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

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  (#8) A Russian Diver Is Cut in Half By a Boat Propeller

  In what has got to be one of the most horrific ways to die, two divers met their tragic ends while diving in Thailand. Even though they were in the proper diving zone, upon surfacing, two men were hit by a passing speedboat, cutting one of them in half and sending the other man sinking below the surface. To survive the dangers of diving only to be cut in half by a reckless boat driver is a cruel fate, and just shows how careful you need to be of your surroundings at all times.
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  (#2) At Least Eight Divers Have Perished in Jacob's Well Due to False Exits and Blinding Silt

  In Texas, a beautiful diving spot known as Jacob's Well has developed a reputation as one of the most dangerous places to dive in the country.  Although alluring, at least eight divers have lost their lives in Jacob's Well, with perhaps the worst being young Richard Patton. The Southwest Texas State University student was looking for a way to move from chamber to chamber in the cave, and ended up getting stuck in a false chimney that looked like a way out. 

  In parts of this underwater cave system, the floors are covered in fine gravel or silt and if a flipper so much as brushes the surface, the stirred-up sediment completely obscures a diver's vision, effectively blinding them.

  Free-diver Diego Adame recorded his terrifying near-drowning in the caves, after he lost a flipper and had to jettison his weight belt in a dash for the surface.

  Don Dibble, a nearby dive shop owner who is usually the one to pull the remains of dead divers out of the cave, attempted to seal of the depths of the well by installing a gate to stop people from going too deep. Shortly after, he found the gate destroyed with a note saying "You can't keep us out." Although extremely dangerous, it seems the cave is too alluring to stay away. 
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  (#13) Two Divers Go Too Deep and Die Mysteriously

  Diving past a certain point comes with serious risks. Even the most experienced divers can die at a moment's notice thanks to harsh deep-water conditions. During a deep dive near Nanaimo, two divers met their end after attempting to dive too deep within the popular diving spot.

  We will never quite know what happened, but we do know that a group of three men went out to enjoy a day of diving. One of the men stayed at a shallower area while the other two descended deeper. Something went wrong and one of the men drowned underwater, while the other struggled back up to the surface. At that point, though, it was too late and the injuries from the dive took the second man's life, as well.
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  (#12) Disobeying Instructions Cause an Avoidable Diving Death

  While exploring the Blue Hole, experienced diver Shane Thompson met his demise after a tragic, avoidable accident. He entered the diving spot with another experienced diver, Mike Young, and the two were navigating the cave system together. Once they got to a certain part, they agreed that Young would go on exploring while Thompson stayed outside where it was safer. But instead of staying put, Thompson entered the area and something went wrong. He started to panic and eventually drowned. 
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  (#3) A Diver Panics and Succumbs to Nitrogen Narcosis, Removing His Own Breathing Apparatus

  In April 2000, Russian diver Yuri Lipski geared up to dive at one of the world's most beautiful diving spots, the Blue Hole. Located on the east coast of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the spot has become a must for divers who want to see the coral-lined, 394-foot-deep sink hole.

  Lipski ended up dying at around the 300-foot mark. When you go that deep, your body is often subjected to nitrogen narcosis, a mental state that starts off similar to extreme drunkenness, but can eventually cause severe mental symptoms like hallucinations, paranoia, confusion, vertigo, and eventually death.

  Lipski's body and found that the diver had been recording at the time of his death. The footage is on YouTube, and it's highly disturbing to watch the diver start to panic and thrash around. In the end, he removes his breathing apparatus and the recording stops. 
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  (#14) Inexperience Leads to Death in a Narrow, Silty Cave

  Always know exactly what you're able to handle, because diving will never go easy on you. Two friends who were inexperienced in cave diving ran out of air and drowned in an underwater cavern in Lake Apopka. They didn't know what they were getting into and dove in an area that was incredibly restrictive and silty.

  When diving in an area with a lot of silt, it's easy to stir it up and create a fog that hinders all sight. What most likely happened is that the two were down in the cave, someone stirred up debris, they lost track of where they were, they panicked, and then drowned. Later reports reveal that the two didn't have anything close to the proper gear needed to make a successful cave dive. 

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