Cave Exploring Gone Wrong - Lake Apopka Incident

Cave Exploring Disasters, Lake Apopka, Florida

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Today’s story is about two friends who went for a dive at #LakeApopka. They went over their heads and got faced with the consequences of one of the most dangerous cave diving scenario’s, kicking up silt. This is the story of Keving James Gokey and Daniel Eugene Smith.

Lake Apopka is a freshwater lake situated in Orange and Lake Counties of the US State of #Florida. With a total size of 30,800 acres (125 km2), it is the fourth-largest lake in the state. Rainwater, springs, and storm runoff are the primary sources of water for this freshwater lake, which then connects to Lake Beauclair and Lake Dora to the north through the Apopka-Beauclair #Caveexploringdisasters. Trails, an observation tower, and the lake's original pump house are just some of the features that make the Lake Apopka North Shore a prime destination for outdoor enthusiasts.
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[MrCypla]

No way in hell would I dive in that lake. Alligators are 12 foot long and the lake is nasty as hell.

[Tony-ikw]

90% of these diving tragedy stories go just like this. Kicked up silt got lost and drowned.... So sad that something so simple would save so many people but they just don't use guide lines.

[angielala]

Additionally, cave diver kick their flippers side to side to avoid kicking up silt. They probably didn’t know this as in open water you kick up and down. Kicking up and down In a cave almost certainly that you will create a silt out!

[suspreena]

For cave diving I think you need Cavern diving, and Trimix training. Before getting training, I'd research the location, trainers, and read the opinion of other divers. There is so much more to Cave diving, it's very challenging and technical. If I ever was to get even Cavern trained, I'd want to enter a new place with someone who'd been there before.

[AmericanMike]

Great channel! Thank you - was a good listen for me.

[nikkim]

Finding it increasingly harder and harder to have sympathy for these people after so many years and countless deaths. And especially after all these rescue teams risking their own lives for others poor decision making.

[charliekezza]

If you are not cave certified DO NOT ENTER A

[paddy]

Hope this channel continues to grow, I watch many cave diving channels and your stories are fantastic, good luck!

[donnakawana]

I really did quite enjoy this episode.. it was quite a fear inducing episode... Thanks for sharing this with us ✌🏼💗😊❣️

[ereynoldful]

No offense but why are you showing footage of duckweed on Orange Grove Spring a few minutes in while discussing filamentous algae blooms ? It's a beautiful dive site at Peacock Springs State Park. I've already seen quite a few videos where they claim to be in a swamp when they're in a beautiful karst window. It's just a tiny aquatic plant not algae. I go there often so it just caught my eye.

[AdeptusChaoticus]

Watching people squeeze through these tight spaces inside a cave on land freaks me out so imagine doing that same thing while underwater with a slowly diminishing air supply. NO THANKS

[edwardspencer]

Born and raised on Lake Apopka since 1957 and the One Thing that was drilled into our heads was "NEVER GET IN OR ON YOU.. it's Dangerous for many many other reasons... even at the springs...

[hannahp]

The background on the lake was fascinating!

[itzkiki]

Great video. Keep up the work 👍🏽😊❤️❤️✨💯

[jtfike]

Let’s talk about apopka spring for five minutes and then tell a story not related to spring.

[rubyred]

Can’t imagine the utter horror of a silt out then couple it with drowning and welcome to your own personal hell. TERRIFYING

[LoveCaveDiving]

Silt is not a big deal. No line is! Of course we don't want to kick it up on purpose. In some caves no matter how good your technic your coming out on the line because of silt.

[masterblaster]

I live here it's crazy. There's alot of.stories.about this lake.

[azurelion]

What very very few of these videos ever mention is that a lot of these caves look different when exiting compared to when entering the cave. That's a major factor to how a lot of these divers swim down the wrong hole under duress.