Extreme Cave Diving

Extreme Cave Diving — page 1 — The Most Dangerous Sport in the World Who is Judi Bedard Who is Jill Heinerth Who is Brian Kakuk Judi Bedard dived 130 feet 39 6 meters into the water She scouted an underwater cave Something was wrong with her gas tank She was brought to the surface She wasn t breathing She didn't have a heartbeat Blood gushed from her eyes and ears Bedard was cave diving in Eagle Nest Sink It s in Florida Cave diving is diving into underwater caves Some think it s the most dangerous sport in the world A sign at Eagle Nest Sink reads Stop Prevent your death Go no

Extreme Cave Diving — page 2 — I Bedard did not wake up for two months She got better She trained She dived again She explored underwater caves again She said Ts like heaven on Earth I m undaunted Undaunted s not afraid means she Jill Heinerth is not afraid Most people are scared of underwater caves But she isn't She said As a cave diver I swim through the veins of Mother Earth Eagle Nest Sink is the Grand Canyon of cave diving LAVE DIVING IN THIS AREA IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS EVEN LIFE THREATENING DG NOT DIVE UNLESS YOU ARE A CERTIFIED CAVE DIVER A

Extreme Cave Diving — page 3 — Cave divers dive in extreme locations She also dives in icebergs She was in ice cold water for three hours She got back to the surface She couldn t get out of the water The iceberg was melting Water poured down from it She said There a possibility we weren't was going to get out She didn't want to get trapped She jammed her fingers in holes in the iceberg She climbed up Two hours later the iceberg fell apart It became a pile of slush She felt lucky to be

Extreme Cave Diving — page 4 — Brian Kakuk completed more than 3 000 cave dives He explores underwater caves in the Bahamas He s done this for over 20 years He guides cave divers He takes them to amazing places He makes sure people are safe NAILED IT Spotlight Biography Evan Bozanic Evan Bozanic is the youngest person to dive all seven continents He set the record in Bushman's Cave It's in South Africa Several cave divers have died there He did this before his 15th birthday At age 11 he became the world's youngest person to dive in Antarctica At age 12 he created his own diving equipment for a science fair project He is passionate about diving He said My immediate project is finishing the book I'm writing about my record dives Besides just setting the record I want to tell people about what I saw in each place especially environmental changes Bozanic loves exploring He said My favorite destination is somewhere no one has been

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