Cave Exploring Gone WRONG | The Indian Springs Cave Disaster 

Previous video in the series - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bL8yTq-Fiks.html As a reminder, this video is a remaster (indicated by the top of the description). Don't worry, the remasters are almost finished! Have a great week! - Sean

I set oxygen bottles around my office just in case it gets humid. That's how hard I don't want to cave dive.

I mean having your luck run out is one thing, but having air bubbles cause an underwater mud slide that traps you in a cave which has never happened before in cave diving is a whole nother level.

They were some of the best, most experienced divers and there's still no way they could've known their bubbles would cause a cave-in because it had never happened before. RIP Parker

it must haunt Bill to know that, essentially, the only reason he survived was because Parker found a small hole, widened it (and in his desperation took off his tanks to do so), and attached a guideline leading out. must be truly hard to live with. i can only imagine the survivors guilt.

Despite how tragic this story as a whole was, the police going in to retrieve Parker before his dive team even had the chance to was so sweet that it nearly made me cry. You can really tell that he must have been a great person

The police divers going to retrieve him is humanity at the finest. They both retrieved him b/c they wanted to and they also saved Bill and his friends from another heart churning memory.

Around 4 years ago, I was river rifting near the Royal gorge and our instructor pointed out a rock sticking out of the water. He told us that the rocks was hollow on the inside from erosion and that underneath the water there’s a decent sized opening. He then told us a while back a newly married couple decided to go on a river rafting trip for there honeymoon in the spring time (waters the highest and roughest in spring) and during the section with the rock, the husband fell off the raft and instead of trying to lay flat on top of the water he tried swimming for the raft. Before he made it he got sucked into the hole drowning in the process. The opening was too small to recover his body and it remains that way too this day. The rock bears the nickname “Widows Rock”. The though of suddenly getting sucked inside of a rock and not being able to get through the hole you came in is terrifying.

When I got my scuba certification, my instructor said “if you get in trouble, you can always go up”. I’ll never go cave diving. Open water is fine for me.

a new sleep disorder where i can only sleep if i listen to something that reminds me of how scary caves are

It’s so unfortunate that Parker didn’t make it in time. The irony is that he did have the time to save Bills life. Prayers to everyone involved. He had a good support system that tried their hardest to save him. Such a tragedy

Lesson are learned in blood as they say. The phenomena of the bubbles causing the restriction to fill up with sand and debris from the ceiling is something we would not have had the awareness of without this tragic incident.

An illustration of the cave layout and colored dots moving through them for the various divers would really help follow the events as you describe them. It can be difficult.

My mother, uncle, and grandparents were /are all avid skin and scuba divers and braved waters all over the world for their passion. They’ve been stung by stingrays, stonefish (australia), Port. manowar (Zanzibar), and my granddad had his thumb partially severed from a barracuda bite off the coast of florida (where they retired). Anyway, they all have told me at different times that cave diving was a little too risky for them. nothing but respect for the divers and their skill here, not much you can do to prepare for something that no one ever heard of. condolences to the families and props to the responders.

First rule of cave diving: Dont cave dive.

I am a local to where this event occurred. Interestingly, cave diving is not actually common among locals...it's almost exclusively a tourist attraction. Like, we'll sometimes go into caves. And we'll always be in the gulf or in the springs. But we'll never be in the caves that are inside of the springs! We keep our water adventures and our cave adventures separate

That’s heartbreaking. I really feel like because Bill was the more experienced - he left Parker to try his best to find a solution. But Parker was probably panicked out of his mind and wanted to find another way too, but unfortunately perished. Bill just sitting there in the water, not caring, really says it all. He feels the weight of his friends death on him and he wants to go with him too in that moment. 😢 Also… Parker taught the cops how to rescue divers and they cared for him so much they gave no hesitation to be there early morning to get their friend back. 😢

So so tragic. I feel for Parker’s wife and friends. Obviously I didn’t know the man but I hope he would be happy if he knew his death at least allowed his friend to escape. But I’m sure Bill has (had?) a lot of survivors guilt.

I've been watching your videos since the very beginning and I want to tell you how impressed I am. I really liked your videos at the start when you were asking for feedback and adjusting some things and the quality has just continued to go up and up and up. I'm happy for your success and continued channel growth, keep it up, it's greatly appreciated!

I find it hard to believe that people would still cave dive after an experience like that

Didn't think there was a hobby I'd have a bigger "NOPE" about than sky diving, before I learned about cave diving. 😨

Life tip- if you are doing anything, ask yourself, “can this activity end up as a RU-vid video on Scary Interesting’s channel if gone wrong?” If the answer is yes..don’t do it 😂

This guy does an excellent job laying out the events. One of my favorite channels.

Hearing about Bill’s reaction to Parker dying was absolutely heartbreaking. I can’t imagine that pain😭

Of all extreme sports I never understood cave diving the most

We live in Florida, on the gulf and have tile floors. Sometimes it’s so humid just leaving the windows open makes our floors slippery wet

Freak accident. Nothing could have prevented that. Dove a fair amount of caves and caverns. Been silted out a few times to. But was always able to follow a line out. Don't think I'd do it again today though...

I’m sorry but if you get a sigh of relief every time you get out of a cave why would you enter it to begin with obviously you don’t like it 😭

I was trapped 5 hours binge watching these videos in my man cave. I became disoriented and confused from some form of intoxication about 3 hours in. I began to panic and used controlled breathing techniques I learned on here. I then hit the heated massage button on my custom lounge chair. My safety diver, (girlfriend), found me naked and unconscious with a spilled beer on the floor next to an empty bag of cheetos. She said my fingers and face had orange stains on them. She was able to fireman carry me to safety (bedroom). It seems I had become complacent and too comfortable and not recognizing the dangers of being alone in my man cave. Next time I will have a group with me and plenty of cheetos. Watching these videos, along with Free Solo, has given me the knowledge and confidence to flash my stair case and sit in my hot tub with zero fear. This has do to with years of experience and training. I'd first like to thank God. Then the two men who narrate these videos trapped in their own man caves. And finally, Alex Hanold, the human spider monkey.

Truly tragic story, amazing how Parker saved Bill

On almost all of these videos, survivors are mentioned to re-enter the sport and often the exact cave they were endangered in. Many find this strange, but I completely understand it. I'm not a participant in extreme sports of any kind, but the overwhelming urge that first person felt to go down and dive into an underwater cave must be strong enough to beckon the ones who already made that choice back in.

So tragic, their friend cleared the way for them but never made it. What a nightmare. The only way I will ever explore underwater caves is while sitting onshore with VR headset while controlling an underwater drone.

I’d have so many oxygen tanks on my back that I’d sink. Couldn’t imagine running out of air. How absolutely horrifying

Dang, earliest I've been to one of these. Been binge watching them all recently. Some crazy stories

Your background music is my favourite! Creates a great atmosphere

Wow 😳 I love diving, I even did a shipwreck. But caves.... dealing with nature which is constantly changing. God bless you Parker 🙏🙏🙏

When you have the requisite amount of experience and you've planned and planned again and triple planned... This activity is fractally dangerous.

I am so terrified of cavediving I tied a main line from my bed to my front door and I sleep with 3 lights 😥

I love reminding myself that I'll never go cave diving.

I like your new graphics, titles, and captions. Quality keeps going up. Keep up the great work!

I like your narrations to go to sleep because they feel eerie and realistic instead of weird unrealistic longer than shorter tales.

I love your narration style and voice! Your audio sounds so good too! What kind of mic are you working with?

Bill lived because parker died :( and poor bill was in state of shock for so long, even sat there in water not caring if he himself died.

Yes man! Keep up the good work and stay safe fella.

I will never scuba dive in my life-have no desire to. But your videos are so interesting! It’s like I’m terrified but just can’t look away.

Perfect timing!! Today is my day off & I live in South Carolina in which it’s currently pouring rain and cold outside! Also just got back from the grocery store and got all my favorite snacks and Harry Potter playing on my TV, thank you thank you for posting this when you did!!! Completed the vibe & got my boyfriends attention as well! Going to snack, finish watching this; and continue my Harry Potter marathon w/ my BF 🤍✨🤗🥪🥧🥝🧇 love love love this channel! Keep up the great work!! You deserve alllllll the growth & subs!

You should make a vid about the plura cave incident. It is an insane freshwater cave in Norway which goes almost 2 miles into a mountain and at the deepest it is like 150m deep. 2 diver died there if i remember correctly

This is becoming one of my favorite channels. Keep up the great work!

It should be noted that I've worked in the area of the Woodville Karst Plain and it looks nothing like the first picture of a karst landscape in this video. I would love it if Florida's landscape was that gorgeous, but it is very flat and our karst is mostly seen in springs and sinkholes.

I listen to these videos while cave diving as I find them so relaxing.

Still waiting on that "Cave exploring gone right" episode.

I've heard this one before. Still spooks me to no end. You couldn't pay me to go underground like that.

Even if I have heard the story before in another channel, I still click on YOURS because I know that your story telling is really good, you find facts that aren't in some of the other ones too. Anyone can read from a piece of paper with some creepy music in the background over a video of someone climbing a mountain but very very few can make you watch that same video two or three times. Which you can do. Glad to see things are going good with your ears. Hope your parts are working with WiFi.

I'm from Sebring Fl, where Lake Jackson is, and no it doesn't drain entirely at times. The water does go down A LOT, but nowhere near entirely. Now I live in the panhandle, where this occurred.

I only discovered you a few days ago and now I’m subscribed, watched every single one of your videos, and patiently waited for a new upload…🤩

I appreciate how the narration of these videos are so well-written.

I remember going to swim there and being told there was a huge cave system a few feet away. That’s literally insane.

never caught an upload this early, love your videos!❤

I really enjoy your videos. Makes me very happy when I see them pop up in my subscription feed. I think I heard you once say you are Canadian. Cheers from Montreal.

I don't know why, but the background music you use in these videos always makes me super sleepy. Makes them great videos for bedtime stories for me since you upload basically at my bed time.

As soon as I hear that music, I know I am going to hear something I can't forget, but I'll try.

Love your videos and how you tell the story behind it. It's like I'm there... Keep it up!

Great story!! I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your channel and fantabulous style and voice. Thank you!! 🥰🤗

Tragic, gripping , and fascinating. Thanks Sean

Thank you for the high effort narration and informative visuals.

Heartbreaking story of experienced cave divers running into a very unusual occurrence! They did nothing wrong but still a good man lost his life! RIP Parker you are still missed today!

I love your videos so much man keep it up!

Adding the green highlight on the screen and their picture really help add to the immersion of ur retelling

I appreciate the data you put up. Well done!

I was a camper during the 2000s and a counselor in the next decade at the camp built around this spring. lived 2 miles away, and spent every summer for years there. never once did I hear about this. we heard about the cave divers death, for sure, but always heard it in relation to Wakulla springs (half a mile or so away, but feeds into the same cave system. pretty wild to learn.

6:20 - That's where you call off the dive and turn back. If you like yourself at all.

Damn it, Florida.

Dangerous hobby or career for people to do. I hope the risk is worth the reward. RIP 🕊️ at least he helped save his friend. I feel bad for the guy, but more so for his family and friends that have to live with that horrible loss in their hearts. God bless them.

Another great video! You do great work.

I heard this story before. It's one of the most horrifying cave diving story.

Cave diving just seems so dangerous. I’ve watched many videos like this and people probably shouldn’t go to tight places where they can’t breathe.

It was both mid January and mid shit-push when Scary Interesting posted, the sheer excitement and intrigue of such occurrence relieved my agony as the remaining solid mass exited its tunnel gracefully.

Absolutely horrific...that poor diver! Thank you for uploading and sharing!

You are one of the best at this

Hi there. Thanks for the beautiful videos. It's respectful and informative, at no point do I feel it's seeking to capitalize on tragedy. The facts and emotion relayed are so honest that I'm often time left with immense sadness for the loved ones of the lost. Your videos serve as a reminder to not only be thoroughly prepared but also not to take anything for granted, to live each moment. Thank you once again.

This one should definitely be on dive talk

Pushing the play button on “scary interesting” is the extent my bravery goes… that is close to any cave or water exploring I’ll ever get!

I had the same thing happen to a friend and I, but lucky were were not under water. While exploring a cave with only one long route, we heard a rumble, but just assumed it was explosions from the nearby quarry. When we decided to leave, we kept arguing with each other (and ourselves), about taking a wrong turn, when there were no turns in this route. We realized what happened when we exited about 5 meters above where we entered. the entire ceiling had collapsed, creating a while new route. Lucky for us, it was a continuous path to the outside.

My deepest respect goes to anyone riding the line between life and death, for they know how to truly live in the presence of death. Onwards and on, the spirit lives on. I’m sure his passing was far beyond tragic.

Hey SI huge fan of the channel and content, like the style and your pacing and verbiage makes it fairly easy for even non native English speakers to follow along. However, if you could please for the love of god get some different BGM music to add some variety to this. If I have to hear "generic free use underwater music" for the 20th video I am not sure I will be able to take it.

I used to do underwater recovery for our fire department. I learned so much about so much it’s not for everyone I can tell you that you never quite prepared for what you’re gonna find.

The moment I heard "Indian Springs, Florida" I knew someone was going to die. There's nothing you could possibly see down there that's worth your life.

Cave diving seems akin to regular people deciding to go be astronauts and just winging a mission.

These videos terrify me SO MUCH!! (Seriously, it’s embarrassing, but I just moved in with my mom & I was too scared to go upstairs to my room last night!!)🙂😱

Dude your intro beat was amazing!

I've learned everything I need to know about cave diving by watching videos like this one. Namely, I've learned to never go cave diving.

Do a video about all the momified bodies in the everest.

Found your channel last week and blew through your videos and im desperate for new, keep your good work up 👍

I cannot think of any worse way to meet the Reaper…. KNOWING exactly how much time you had left before you would DROWN, & experiencing the fear & terror of being lost in CAVE & underwater….horrific!!

Love your videos bro ❤️

O ya,... Here we go again. I love some caving stories, they scare the shit out of me hahaha

keep up the great graphics!!

I like how you explain things in your videos and also your voice tone as your telling the story ❤

Im confused, I could’ve sworn you did a video on this one already.

Its kind of sad knowing that they could have probably dug themselves out with that 45 minutes of air. They kind-of wasted it in the confusion, not knowing what to do because of it being an incident that hasnt happened before.. its a tragic learning event for others.. hopefully if it happens in the future then the divers will know to just try and remove the sedement from the hole that got filled.