A 25-year-old scuba diver was presumed dead Friday after he drifted away from a group exploring a massive underground cave beneath a sinkhole in western Hernando County. Lloyd D. Morrison of Hudson ...

A scuba diver died while navigating an intricate network of caves in the Florida Panhandle that extend hundreds of feet below the surface, officials said. A rescue mission was launched for three ...

A renowned underwater cave explorer died last week during an expedition inside the Texas cave where he set a world record a decade earlier. The body of 56-year-old Brett Hemphill was brought back to ...

A well-known record-setting cave diver with decades of experience died in Texas while exploring one of the deepest underwater cave systems in the nation. Brett Hemphill, 56, was on an expedition in ...

In this video, we recount the tragic story of Murray Anderson and his fellow divers who ventured into Radium Springs Cave, known for its crystal-clear springs and beautiful underground corridors. The ...

Brett Hemphill was known for his daring adventurism, his easygoing demeanor and helping to bridge the gap between scientists and cave divers. Brett Hemphill, pictured in 2009 as he prepared for a dive ...

How to Survive shares survival lessons from the Plura cave diving disaster and how to avoid similar tragedies. They cover equipment, communication, and decision-making under pressure in extreme ...

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. -- What draws scuba divers to the caves around Florida's freshwater springs, they say, is the "Star Trek Syndrome" -- discovering a majestic chamber where no man has gone before.