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This policy was instituted after the deaths of 13 divers in the cave during the 1990s, and in response to threats from the state to ban diving in the cave entirely. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] Beginning at the gate, over 1,600 feet (490 m) through the area's limestone bedrock have been mapped, to a depth of 310 feet (94 m); the cave's full extent is unknown ...
Sorenson began diving in 1995 and within a few years expanded to cave diving.In 1999, he joined International Underwater Cave Rescue and Recovery (IUCRR) as one of the original members and in 2003 founded Cave Adventurers dive center in Marianna, Florida near Florida Caverns State Park.
Windover is one of a number of Archaic period sites in Florida with underwater burials in peat. Similar burials occurred at Little Salt Spring (in Sarasota County ) 5,200 to 6,800 years ago, Bay West (in Collier County ) 5,940 to 6,840 years ago, and Republic Grove (in Hardee County ) 5,690 to 6,470 years ago.
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In 2008, the diver and his team of expeditionists set the US’s cave depth record at Weeki Wachee Springs in Florida and then broke their own record in 2013 at the Phantom Springs Cave in Texas ...
The diameter of the cave at the surface of the water is about 100 feet (30 m), while underwater the cave is up to 200 feet (61 m) across. The maximum depth of the cave reaches 50 feet (15 m). The water level in the cave has fallen along with the water table in the area. However, as of 2018, the water level has risen above the main stage/platform.
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Vortex Spring is a popular diving area both for experienced and novice divers. Recreational diver training is offered at the park. There are two underwater training platforms at 20 feet (6.1 m) which are often used for Open Water certification dives, and an inverted metal "talk box" that traps air, allowing divers to remove their regulators and talk to each other while under the surface. [1]