Florida authorities say two men died while cave diving at a wildlife park on Wednesday. Police say the body of one of the men was discovered by a group of teenagers who were swimming at the park.
According to a press release from the HSCO, the teens arrived at the park around 9 am to swim. Two hours later, two men arrived at the site to cave dave and had a conversation with the kids before diving.
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The men resurfaced after diving and the teens heard them have a conversation concerning a possible leaky air tank before they re-entered the water. A bit later, one of the divers floated face down to the top of the water and the teens noticed there were no bubbles coming from the diving mask. The kids swam over to check on the man and discovered he was unresponsive. They pulled the man to a dock but were unable to get him out of the water. The teens called for help.
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When deputies arrived on the scene, jumped into the water, and were able to pull the man onto the dock, but he was already deceased.
When the second diver did not surface, members of the International Underwater Cave Rescue and Recovery responded to the scene to attempt to recover the second diver. They located the body of the second man 137 feet below the surface.
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Police say the men had the proper diving equipment and there were no obvious signs of any trauma.
HSCO identified the men as Todd Richard McKenna, 52, and Stephen Roderick Gambrell, 63. Their bodies were turned over to the medical examiner for further investigation.