Technical Note: Recovery of deceased scuba divers from within flooded subterranean caves

Recreational scuba divers enter flooded caves for a number of reasons including exploration, adventure tourism, citizen science and/or photography. Each year in the US three divers, on average, perish inside flooded caves and their remains require recovery [1]. This number is far lower than in previous decades [2]. Nonetheless, recovery is a hazardous undertaking often performed by members of the International Underwater Cave Rescue and Recovery (IUCRR) team, in collaboration with local law enforcement and medical examiners/coroners.
Source: Forensic Science International - Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Tags: Technical Note Source Type: research