beach as kids but so thankful today that they vehemently supervised us instead of letting us run off & do whatever stupid, dangerous thing that popped into our heads. If not for them I definitely would've removed myself from the gene pool way too early.
@@Lucifurion Yeah! When you look back at some things that you did as a child it's lucky nothing went bad. Cars didn't even have seat belts when I was a kid. I remember sliding across the back seat when Dad turned the corner lol ☆
@@ericastapleton7042 I would either sit in front in the floor at my granny's feet, or in the back where the rear view window is just lay it up on top of that looking at the sky. Oh yeah also sitting on the console between my parents in the front seat and don't forget putting half your body out the window in the car was going to feel the wind
my parents always yelled at me and my siblings if we got inside a big hole at the beach for this reason and i genuinely thought it was kinda bs until today... the more you know
I've nearly finished listening to your tales and find them interesting and really scary, especially those tales about being trapped in caves, under water, submarines etc. I've had dreams of being trapped many times and awoke myself shouting for help, after calming down and being thankful for it just being a dream, I can't help but feel for the people you mention because they always bring back the feelings I had whilst I was dreaming.
It seems crazy to me that people are willing to squeeze into tiny holes and just keep going and going and not at some point realize "what the hell am I doing!? I am going to get stuck!"
You couldn't pay me enough to do caves like that, I once did a subterranean river with small openings but pretty big chambers and that was a little too much with water running through it . But I could always say: "alright, lets turn back now". The idea of not knowing where I'm going and being incapable of backing down is just a big no no. Even worse when the story went "this passage its known for collapsing..............."
It's pretty amazing and heartwarming how many people came to help the stuck man...but very unfortunate he couldn't be saved. But I do still think its pretty badass that 2 petite young sisters are called in to do heroes work
I dont understand... the title of this video is "Caver Fell to Her Death", but none of the cavers that were in distress were women and none of them fell.
Yea, I had already moved on to another video and had to come back to double check that I watched this to the end, since I realized that I remebered no such incident being featured
I think this title was intended for another video. Try the one currently called "They Should Have STAYED OUT | Cave Exploring Gone WRONG" uploaded December 24, 2022 if you still want to hear that story. Fortunately these were recommended back to back for me so I didn't have to look far.
I suspect a lot of ppl who die in caves and especially when cave diving don't realize just how risky of an activity it is until it's too late. An awful lot of these stories often involve amateurs or ppl who don't have proper licenses/training for what they're trying to do.
Your channel has taught me that if I ever go caving, I will NEVER start crawling through a tunnel. Two people getting stuck upside down is two too many
I'd freak out being stuck like that. It's horrible to even think about it. I was trapped in a car accident. I'm so claustrophobic I can't tuck my sheets and blankets in and don't make my bed like most people do.
god something about scuba cave diving is so intriguing. The fact this guy went in alone to A PITCH BLACK CAVE UNDER WATER BY HIMSELF is insane. And also the fact it's 400 ft deep. Like it doesn't sound that tall but when you try to visualize it, you're like oh shit. I plan to try scuba cave diving later when i grow up just cause these vids.
Great video as always. I am just going to say this, there is absolutely no way I would ever go cave diving, exploring, spelunking, no way no how I could not even be paid any amount to do it. Being extremely claustrophobic saves me from anything close to this happening to me lol
I live in a coastal region of my country and I'm forever warning people on the beach about the risks of digging deep pits in the sand on our beaches. Unfortuantly there have been a few deaths for the same reason. A toddler died in one incident I clearly remember, was horrific
This channel makes me never want to go cave diving. It’s that you put it in a darker light or anything but it’s just the margin for error is so small, that if professionals die so easily I can only imagine myself
As a kid lifeguards would tell me to not dig big holes in the sand. I hated them for that. I forgot all about it growing up and now I am so thankful for them
There was a kid in Newport Beach CA who was talking to a lifeguard and another person. Suddenly he just disappeared into the sand. It was definitely a freak occurrence. The young man (14-16 years old) was dug out of the sand at how deep I can’t remember but it was deep and he was under the sand for a while. Long enough that the rescue people thought he’d surely be dead only he was alive. He was interviewed by the news person and he didn’t seem shocked at all. I think he was over a half hour till they dug him out. He said he had a small pocket of air and he being a surfer and boogie boarder, the wedge in Newport Beach is notorious for people drowning, he’d been practicing holding his breath that summer. He was able to get enough oxygen . He survived! Pretty amazing!
Sean(sp?), I love your channel! Thanks for giving a “basic” overview behind the curtain of the divers’ skill and intellect etc…. What is the reason or passion to dive such deathly dark depths? I appreciate the scarcity of the being one of none but wow…the steel these folks have!
I really enjoy this channel because of being informed about dangerous situations we sometimes put ourselves in when just trying to have fun. My only critique for the future is to change the background music, the beat gets annoying after a while, kind of like a song being played at a store but it’s on repeat the entire time your shopping😅🤣.
How far down into a dark, narrowing, sloping cave, where no human was ever meant to traverse, do you have to go before you finally think, "Hmm...maybe this is a bad idea..." 🤷
Hats off to the rescue ladies. This is the only instance in which being tiny and slim is an advantage. Going on these rescue missions takes a lot of courage! - a 182 cm woman =D
@@Forflipsake I feel ya sister. 154 cm (5' 3/4") and larger than DDs 😭 I used to be good at hide and seek... used to... now I just have back pain and this dumb hourglass on a child's height. 😒
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Hey everyone! Thanks for watching and have a great weekend!
Thank you for the entertainment and have a wonderful weekend as well! Your voice is so perfect for these vids !
I worship feet
Glad to see some NJ stories
I’m looking for a previous video of yours, it’s about the old cave wars In Kentucky (I think). Does that video no longer exist?
If I may make a suggestion: Sometimes you give measurements in imperial units, sometimes you translate to metric. Always having both would be really helpful, and since numbers are hard to visualize, putting them in a textbox on screen makes sense to me. Same goes for temperatures.
You already put maps on screen, so adding the most important numbers next to them would be great. =)
This channel just teaches me to never put myself in situations where I think I’d be possibly featured on it.
Any day I’m not feature on a disaster channel is a good day 😂
Worse ,u might get featured twice, given he redoes his old videos
@@surajsahoo89 i think worse case is being featured on multiple exploring disaster channels
*before you leave home your (wife/husband) call after you*
"Don't get yourself into a scary interesting video honey!"
Do you drive a car?
When my relative took us to caves, they stuck to the safe tourist destinations with pro guides. In the wild, when we went in a cave, the relative took us some fifty feet in, then we stopped as soon as it wasn't large enough for two of us to stand side by side. Overly cautious is better than overly reckless.
Haha probably just a bear meal and you turned around
That was smart. I think if you can’t easily turn around without contorting your body you shouldn’t proceed.
Amen
Or overly dead
And here you are telling us about it, instead of being the subject of a "gone wrong" video.
I will never understand why people would put themselves in situations like this. "Think I'm gonna crawl down this super narrow hole where I can barely move or see".
Fr. "Hm, seems like a terrible way to die... LET'S DO THIS!"
The only cave diving I do in the dark is between the legs of my Girlfriend 😁
the same reason we put ourselves in heavy vehicles that go 80+ mph, with the risk of other hoping others aren't driving recklessly.
most stuff like this is very safe when done by professionals who who follow every textbook procedure.
almost all deaths are from reckless actions, just like car deaths.
@@Hinarukun Except that people get in vehicles and go fast to, you know, earn money, acquire food, visit families. People crawl down watery cave holes for the purpose of ... crawling back out of the watery cave holes.
@@suzanneroche1243 I have never seen any of these people besides the rescuers referred to as "heroes". Go find your hole... honestly unless you find a majestic cave or something amazing, it's worthless pointless risk that most people could give a shit less about. Interesting stories of idiots finding their tombs though. Like this last story, "highly experienced", most avid diver in his country, grabs the wrong tank of air... lol jesus fuck. What a stupid way to go.
This channel makes me so interested in cave diving while simultaneously makes me never want to cave dive myself. I'm like, "nah bro, you go ahead. But film it for me!"
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Right? I'm good with a Google image search for "underwater cave" from my couch.
Same
I know this in no way compares to the loss of the child and near-loss of his sister, but digging a simple hole can become ridiculously dangerous. Years ago I was digging a hole to plant a young willow tree in my father-in-law's backyard while he, my wife, and the stepmom went to the store. The ground was a bit soft from a recent rain and filling the wheelbarrow unevenly caused it to tip over and push me into the hole I was digging. The barrow full of sand and grass went across the back of my legs and was forcing the upper half of my body into the hole itself. I started yelling for my girls in the house but apparently the TV was too loud. My right knee was getting twisted kind of hard by the pile of sand atop it; still bothers me when driving extended periods. I managed to drag my phone over with the shovel and called my wife to tell her I needed someone to come get the wheelbarrow off my backside before my knee tore. She had to beg her dad to drive back to the house because he wanted to finish his lunch first. Like I said; not the equivalent of what happened here but just to illustrate how simple little things can become potentially huge and threatening.
bro you ruined that man's mexican pizza though
Bro.... How can you be so selfish!
How u get stuck digging a hole😂😂 and cant push the wheelbarrel off omg,thank god u made it 🙏 (last part truley genuine) srry i 😂 at the rest tho
@@kingtrollol The 'barrow was full of soil so all that weight was across the back of my legs. Falling partly into the hole also made it hard to get leverage. Just one of those unlucky times where a bunch of stupid comes together at once and hits you. like when I was watching my mom's car being pushed free out of a ditch and as it caught the road and shot back the still-open driver's door hit the fence I was sitting on and knocked me into a blackberry bramble. Boy, that was a fun day too. I had another fun day connected to the photo in my userpic but I won't go into that here.
@@kingtrollol Also, re: your userpic I used to have one of those as a pet.
If you ever get compared to John Jones in a caving story it must be a pretty bad situation
He sat the bar pretty high! Poor fella!
I mean, it was a pretty solid comparison. Dude basically went through a play-by-play of Nutty Putty.
I think John Jones's case is much more popularized and much more tragic due to the extensive efforts of the rescue volunteers that went to his aid and risked their lives, as well as how tragic it was, due to having the final hope and best/elaborate plan to recover him fail, all because of some malfunction from the equipment they were using with the winch system in place....
Sounds like this guy maybe wasn’t quite as vertical as Jones but was in an even more difficult place to reach.
@@TheJExperiment1the way he was angled I mean they would of still had to break his legs but man he was trying live I'll say that being out down basically in a grave.
My anxiety kept ramping up in story 2 as it started sounding more and more like the nutty putty story and devastated me when it had the same ending.
Me 2 No idea about this story.
What a horrific way to die
you should read the story about Floyd Collins.
@@Xaltotun I think he had a video of that on here before he started redoing his videos. Thanks for reminding me of the worst of the bunch.
@@Xaltotun seen it on a channel I forgot how long he was trapped b4 he died
.internet historian has a very good video on Floyd Collins! he was stuck for nearly two weeks on his back, w his arms pinned at his sides.
I want to emphasize how easy it is to become stuck or panicked in a caving situation. When I was 17 my youth group went to a fall festival every year with a corn maze, pumpkin patch, and hay ride. On the side of the farm there was a bluff with a cave. Everyone would crawl in and out with ease and sign their names. The cave was big enough to walk through until one narrow point that opened into a room. You could see out on almost every side. This was wide and brightly lit so many kids found it perfectly safe and easy. Parents rarely became concerned about them crawling around inside. I crawled in on my stomach as you do to get through the narrow part. My friend waited in the part where you can still stand. The narrow part when opening up has a downward drop that's about 1 foot. So more of a step down. As I reached this point I couldn't reach the floor to pull myself further. I decided to wiggle. There was enough room to my left and right to spread my arms out completely if I needed to. When I started to wiggle forward my belt loop caught on the top portion of the overhang. I was flailing with my arms trying to push forward but couldn't reach behind me to where I was stuck. I was bent down due to the drop off point and my waist was a little bit suspended. At the time I was 5'1 and maybe 85lbs. Flailing didn't work. I asked my friend to see what I was caught on, as I wasn't in any particular danger yet, and she refused. I asked if she would go get an adult and again she refused. When asked why she said she didn't want to get in trouble. While wiggling around my phone went off and I was on the phone with my cousin somehow. I was able to let her know my situation and to call my parents. She was a child at the time but better than nothing. I couldn't pull my phone out to redial or call for help. Somehow trying to reach for my phone undid the loop and my cousin stayed on the phone with me the whole time. She had her mother call and kept me on just in case. My 'friend' and I stopped talking immediately and haven't spoken since. I was able to crawl into the space as I had done many years in a row and seen dozens of kids do just the same realizing if no one had been around or the sheer luck of pocket dialing the situation could have been much more serious. This was something we'd been doing since 4th grade but never again. Take every decision you make seriously. Even when playing.
Interesting story. And very well told. I've been your "friend" a couple of times when i was a kid , and lost friendships because of it. My brain would just fixate on 1 thing and unable to think of anything else. For example in your story perhaps the girl had been told by her parents not to go there. And her brain was now stuck fixating that she would be discovered . I don't think I've particularly improved as i got older, so i really hope I don't freeze up in a critical situation! I could never be a reliable dive partner or anything
@@slowjocrow6451Is that a mild kind of autism where your mind gets stock in one thing and you cannot react or think that even if you go against this, it will be ok? Like the "friend" in this example. Even if the parents told her she cannot go, if some other child is in danger and she goes get help, nobody will punish her and she won't get in trouble?
I had such situation as teenager. Was climbing a climbing wall indoors with wring shoes and I slept and fell about 6 meters into a sitting bench made of stone. All other kids there were younger than me. They went unto shock laughing. I then screamed to my sister to go get help. She ran and got help. Nobody got in trouble. Went to hospital and all was fine. Doctor said I could have broken a few ribs and was surprised I didn't. I never blamed the girl that was supposed to secure me, because she was younger and she was inexperienced. I noticed it was my bad idea to climb that day. Never again and they closed that room that was inside the hotel so no kids could go inside unsupervised. Too dangerous. But the thing is, nobody got in trouble or got punished since it was an accident.
Another good, claustrophobia-inducing video. The calm voice, the suspenseful background track, it all just makes the room feel a bit smaller. I'm happy to stay out of caves
The background music is perfect. Makes my skin crawl.
Tony that’s the best summation I’ve heard of this channel!
I frequently realize that I’m holding my breath while watching this channel!!!! ESPECIALLY the video about the Antarctic Iceberg Cave story!
If you want more of that as above so below made my chest tight watching it I had to pause it a couple of times let my brain realize it was a movie
Yep. I'll just die here on the surface. Of anxiety.
Those poor kids on the New Jersey Beach. They must not have grown up near the ocean because I was taught not to dig holes like that in the sand from a very young age. I thought everyone knew the dangers of that. Apparently not so I'm glad you put this video out to warn those that might not know.
i lived by the sea with very sandy beaches for 27 years and i'm learning this *now*. like as a kid my parents were always supervising me, but you don't think you have to supervise a teenager - and you wouldn't if you told them about the danger... good that i hate beaches anyway, that's so scary
That's just natural selection at this point
It is really interesting what you learn just by growing up in an area with certain conditions. I grew up in Michigan, so winter safety was drilled into me since I was a child, especially how to stay warm if the power goes out and what to do on a body of water that has been iced over. I happened to be living in Texas in 2020 when the4 "snowpocalypse" happened and was horrified at how little anyone seemed to know about even simple winter safety like walking up and down ice covered stairs.
I have a feeling beach safety, cave safety, etc. are like this to people when they grow up near those things.
I never knew about the sand danger and I'm 29! Thankful to learn.
I'm from Boston and it definitely happens at least once a year here
Caving disasters literally boil down to "He crawled into a hole and died." Not how I'd want to be remembered.
Tbh tho it's probably the easiest way to have a cave named after you
Not how I’d want to die
@@aggrogator4045 Lmao
You wont be remembered
@@theCarbonFreezeafter enough time no one is remembered. So it is a very dumb and egotistical thing to worry about.
A friend of mine goes and checks out old mines in Cornwall, he asked if I wanted to go… I can only assume this channel saved my life as I’m sure as hell not going underground
There seems to be no room for error with cave diving. One small mistake can cost someone their life. That being said though individuals who cave dive are following their dream and their dedication is remarkable.
Exactly why I would NEVER participate in this activity or anything to do with caves. I fuck up ~a lot~
@@lindsaylikand8966 They would be hauling my lifeless body out...assuming they could. I prefer to stay above ground.
@@lindsaylikand8966 I'd never participate in any high risk activity where spiders prowl. And claustrophobic spaces are an arachnophobe's worst nightmare!
this is why it's better to have a diving buddy, than to just dive alone (not saying nothing will happen with 2 together, just that it is less dangerous in this sense) :)
That's a nice way to describe it. I would describe people who do things like this as psychotic but maybe I'm just a weenie.
I will never forget reading about a little boy (I think about 8) who died in the same way while digging in sand on a beach. They dug for him for hours only to find him cold and dead. I read the story in a Reader's Digest many, many years ago. I will never forget the dangers of digging in sand. I would hope that anyone who knows how dangerous this is would warn someone if they see them digging in sand.
The one that sticks with me and darn it I can't remember the boy's name that went into a cave and it became too tight but he kept trying and trying. This was many many years ago I think back in the '60s well they couldn't get it out they tried everything that they possibly could and they could not get him out. He died there his family sat with him while be quietly I guess suffocated to death you can google and find out what his name was
@@dianabrownburchfield302 John Jones, Nutty Putty Cave, Utah.
Teenagers digging in the sand most likely wouldn't listen to strangers trying to caution them.
@@patsk8872I told a clueless father at the beach to take his 2 year old out of the rushing water (rip), it was dangerous. He informed me no it wasn't, hw knows what he's doing.
Soon as I walked away, he looked worried and got his kid out.
The father was clueless, didn't look like he could swim. The water could have knocked over the little kid and pulled him out as it dropped off steeply and was racing out.
I remember reading that when I was younger! I had the exact same thought watching this.
My friends and I would build elaborate sand cities rather than dig holes. I remember one time we spent like 6 hours building the biggest one we'd ever created, with a giant pyramid and all sorts of moats and walls to protect it from water. We went inside for about 15 minutes to eat lunch and when we came back some other kids had destroyed the whole thing. That was a bummer lol.
I lived in a coastal town for many years where I raised my 3 sons. They would play in a sand bank a short distance behind the house. This was back in 80's and didn't watch every thing they did all the time. Come to find out they were making sand forts to which they were told to cease and desist due to concern of a collapse with them in it. Now as adults on occasion one will divulge some of their 'antics' as kids I was unaware of and I try to disguise my shock and horror lol. Put 3 boys together and the possibilities are endless. They were great kids and now great adults. 😊
We would build Rivers and dirt cities. We actually had a name, Clearwater Construction because after a while of our Rivers flowing, the water would become clear.
I always loved playing godzilla, thanks man.
I guess so, lol! The beach bullies knocking over sand castles! 🥊🏖🥊
@@jbaker7311 oh don’t let them fool you. 3 boys playing are always up to something they shouldn’t be. No matter what they say.
I remember years ago when I was a kid. My family and I went to a beautiful sandy
beach for the day. There was a young boy nearby who was digging a massive hole
in the sand. Suddenly there appeared loads of grown-ups who were digging exactly
where the boy had been. There was no sign of the boy! Suddenly, he was pulled out of
the sand. He was alive and was screaming blue murder.
It turned out that he decided to tunnel under the sand along the beach. The tunnel
roof had collapsed and he was completely stuck and buried alive. My guess is that
this was the last time he tried that!
No he tried it again a few minutes later, I was there
When I was about 18 I got a job helping build the new interstate going through my local area. Long story short we had a section of ditch collapse- it was about 3.5 - 4 feet wide and about 10 feet deep- covered up 3 men when it collapsed. We dug as fast and hard as we could with everything we had- shovels, hands, cups, whatever anyone could find they went to digging as fast and hard as they could. They can't use heavy machinery because if you do you run the real risk of killing them trying to save them. We saved one guy, but he was severely injured and hospitalized for weeks. Never get into a tall, skinny ditch like that where the walls are straight up and down- don't even walk close to what's called a "high wall" where they've been digging and left a big wall of dirt and gravel- they often collapse, and there's very little chance of anyone being able to dig you out before you die. My dad worked in a strip mine, he saw it happen multiple times over the years- and saw several men die. Usually, they were working the highwall and a big section either collapsed or a big boulder let go and came crashing down on them. They couldn't avoid it, it was part of their job- but even if you're at work, if you're faced with having to do something like this- think about it, is the job worth it? I'm not saying it isn't - maybe it is, but you should at least run the cost/benefit analysis.
I wouldnt be surprised if some educators or trainers began referencing your videos and material. You are so detailed and explain everything in a way that can be easily understood. The way you share the story and relay whats going on at the same time of other events in the story is very good. Thanks for all your hard work!!
I had employers who sadly lost their young daughter in a similar situation with a sand collapse. It was so sad.
Your underwater series has got me so interested that I went around watching various channels to get more information on cave diving, and deep diving in general. The amount of science that goes into these deep dives is really amazing. It reminds me a lot of going to space. In a deadly environment, completely reliant on technology, and impossible to be rescued.
Dive Talk is a great channel for dive stuff!!
@@moredena oh yeah, Woody and his alien octopuses are my favorite
It doesn't surprise me that the longest cave in New Jersey is all risk and no reward, with a roof that could collapse at any time.
In line with the rest of jersey 😂
When I was exploring an uncharted lava tube, at 21, I remember dipping into a pool and turning my headlamp and gaze downwards….. a cavern so vast I can even describe it with human words opened up below me. Water clearer than air, so that you could see further into infinity than should be possible. I was shook. I crawled out and stayed at the edge of what seemed like a small pool.
I can’t float very well so I might’ve died if I were in that situation
Wow shows the unbelievable depths of the earth.
Amazing story thanks for sharing.
@@sporovid5856 nah it doesn’t sound like he went far. Your instincts would kick in to bring u back even if you’re not good at floating
How deep and large was it would you estimate?
Things that didn't happen
Why is this video labeled "Caver fell to her death" when none of the stories involve a female caver falling to her death? In fact, the only fall mentioned (the scout leader/father) wasn't even immediately fatal, he got wedged and died from either that blood circulation issue or hypothermia.
Okay i thought i missed it or something
I just watched the caver fell to her death story so maybe it’s just mislabeled.
Wouldn't surprise me if RUclips slapped him and he was forced to remove it
Report it as "misleading" 😀
Imagine you being the only one to comment this. I had to scroll tirelessly to find this comment.
Digging holes at the beach seems like such a harmless, innocuous activity. There *really* should be more education out there on how dangerous it actually is.
It used to be common knowledge that sand collapses at the drop of a hat. Their parents should have known better.
Stephen J. Cannell (A-Team, Rockford Files) had a 15 year old son die on the beach from a collapsing sand castle.
@@stevenschnepp576not really, it's probably only taught to people living by the beach. If they were just on a vacation they'd have no idea
there are alot of examples of "harmless"-seeming everyday things that are actually really dangerous. for example: most people dont know but you should never fly in an airplane when you have a cold. because when your nose is congested, your head cant properly deal with the changing pressures. this happened to me and its an excruciating pain because your ear drums rupture and you go deaf. if it was a short flight, it will probably heal. but if it was a long flight, hours of the wrong pressure in your ears can cause the damage to be too big and it doesnt come back fully, or at all. nobody tells you this when you board a plane..
To be fair, not many people have the time or energy to dedicate to digging a ten foot hole.
One of my favorite channels of the last few months. Great story telling
Love your videos! Very informative. I always watch at least one before going to bed.
That's awesome! Thanks so much for supporting the channel!
I've watched A SHIT TON of Dive Accident Videos on RUclips, and personally have been Diving and Cave Diving going on two decades... and I find your Diving Videos my favorite on the entire Tube. Keep up the great work bro!
I guess they make for good reminders of your basic training? Danger awareness is important, and I wish f. e. car drivers would have to get classes to be allowed to keep their licenses every 2 or 5 years… ^^;
@@ArDeeMee Whatever the horror... These stories remind us of the importance of building our skills and understanding our procedures for "extreme sports" in general. Many such sports aren't entirely fairly named nor treated. Sticking to the training and following established procedures is frequently the difference between an exciting and unusual hobby and flirting with imminent death or horrific disaster... whether we're talking cave diving or motorcycles or even simply snorkling. ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 apparently we run in the same RUclips circles…
I’ve enjoyed finding your comments on many of the channels I like to watch, always well thought out and add value to the conversation.
Risk assessment is something I’ve thought a lot about over the past couple years. Bought myself a motorcycle summer off 2021 and I’ve loved every bit of it. I also work in construction as a fire sprinkler fitter, so I’ve had to deal with more calculated risk than the average western person in the modern age. We live in such a relatively safe world compared to ages past that many people seem to have completely lost all ability to calculate risk effectively. People will drive every day with nary a thought of the dangers-and no desire to practice or be taught additional skills, planning, and risk management-while they freak out over any new risk, no matter how little it poses them (COVID was a huge eye opener to me on this). Never mind the fact that driving is the single most dangerous thing the average person does often, since they’ve accepted it they never seem to consider it again.
The last scenario in the video about how people in dangerous hobbies aren’t actually big risk takers was a good point. Those of us who do things that are more dangerous, either for a living or for fun or both, have to learn to calculate what risks are acceptable and why. And the answers can be drastically different as scenarios are different.
This is why I don’t like it when people talk about dangerous hobbies or jobs being “perfect safe”. They’re not, they cannot be. If you think your training and practice and knowledge have made you safe, well: Pride come before the fall.
What you can do is limit risk of dangerous activities to a level you deem acceptable. When you recognize the table saw out the pipe threading machine will maim you without a second thought, you don’t call them “safe” you call them dangerous, and treat them accordingly.
I’ve been injured at work, thankfully never seriously, I’ve fallen out of a ceiling, I’ve de-laminated a thumb nail with a drill and hole saw, hell the worst injury I’ve ever had came from falling into a four foot hole I’d just finished digging my first day back at work after a vacation, only one that’s required surgery. The one thing in common in all of them, was I got complacent and wasn’t paying attention.
Life without danger and risk isn’t worth living, but neither is a life lived recklessly ignorant.
@@connorjones1485 Well, I bought my first motorcycle (Rebel 250) back when I was 14, and had a guy available to coach several of us... Legal age for motorcycle license was/is 15... SO I took that year to get the bike together and running (no 14 year old in the 80's is just going to afford a good street bike... even a Rebel)... AND then got to the lessons and practice. That was 30 years and more than a dozen countries ago... I've probably ridden in countries that are no longer countries.
You're preaching to the choir. I may refer to something as "safe", but it's a relative term. NOTHING is ever going to be "perfectly safe". We're all mortal, and that means we're all going to die. You have to die of something... It's just how it works. Even "old age" involves deterioration until some integral part of you can't function anymore and the rest collapses with it...
For my money, there are 3 things that make something worth the bother. It's GOT to be :
1. Difficult... if there's no challenge, I'll stay on the couch and pull my pud instead... zero challenge and probably at least as much fun...
2. Dangerous... There have to be consequences to screwing up, and I can't deal with the "civilized" consequence of getting bitched at... I'd rather just get injured and recover... Besides, as they said in bootcamp, "Pain engages the brain".
3. Dirty... Kind of without saying... There's nothing especially clean in the world anyways. You've always got nasty little microbes eating and shitting and farting all over you and food and everything anyway... BUT the dirtier and more disturbingly gross things are, generally the more value you'll find getting involved in them somewhere...
BUT there's two sides to the whole safety and risk assessment aspect. First, of course, is to decrease the dangers inherent as much as you can. Things like NOT tear-assing on the bike in triple digit speeds through surface streets and downtown traffic is probably going to reduce a huge amount of risk,.. BUT there's always stuff you can't know or change... the "unknown unknowns" among hazards. Gear (on motorcycles) helps MITIGATE hazards so that even when you DO end up crashed or "hopelessly sideways" the damages are relatively minimal.
A table saw, even my antique, is a reasonably safe means of cutting things. BUT just like you're not supposed to put your fingers under the Chef's knife in your kitchen, you shouldn't be putting them anywhere near the whirling mangler in the middle of the table saw... That's what grippers, push-sticks, and finger-boards are for... and those are all TOO EASY to build and vary for "odd shapes" to be neglected.
AND thanks for the recognition. Thanks for reading at least some of the dubious litany I've posted online. I'm glad you get anything out of it. I do TRY to honestly contribute whenever I post... and sometimes it's okay to get a chuckle from it, too... ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 I think maybe the way to take safety from a long discussion to a short statement that can be remembered, is that safety is more a verb than a noun. Things understood to be safe can be performed dangerously, and unsafe tasks can be *performed* safely.
Much like your antique table saw, I drive older vehicles with no modern safety aids. But I consciously take actions to gain skills and practice, I think that has made me a better driver/rider than any passive safety aids could on their own. Ideally you have both safety through situations, and through actions, but if you have to pick one, pick the actions every time.
I’m a caver and love these videos because it is a challenge to figure out what went wrong BEFORE you tell us, and also a reminder to always stick to caution when uncertain.
Can’t get enough of these videos!
That's awesome! I'm really glad to hear you're enjoying the videos. Thanks so much for watching and supporting the channel!
I haven’t even finished watching it yet but I already know I can avoid whatever happened by not going outside ❤
How brilliant is RUclips? SO much to experience without any of the risk
Hue hue, wait till you learn about sinkholes.
@@myquestformeaning8251 I love learning about the world from the comfort and *safety* of my own home :D
@@LeCharles07 It's fear I have that I'm living on top of one and will die.
I am so white that I glow I stay away from the Sun as much as possible. No problem here of this happening. Watching these videos I discovered phobias I thought that I did not have any, but today I can tell you it's deep deep water, caves any type, scuba diving, are very small spaces that I know my big ass can't fit through. There is a bridge in Virginia call the Chesapeake Bay Bridge that is underwater for part of it, I had to set my eyes and hold my breath while we went through it very unnerving. Thanks to this video I've learned so much about myself
I got chills when you said Tomsriver NJ that’s literally 20 minutes from my house I remember seeing the news about the sand pit incident, I remember my parents would always tell me never to try cover myself in sand as a kid, I always wondered why they were so serious about something so seemingly innocent and random but now I completely get it. Physics can be terrifying in the right situations.
I'm from "Joisey". I've been to this beach a million times. This was later in the day. It was absolutely tragic, heartbreaking, and preventable. Locals all know better than to dig something this large in the sand. Unfortunately, tourists are not familiar with these dangers, just like "rip tides", and every year, people die. It was really sad when this took place. Had it been earlier in the day, lifeguards and I'm sure others, would have warned them to stop and get out of that deep a hole.
People don't know about rips??? Do rips not happen everywhere??
@@kaylaboland637 no. A lot of people DO NOT know about "rip tides" especially people who live in the cities and visit the beaches once in a while.
@@kaylaboland637 No, they do not happen everywhere. Not everyone lives right on a coastline, and there are far more places without a coastline than places with one. Someone who lives hundreds of miles from a coastline is far less likely to extensively and intimately know all the dangers associated with coastlines, such as undertows and marine life. Just like someone who lives hundreds of miles from a mountain range is far less likely to extensively and intimately know all the dangers associated with mountains, such as avalanche risks and flash flood risks. Just like someone who lives hundreds of miles from a rain forest is far less likely to extensively and intimately know all of the dangers found in rain forests, such as poisonous flora and lethal wildlife.
I live in a tourist beach town on the Gulf Coast. Every single bar, restaurant, store, convenience store and most other businesses, as well as every single hotel front desk AND hotel room and every single tourist map, as well as every single beach access point (both public and private) all have the beach warning flag system (a simple system which covers things like rip currents, hazardous wave conditions and dangerous marine life) prominently displayed in easy-to-read text and super simple to understand diagrams. It is quite literally seen everywhere: on hotel keycards, on takeout menus, on hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of individual signs scattered all over town, mentioned regularly and repeatedly on all local radio stations and public access television, even displayed regularly and repeatedly on billboards all over town; and people STILL manage to not know the risks. For better or worse, people usually have their minds on other things (*especially* the tourists), because humans are gonna human. Alcohol and other mind-altering substances only compound the problem.
I used to spend all day digging those holes in the sand on the beach.. wow I had no idea there was so much risk involved
The US bucket and spade brigade went on full alert yesterday after research by a top physician revealed that people falling into holes dug in the sand had accounted for more fatalities in the US since 1990 than shark attacks - 16 as opposed to 12.
The article, written by Dr Bradley Maron in the New England Journal of Medicine, said sand holes and tunnels, the byproduct of building sand castles and other juvenile beach fortifications, could turn into deathtraps with horrifying speed.
Excellent story telling, the section of the man trapped upsidedown literally triggered my claustrophobia... my heart began racing & I was breathing very fast. I think it's a combination of your calm voice and the description. You're very talented, bloody well done!
Just spent the last 4 hours binging your video's! I appreciate that you stay factual to the story and explain things like narcosis in simple terms and you don't overdramatise stories that are already very tragic! Subscribed and looking forward to more content!
I actually remember when the first story happened, I lived just a few towns over. People became much more aware of the dangers of large holes in the sand collapsing. We never dug holes deeper than we could stand after that just in case
it's so horrifying how quick everything can go south while you're deep underwater in one of these caves..
Great work! I always enjoyed these videos.
Thanks so much for supporting the channel Elsie!
New Jersey native here, what makes the first two stories so eerie is that they literally hit close to home.
I noticed some of the commenters said you have the perfect narration voice for these types of videos and I tend to agree.
When I watch these types of videos man oh man it makes me realize my problems above ground are not so bad after all.
I've been desperate for high quality accounts of cave incidents since the Nutty Putty Cave Incident went viral last year.
Thank you so much for these high quality accounts of such fascinating and equally terrifying stories.
Channel just keeps getting better and better bud! Quality is unreal, the best story telling channel on RUclips for me 👍🏻
Omg yes, I tell people about this channel any chance I get. (And maybe a few awkward ill-placed plugs for good measure.)
I agree he's great. You might also find MrBallen to your interest :)
@Mathias Wæver Already follow him haha! He's bloody great too!!
The sand trap?
Yeah, that almost happened to me as a kid. Another kid and I dug a hole about 6' deep and then also a tunnel from the base of said hole.
Luckily, a few sensible adults nearby finally saw us and realised how deep we were and what could happen and told us to get out immediately.
I wish those were my parents, but alas, they were 'busy' doing something far far more important than looking after the safety of their child!
Before watching this video I didn't even realize it was a thing! Glad I learned something important today.
@@1SmokedTurkey1 Another dangerous but relatively safe feeling activity is digging tunnels in snow. I was warned by mother to not dig tunnels because she knew of a kid that dug a tunnel and it collapsed on him. He wasn't deep in snow or anything, but he got stuck and quickly ran out of air because his head was buried in snow.
@@spugelo359 damn that’s horrible. I live in a desert climate so I never had to worry about that, speaking of which, never camp in a valley/low ground in the desert. In case it rains, it will flood almost instantly and will pull along everything in its path.
Let me guess, if it's anything like my holidays as a kid - they were drinking?
Good on the other adults for intervening though! Many wouldn't.
Some parents these days are far more interested in their phones than observing what their children are doing, see it all the time . Feel sorry for the kids.
I actually have always been fascinated by cave diving and caves in general and this channel has taught me that snorkeling and tourist caves might fulfill my adventurous desires in a way that makes sure I don't catch a case of death. I might still go for some certifications for diving (probably more like cavern diving and open water for fun trips that aren't going to kill me) or explore some well mapped dry caves but I'm definitely not going to be the scientific hero and learn what's out there and new the hard way. And all of that is many many years away. I have to get over my fear of deep water before I can go throwing myself into extra deep water
This has happened more than once to kids (oh, video just said that). And it is often fairly quiet - no big thump or yell. If you see a kid digging a huge hole/sand pile at the beach….good idea to let parents know of the collapse risk, as this is not very well known. Some happened with the parent feet away, sun bathing, and they just hear it.
I'm a Cave Explorer myself, but I don't do Cave Diving because I get scared when my head is under water.
I love your videos because they teach me to be even more careful. You must have your mind together while doing such an extreme sport.
Thanks for covering the NJ beach incident. I was in Ocean City MD last year and I saw a kid doing the same thing. I can’t believe the word hasn’t gotten out yet in this “information age”.
I've never gone scuba diving before but I know I'd drown if I tried. I can hardly watch these videos without panicking.
Hahaha 🤣 a guy without fear!!
I once went snorkeling close to the beach and that was freaky enough for me.
Scuba diving is dangerous. However, with the right people and instructors you'll be just fine. 99% of people that go scuba diving go ina open ocean, usually close to an island so the bottom is easy to reach. It is nerve wracking but once you get accustomed to controlling your breathing then it becomes like a fantasy come true. Swimming around with the fish without a worry about breathing air is amazing and I recommend it.
If you haven't already, Boesmansgat in South Africa has some pretty horrific incidents. One account even has footage of the whole incident that can be easily found...
1:24 why you gotta do us like that? 😂
So I'm Alaskan, and my dad grew up in Anchorage. When he was a kid, one of the neighborhood kids was inside an igloo he had made in his yard, when a snowplow passed and went right through the igloo the boy was in(turns out it was more in the street than in the yard) so my dad was always watching us when we dug in the snow. The sand story reminded me of that story my dad always told us, just swap out the sand for snow.
*edit* apparently I didn't make it clear enough. The boy died on impact with the plow, and the plow actually didn't know he hit the boy so he kept going, and the boys parents found him.
Same happened to me, we were happy to see our iglo still alive when we returned the next day but soon realised that it was only one half of it and the other was taken by a snowplow.
Yeah a kid got killed in the parking lot of a 'snow play' area here in in oregon.. built an igloo in the snow and got chopped up by the blades of a giant snow plow..
..There was a close incident when we were skipping school in a friends car in high school too.. Back in the day in the midwest you were allowed to sweep your fallen leaves to the curb along side the trash, and it was a common practice for shit head kids in cars to hop the curb and smash those piles of leaves.. and as we were smashing those leaves one day, for whatever reason we missed a pile, and just as we were making fun of the driver for 'missing one', a young child popped out of the pile of leaves and we all turned white as ghosts.. one simple brain fart of the stoned out driver saved a handful of lives that day.. life is strange
My dad told me about that happening to kids (or one kid?) playing in leaves in the street. Plus he said he built an ice house when he was a kid and it collapsed on him and his friend. Between him and my mom I knew about every possible danger :(
Then there's my aunt telling me about her friend who died on a walk when a huge tree fell on her
so what happened to the kid?
The sand story was an interesting tangent. Could do an entire series on fatal incidents involving things people don’t think of as being dangerous.
When I was a kid i lived close to the beach. One day my brothers and I brought a metal shovel to the beach and began digging a hole , the hole ended up being about 1 meter deep, we then proceeded to dig a second hole about 2 metres away and dug a tunnel between these holes. Once the tunnel was done we proceeded to one at a time crawl through this tunnel. Didn't know it was that dangerous
Absolutely horrifying actually now.. I did a similar thing in underground construction. went inside sandy soiled trenches that were several feet over my head. We both are lucky to be here.
theres a darwin award somewhere here
@@Blox117 How? It isn’t stupid if you don’t know it’s that dangerous. Kids also don’t have fully developed brains either, so it’s the responsibility of the adults around them to ensure they stay safe.
@@LeBatteur I must have had a built in "Just don't -ometer"..Yea, did some reckless shit on occasion. Always instinctively knew the limits. That's y I'm alive. Had a friend at 13 that was hellbent on crossing an old abandoned railroad crossing, that was really more like a suspended bridge...minus any walkways or handrails. Just train track for abt the length of 2 football fields held up by support rails, abt 200 feet above a dried out river of bedrock and random debris. The spaces between the tracks were large enough for a kid to fall through. I made it a quarter of the way and punked out, turned back. He got more than halfway. It was a gusf of wind I assume, that was his DeathNote. I didn't see, nor did he cry out. The sound of the impact was sickening. Died less than 2 weeks later from skull fractures and internal injuries. Could have been two for one. RIP Dooney
My cousins and I are lucky my grandma's soil was clay cause we sure didn't know any better!! We would've done this on the beach if we had one!
For my comment, ‘low me to call attention to two more details that I love about your channel:
1. Posting a list of sources you used in researching the story
2. The font you chose for your in-video chapter titling &c. It makes a difference
It's crazy how unassuming and complacent so many people can be in these extremely dangerous places that i won't even go near.
Bro, I get that they've mapped things out, I get that they're experienced, I get that they have wicked equipment, I bet they've taken every "precaution" that they could but you can't tell me that a person who's willing to put a suit on (with limited oxygen) and plunging into a winding underwater pit without ever truly knowing what they're getting into is not a risk-taker. I mean I'm not saying I don't get why people do it or that I wouldnt do it myself (I'd try it) but that's not for anyone who doesn't enjoy the concept of traveling into an aquatic labyrinth with a very high possibility of getting loss and suffering probably the worst death imaginable.
I did quite a bit of open water diving back in my 30s and 40s, I never went below 40 metres, never entered a cave and never did more than stick my head into a wreck.
Now in my 60s, hung up my fins and sold my drysuit.
Thank you for the research you did on the technical aspects of cave diving. It was nice to not hear a bunch of inaccurate info like on other videos.
I wish that sometime a cave-diving video would show both a vertical and horizontal map of the same cave. I know a 3D model would be asking a lot and probably would tend to be confusing, moving around, but maps must be available, somewhere?🙃 Good job of explaining the complexities of deep-dives. The guys who get certified must spend a lot of time over tables and graphs. I read that besides helium mixes, there are also argon mixes, and I read something that every minute at depth (like below 300 feet) can mean an hour of decompression at comparatively shallow depths, which, if dived only to those shallow depths (e.g. 20 feet), could be done just snorkeling without any complications.
Man, that second one gave me anxiety and had my legs squirming. Just thinking about being trapped/stuck like that sounds freaking terrifying…
It's crazy to think that he believed it was completely safe to take kids to this cave only for him to slip down a deep shaft and die.
you’re describing my absolute worst fears and yet i find your voice is so relaxing
Im glad people do videos like this still
I can really feel the love and effort put into a small project like this, i hate when channels do this really well and put effort in and slowly just refine it and make it sorta streamlined
Thanks
“It seems like anyone who does cave diving is a risk taker” uhh yeah, it seems that way because that’s exactly what it is. The problem with people who engage in dangerous, potentially lethal activities such as mountain climbing, deep water and cave diving is that their recklessness and penchant for risk taking doesn’t just negatively impact them. All of the rescuers who showed up to save them are putting their lives on the line to save someone from something they really shouldn’t have been doing in the first place.
Finally a cave diving story I've never heard of! Keep them coming! I mean I wish less people would die in such circumstances, but people are always the same. They think they are different, they are more careful, more prepared, more experienced, etc. But one small mistake and they end up inhaling water at great depths, their body to be recovered days later.
You just don't hear of the ones who avidly go for 30... 40... 50 years without incident... stick to the rules and procedures... get their photos and videos, mark the "trophy dives" in their journals... and never suffer more than an occasional scare. The pioneers take risks when they explore all new tunnels and passages. Untrained and under-trained fools take risks on ill-advised attempts beyond their skills and means... record breakers sooner or later surpass their actual physical limits...
Then there's a few oddly remarkable individuals who ARE actually different. It's hard to explain, but Edd Sorrenson is one. If you haven't heard of him, it's likely that you've heard about his work in rescue/recovery, and since he didn't die doing it, he simply wasn't "interesting enough" to be mentioned. There are videos with and about him, even a few featuring the man, himself, in interviews and telling somewhat "disturbing" but fun stories... if you have the stomach for that sort of business (but what are you doing here if you don't???)... ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 Thx for the suggestion
@@cmdrTremyss You're certainly and ALWAYS welcome! If you care for another, DIVE TALK is a channel that reacts and reviews some stories like this one, and video from other divers to spread an awareness of "what's what in SCUBA" in general and Cave Diving, specifically. Gus and Woody, the guys who run the channel are actually friends with Edd... SO they've had a few interviews and other videos with him, for a "solid starting point"... if you're interested.
No matter how you search, though. Edd's certainly a favorite of mine on all things SCUBA and Dive Safety in general. I'm confident you'll find his stories and commentary as entertaining and informative as I have... and still do. ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 I'll definitely check them out.
@@cmdrTremyss ENJOY!!! ;o)
My mom told me to never ever dig deep holes in the sand because of this (first story.) She's terrified of the ocean, and natural disasters in general. Which seems really reasonable tbh.
Love that you mentioned your personal experience of building holes, sinkholes, caves at the beach. So relatable.
I'm sure that first story has happened in Australia as well. The second story is a fricken nightmare and the third story is a sad reminder to double check your equipment. Thank you so much Sean @Scary Interesting . RIP to all who passed ☆
Yeah, it's happened a few times here when I was growing up, not sure about 2001 to a few months ago as I was living in the States for 20 years until I had to move back to Australia because of medical issues and I didn't keep up with current affairs from home but every now and then as kids I'd remember stories would pop up on the news about a kid or group of kids at the beach digging tunnels into the side of sand dunes or holes in the sand only for the tunnel or sides to collapse & suffocate a least one. Our parents would never let us build any sand tunnels or dig any hole where they couldn't see our heads poking out of the top of the hole & we always had to do it in front of them as they supervised us. We hated being on such a short leash at the beach as kids but so thankful today that they vehemently supervised us instead of letting us run off & do whatever stupid, dangerous thing that popped into our heads. If not for them I definitely would've removed myself from the gene pool way too early.
@@Lucifurion Yeah! When you look back at some things that you did as a child it's lucky nothing went bad. Cars didn't even have seat belts when I was a kid. I remember sliding across the back seat when Dad turned the corner lol ☆
@@ericastapleton7042 I would either sit in front in the floor at my granny's feet, or in the back where the rear view window is just lay it up on top of that looking at the sky. Oh yeah also sitting on the console between my parents in the front seat and don't forget putting half your body out the window in the car was going to feel the wind
@@dianabrownburchfield302 Yes I used lay along the back dash too. Lol ☆
my parents always yelled at me and my siblings if we got inside a big hole at the beach for this reason and i genuinely thought it was kinda bs until today... the more you know
I remember the boy in Tom's River, poor kids. You do a great job thanks!
I've nearly finished listening to your tales and find them interesting and really scary, especially those tales about being trapped in caves, under water, submarines etc. I've had dreams of being trapped many times and awoke myself shouting for help, after calming down and being thankful for it just being a dream, I can't help but feel for the people you mention because they always bring back the feelings I had whilst I was dreaming.
Love hearing about Sean's childhood adventures
It seems crazy to me that people are willing to squeeze into tiny holes and just keep going and going and not at some point realize "what the hell am I doing!? I am going to get stuck!"
You couldn't pay me enough to do caves like that, I once did a subterranean river with small openings but pretty big chambers and that was a little too much with water running through it . But I could always say: "alright, lets turn back now". The idea of not knowing where I'm going and being incapable of backing down is just a big no no.
Even worse when the story went "this passage its known for collapsing..............."
It's pretty amazing and heartwarming how many people came to help the stuck man...but very unfortunate he couldn't be saved. But I do still think its pretty badass that 2 petite young sisters are called in to do heroes work
“Petite young sisters” can also be heroes. Getting the right person to do the job is just as important as the task itself.
Everytime I listen to you talk about the cave dives I can't help but hold my breath thru the sketchiest parts. Excellent job 👏 👍
Love your channel. Keep up the fantastic stories. Cant wait until you hit 1 mill subs for all that you do
I dont understand... the title of this video is "Caver Fell to Her Death", but none of the cavers that were in distress were women and none of them fell.
Yea, I had already moved on to another video and had to come back to double check that I watched this to the end, since I realized that I remebered no such incident being featured
Pronoun mistake
Still nobody fell. The 2nd instance the guy just slid downwards and died very slowly. @@stedydubdetroit
The music is annoying to.
I think this title was intended for another video. Try the one currently called "They Should Have STAYED OUT | Cave Exploring Gone WRONG" uploaded December 24, 2022 if you still want to hear that story.
Fortunately these were recommended back to back for me so I didn't have to look far.
I suspect a lot of ppl who die in caves and especially when cave diving don't realize just how risky of an activity it is until it's too late. An awful lot of these stories often involve amateurs or ppl who don't have proper licenses/training for what they're trying to do.
Your channel has taught me that if I ever go caving, I will NEVER start crawling through a tunnel. Two people getting stuck upside down is two too many
Man! I couldn’t imagine being stuck in a damn cave upside down,that would suck so bad 😵😳
I'd freak out being stuck like that. It's horrible to even think about it. I was trapped in a car accident. I'm so claustrophobic I can't tuck my sheets and blankets in and don't make my bed like most people do.
Such a great channel. You’re a one man horror documentary machine. Keep it up!
god something about scuba cave diving is so intriguing. The fact this guy went in alone to A PITCH BLACK CAVE UNDER WATER BY HIMSELF is insane. And also the fact it's 400 ft deep. Like it doesn't sound that tall but when you try to visualize it, you're like oh shit. I plan to try scuba cave diving later when i grow up just cause these vids.
Great video as always. I am just going to say this, there is absolutely no way I would ever go cave diving, exploring, spelunking, no way no how I could not even be paid any amount to do it. Being extremely claustrophobic saves me from anything close to this happening to me lol
I live in a coastal region of my country and I'm forever warning people on the beach about the risks of digging deep pits in the sand on our beaches. Unfortuantly there have been a few deaths for the same reason. A toddler died in one incident I clearly remember, was horrific
This channel makes me never want to go cave diving. It’s that you put it in a darker light or anything but it’s just the margin for error is so small, that if professionals die so easily I can only imagine myself
As a kid lifeguards would tell me to not dig big holes in the sand. I hated them for that. I forgot all about it growing up and now I am so thankful for them
This channel makes me more comfortable to be in my home than any other channel.
There was a kid in Newport Beach CA who was talking to a lifeguard and another person. Suddenly he just disappeared into the sand. It was definitely a freak occurrence. The young man (14-16 years old) was dug out of the sand at how deep I can’t remember but it was deep and he was under the sand for a while. Long enough that the rescue people thought he’d surely be dead only he was alive. He was interviewed by the news person and he didn’t seem shocked at all. I think he was over a half hour till they dug him out. He said he had a small pocket of air and he being a surfer and boogie boarder, the wedge in Newport Beach is notorious for people drowning, he’d been practicing holding his breath that summer. He was able to get enough oxygen . He survived! Pretty amazing!
TV producer Stephen J. Cannell's son died in Newport Beach at 15 from a sand castle cave in.
Sean(sp?), I love your channel! Thanks for giving a “basic” overview behind the curtain of the divers’ skill and intellect etc….
What is the reason or passion to dive such deathly dark depths? I appreciate the scarcity of the being one of none but wow…the steel these folks have!
So grateful for your content!
I really enjoy this channel because of being informed about dangerous situations we sometimes put ourselves in when just trying to have fun. My only critique for the future is to change the background music, the beat gets annoying after a while, kind of like a song being played at a store but it’s on repeat the entire time your shopping😅🤣.
Literally same, I just commented this. It makes it unbearable to listen to.
I like it. Makes me feel like I'm underwater.
Imagine all the things that have happened and no one will ever know.
That first story made me feel so incredibly sad. I need to go give my nephew the biggest hug in the world.
Always claustrophobic, always entertaining.
Keep up the good work and, as always, stay safe!
love how you explain how good and experienced a person is and then he dies
I can't even explain how much anxiety these videos give me.😬
They're so entertaining but when I'm done it feels like there's a monster around every corner in my house and I'm so paranoid
How far down into a dark, narrowing, sloping cave, where no human was ever meant to traverse, do you have to go before you finally think, "Hmm...maybe this is a bad idea..." 🤷
Hats off to the rescue ladies. This is the only instance in which being tiny and slim is an advantage. Going on these rescue missions takes a lot of courage!
- a 182 cm woman =D
I’m a 182 cm female with annoyingly large baubles so I would be as much use as a chocolate tea pot in that situation 😅
@@Forflipsake I feel ya sister. 154 cm (5' 3/4") and larger than DDs 😭 I used to be good at hide and seek... used to... now I just have back pain and this dumb hourglass on a child's height. 😒
@@Undomaranel Oh geez… I‘m already annoyed at my Cs… xD
cave diving seems stressful enough without having to worry about accidentally getting drunk in the middle of it