He died while diving in a cave called "The Devil's System" at Ginnie Springs in North Central Florida.!
(Photos by Jill Heinerth courtesy of Dam Builder Productions)
Last August I wrote an article about the death of Carlos Fonseca.
Cave Exploring Disasters, Devils Eye, Florida Thank you for watching the video!
He was a dynamic diver and someone whom I was just getting to know as a friend. He died while diving in a cave called "The Devil's System" at Ginnie Springs in North Central Florida. According to a report put out by Dive Ontario, Carlos' buddies stated that he clipped on a stage bottle (extra gas carried by technical divers) marked O2 (pure oxygen) and when it was pointed out that the gas was inappropriate for the depth of the dive (oxygen poisons you below 30 feet), Carlos allegedly dismissed the concern and stated he knew the tank was filled with air.
The report goes on to state that the team entered the cave and went upstream about 400 feet.
Currently, in Brazil, scientific diving has been performed in various areas, from shallow coastal regions to remote and sometimes hard-to-reach places.Carlos began to have seizures. His team managed to extract him and he was rushed to hospital where he died. Allegedly a local instructor tested Carlos' stage bottle and found it had 98% O2.
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