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Rick, injured and dying, telling his friend to leave him and get out while he still could, is an amazingly brave act and says much about his character.
@@christinacath4816 i cried. i didn't expect to be moved by a horror story, didn't expect someone in the throes of the abyss to have a moment of abject clarity and accept that to save his friend, he would have to face the end alone, in the dark, surrounded by the void as it closed in around him. any who can face such a bleak end voluntarily, rather than ask someone to stay until the end, was a good person who did not deserve their fate.
Here is an example of me being scared of something much much less dangerous; when I was young I joined the army to be a medic. Anyway, during the field training exercises we were required to low-crawl through these pitch black cement sewage looking tunnels. Your only light was this cheap ass GI issue dimestore flashlight that did nothing because it had the red filter on it. I felt so claustrophobic and had to fight though my anxiety to get to the end of that tunnel. I have no idea why I watch these or WHY THESE PEOPLE GO SPELUNKING. It gives me sweaty palms just thinking about being trapped in a cave like that where you cannot even breathe!
I, respectfully, believe that these people are remnants of populations that would have otherwise removed themselves from the gene pool had humanity not started to rapidly advance when it did, and provide some semblance of safety net for daredevils (rapid emergency medical care, for example). Again, I mean this as respectfully as possible. All of these people obviously have guts, and I most certainly do not. But I honestly believe that we would not be where we are as a species if 99.9999% of us, when faced with the blackened tunnels of a claustrophobic, labyrinthine abyss, didn’t say to themselves “Hmmm, I wonder what’s in there? I guess I’ll never know.”
@@kode-man23yeah I agree. I have a hard time reconciling foolish deaths like thrill seekers risk. To me it’s the same as those people who fall off cliffs trying to take a selfie or the fool who gets gored by a bull in a bullfight. Why do we deride those deaths but not the fool who jumped out of an airplane in a wingsuit and slams into the ground at terminal velocity? Or fall off a high wire while walking a tightrope unharnessed over an open ravine. Or the rock climber who falls off a mountain. Why does the selfie taker get a “Darwin Award” but adrenaline junkies are praised for dying “doing something they loved”?
If I ever find a cave, imma name it "literally certain death, do not enter under any circumstances," and watch it become the single most popular cave in the world.
I did it - after months of research, studies, and professional peer reviewed feedback, i am proud to publish my comprehensive list to avoid caving disasters; 1. Stay out of caves.
I never understand these people, like Robert, with no caving experience who suddenly decide to go into a cave and then squeeze their body into a small hole in the ground filled with mud. I guess most of us have been into a cave large enough to move comfortably. But the moment it becomes tight most sane people simply turn around and return to the exit.
I would’ve done some dumb shit like this as a teen/kid.. thankfully, somewhere around my late 20’s I woke up to how dangerous things like this are. And now that the critical thinking portion of my brain has finally been activated, you’d never catch me going into any cave ever.. nope not happening. 😂
Yes I went inside a very moderate level cave. Very easy to traverse as long as you’re mindful about your steps. One passage started to narrow. I squeezed along but once I felt hardly anybody pressure on my stomach I stopped. Even though it looked to open up I wasn’t gonna find out. I love caves but I don’t want to be wedged in one.
@@RaccoonNationI'd say it's either because of bad parenting or getting along with the wrong friends or both. Bad influence from particular things could be the reason as well. My mother often reminded me to not do anything stupid and avoid dangerous places. If I get caught doing stupid stuff, she would be very angry.
@@kosmosfantasias7545more like they lived a life that was too easy, they never thought of the things they are gonna lose when they risk their lives for some senseless fun. They probably only thought about it when they were about to lose everything.
I feel bad for Rick. They knew what they were doing and just got unlucky. There was likely no way to tell it was a loose boulder vs bedrock. His friends hiking continouosly for 19 hours to get help, while his other friend spent 30 hours shivering with him in the dark, freezing and hungry. Even Rick, telling his friend to save himself, as a final heroic act. Everyone here did their best. RIP Rick.
that's what i'm saying. say what you want about caving in the first place, but these four men were experienced and likely had no indication that this would happen. even so, rick was conscious enough to know that he would die, and that his friend had to leave or he would as well. 🕊️
not everyone in this world is going to have perfect endings, dying happily doing their dream with whoever they want is not meant for everybody. Some ppl are cast out due to certain circumstances, and that's what happens. Without the mishaps and tragedies that happen in life, how would we realize how important and lucky we are to have this chance? We should cherish life before it could end abruptly, maybe like Rick or some other accident. As a wise person has once said: "Death is what makes life so precious." - Tuck Everlasting
@@mamamia5668What if over thousands of years some of those pup fish evolved into something big enough to make these guys disappear and they lurk deep in the shadows...........
I can't even fathom the thought process of the first guy. "Hmmm, it's getting so tight that I can't even take a full breath. Well, guess I'll just keep forcing myself forward and hope for the best!"
It's especially baffling doing that knowing you'd have to exit through the same way. But I suppose if the air was bad they might not have been thinking straight.
One thing people often don’t know is how dangerous a fractured hip can be at baseline. Because major arteries flow through your hips to reach your lower body, a crack in the hips can easily rip those vessels and cause massive internal bleeding even if there isn’t additional extensive damage
Yeah, as soon as I head that his pelvis was completely crushed, I knew the injuries would be life threatening even with immediate medical attention. It’s surprising he stayed alive for so long. He must’ve known he was on his way out when he asked his friend to leave since he died so shortly after.
@@alfredandersson875But can you please explain something…if he survived 25-30 hours with zero medical attention..then how did they conclude that he had a 0% chance of survival had he had IMMEDIATE medical attention??!? Did I just mishear it? He didn’t pass hour until over a day later..just slowly dying, yet if he was in a hospital..he’s a goner still? Doesn’t make any sense to me 🤷♂️
@@creatorcomedy1450 Because there are some injuries that modern medicine still can't treat? Cancer can take months to years to kill people. Why aren't those patients always saved when getting treatment?
It always amazes me how people decide to crawl into a downward squeeze head first. If you go feet first you can maneuver yourself back the way you came more easily and you won't die from being upside down while waiting for rescue if you get stuck.
I love how the story of a guy trapped and dying in a cave is punctuated by an ad saying “whatever life throws at you, laugh through it with comedy from Audible”
@@macrc2129 I wonder if the drinking age in the US was 18 like in Europe, you young'uns would just go out for a few beers (or ten) instead of doing crazy shit like this 😂 On the other hand, it's possible the alcohol could end up fuelling even _crazier_ plans lol 🤷♀(speaking from experience😅)
The last story, the water cave, just the word's of the diver who explored it a little talking about "the deeper you go the stronger the downward current gets" would be enough for me to immediately decide that there would be no way id go in there let alone dive it.
I reckon those dudes were a low-key gang of ultra-conspiracy theorists, and one of 'em managed to convince the others that that's where the government is secretly hiding all the _[aliens / nukes / hidden religious texts / confiscated fireworks / mind-control lasers / anti Soviet future weaponry / drugs]_ 😅😅
@@Limrasson Agreed. Though it's likely as inexperienced as they were, they didn't do enough research to know about the downward current. They were probably just excited to explore a "forbidden" diving place. The problem is, with how dangerous currents are, they should have researched it and taken into account how they would deal with it. Having no plan is a recipe for disaster. The one guy who stayed out of the water was the smart one.
When I did permit required confined space training in the U.S. for work, they often mentioned that accidents usually ended up having multiple fatalities, because someone gets in trouble, and then someone goes to rescue them and they both die.
I'm amazed that some dude can say "Hey let's go deep dive into that underwater cave called the Shifting Demon's Bowels of Perdition in the desert of Absolute Agony" and some people will follow with discount scuba masks and a 10% battery phone
The first story really highlights my personal avoidance of cave exploration where even dry, stable tunnels can still prove fatal because the air quality is bad.
It does depend a *lot* on where you are. In the places I have gone in the last 4 decades, bad air in a cave has only been a consideration in a very few places, for particular local reasons.
pretty sure the guy exhaled in order to squeeze in deeper and deeper and when he got stuck his lungs couldn't expand anymore. That, and the likely following panic probably contributed to his suffocation more than bad cave air. a guy crawling through some vents died the exact same way and he had access to clean air.
Dude you have no idea how much the visuals in your videos help. Sometimes it hard to imagine the scene especially with cave stories. The tense music also adds to the atmosphere of each situation too. Great content!
I know this is about people dying horribly, but the fact that humanity cordoned off a part of the planet bc these special little guppies live there is really cute.
The Devil's Hole Pupfish only exist there in small numbers, and all attempts to remove any sees them dying almist immediately. They have never survived outside of that pool and we have no idea why
And the fact that a couple of selfish greedy people thought they had the right to contaminate the homes of these fish just because they wanted to see the cave also shows how bad humanity can be.
@@mikehoncho2798 Neither to be honest. Though a fall from a Skyscraper would most probably result in a quicker end, so that's maybe the lesser of two evils.
It’s crazy we only know these stories because there were at least 2 people present imagine all the tragic stories that never saw the light of day because they went in solo
The most sacrificial and high cost battles hold no survivor's, medals, or credit; only a meaningless cost for a unremarkable battle so insignificant that it was lost to time.
@@reginaldforthright805there are only 10 cave deaths a year on average, how do you figure there are millions of lost stories because all these millions of solo cave divers are dying
@@stacktus9158 Here in the UK Cave Rescue are all unpaid volunteers from the caving community. We look out for one another because they'd do the same for you. Although they liase with the police and other emergency services only actual cavers go underground because we know what we're doing whereas the paid emergency services don't have the training, experience or equipment. Caving accidents are actually statistically very rare and the vast majority are inexperienced people doing something dumb and/or attempting something above their level of experience, which is why it's essential to join a caving club and go with someone who knows what they're doing. Cavers tend to be calm, analytical people who want to explore, NOT adrenaline junkies looking for a thrill. Any risks are calculated and reduced to a minimum. Cave diving is a whole other level and you really need to know what you're doing. It's best to get some experience of normal caving first and then specialised cave diving training. Open water divers who then take up cave diving even when trained tend to have a higher accident rate than those coming from a caving background. Probably because it's a different mentality and due to hanging onto open water techniques which aren't suitable for a cave environment. Two of the stories are of inexperienced people who decided to have a go at caving and cave diving. They weren't cavers or cave divers. The guy in Canada was unlucky, though I have to question why they belayed off a boulder instead of using a resin bolt drilled into a solid wall. That's poor practice. Even a big boulder weighing several tons can have an easy tipping point, or slide if on a slope which is why you shouldn't belay off them unless there's no alternative. And did they not leave a call out time with someone on the surface? Again poor practice which delayed the response. Fun fact: In the UK Cave Rescue only go underground for 4% of their call outs! 50% of their call outs are for hikers in caving areas. 25% are animal rescues, mainly dogs, sheep and cows. The remaining 25% of call outs are caving related, but the vast majority are for overdue parties who missed their call out time, so cave Rescue are alerted. However by the time cave rescue arrive have usually made their own way out, the trip having taken longer than expected for one reason or another.
The writing on the "there was no chance he could get out on his own" (paraphrasing) text fading to "there was no chance" was chilling and a good foreshadowing
Many years ago, I went to a cave in British Columbia with my girlfriend. The caretaker was leaving for the weekend, but left us some waterproof coats, Wellingtons, helmets, and headlamps. Unfortunately, no string (we didn't know we needed it). Now this was a really easy cave, yet we did get lost. As I was sitting there, I realized I was buried under tons of rock and there was no way ever i could get out. This scared the crap out of me. Obviously, we did escape in the end. I learned one thing, I will never go into a cave again!
You went in unprepared. The fault isnt the cave or the tons of stone: It is your own lack of preparation. Instead of learning from your mistakes you just blame the cave for being scary. Its like saying "I was outside barefoot in the winter and got frostbite, I'll NEVER go out in the snow again" like... maybe bring some boots. Also bring experienced people with you. This seems obvious to me but they would have known you were underprepared and not let you go. tl;dr you fail to gain experience from your failures and blame the cave. Instead: look at your own mistakes and learn from them.
@@JarthenGreenmeadowthey didn’t blame the cave at all. They just were in a terrifying situation and realized how screwed they possibly were and now they have decided caving isn’t for them.
@@JarthenGreenmeadowmaking it way deeper than it is, sounds like you’re projecting lol. I can bet you gaslight a lot of people. Where did the guy blame caves, rocks, or anything at all? He acknowledged he went in underprepared(if you read it). Take care of your mutt, it looks neglected.
Bro most people go their whole life without going in a cave. It's not the same as not wanting to go into the snow from a bad experience.@@JarthenGreenmeadow
Claustrophobia is one thing but what is scary about tight passages is that if you get stuck you are not going to die straight away like in water or by falling from a cliff..you are going to suffer for a long...long time before that .......to a point that you will pray for death and to just get over with it.
I don't get claustrophobia? What's the difference of being stuck somewhere or going to sleep for eight hours under the covers in the same position? If your stuck like that just sleep and you will die peacefully
@@dondamon4669 you get suck in a damp cave that is hypothermia, if dry starvation t is agony to die that way. even worse if you get suck upside down, there are a few cases of that as well on this channel. it is not the same as being under a blanket and going to sleep forever at all. Getting suck upside down in a cave often on average will take 8-10 hours to kill you and up to 28. The mechanism of death is cardiac or pulmonary insufficiency, or a combination of both, or in the case of the nutty putty also a lack of air. Either way you will be in agony and being in the dark you will hallucinate as well.
@@paigemalloy4276 Really just asked "What is the difference between being stuck in a cave and being in my warm comfy bed?" I....ugh... why are people like this?
@@dondamon4669Yeah, sleeping is very easy when you are suffocating, in pain, can’t even move a bit, and are panicking knowing you are about to die. It is just like sleeping in a bed.
I was at Devil's Hole about a year ago. I didn't know there were dead bodies down there. It has industrial strength protection preventing entrance - probably due to this event.
@@monikamasowska1403 yep, the fish don't survive anywhere else. They've tried for years and years to breed them ad keep them elsewhere, in other pools, in aquarium tanks, etc, replicating the conditions and the chemicals in the water there as closely as possible, but they just don't survive for some reason, and they don't know why. So they have to be protected.
@@duffman18This is simply not true. Right now there is one place that has an extra population of these fish. Ash Meadows fish conservatory or something like that. We've also had several year long fish populations that have done fine and then died because of maintainence. We can maintain these fish outside of the hole... It's just difficult.
I went caving once in my life when I lived in South Africa. There was a group of about 20 of us so I didn't feel alone but there were a couple of squeezes which required you to take off your helmet and crawl on your stomach, and by the time we reached the bottom and came back there was torrential rain and it was a couple of inches deep, almost covering your mouth as you came back out through the squeezes....That was definitely the first and last time I ever do that activity. Now I just watch videos lol
Yep....peer pressure is a powerful thing. I remember the guide looking worried when we were on the way back out and saying, "okay guys we'd better speed up". I was fuming ahah@@tilmanr.3299
On one of my cave diving experiences in Mexico, near the DO NOT PROCEED FURTHER FOR RISK OF DEATH sign, there is an older human skull there and divers have been respecting its location and integrity by leaving it there for what is estimated to be a century
Caving would actually be pretty fun, if you could explore standing up, i will never understand these insane people that crawl into a tiny tunnel that you have to crawl through, barely large enough for a human. For me, those sorts tunnel are a HUGE NOPE.
bro i get that these are ppl's dreams and stuff, but personally i don't see what's so exciting about tiny tunnels where you can't even see and might die in
There is 2 situations in life, where getting help is extremely slim, falling over board far out at sea during a storm (Slim Chance) that ship will become a tiny speck in the Horizon before people even know you are gone, even if the follow the ropte bsck by GPS, you will be somewhere else completely, if you don't drown in the storm, you will be in the ocean in complete darkness, to never be seen again. And then there is cave-exploring, as this video clearly show.
I got stuck in a cave when I was 21, I went with the college group, I'm a tall guy and everybody was smaller than me, I got stuck and it was really difficult for them to get me out. I thought I'd be okay watching this video but the first part of it really gave me a panic attack. I had been caving a few times before, I will never ever go again
@@theaggressivesalesman2424it was a vertical climb it was kind of like climbing up onto a shelf inside a closet if that makes any sense. I got stuck at the juncture between the vertical part and the horizontal part. My feet couldn't get any traction and I was a little big to be able to haul myself up. It actually had more to do with my shoes not having enough traction than anything else. They finally managed to haul me up. It was probably only a handful of minutes (I'd say 10-20) but in my trying to stave off panic it seemed like a fairly long time. I was essentially wedged in.
@@sixten8493 I think also, that there are those who, foolishly, like to present themselves to their social circle as someone who "lives on the edge"....even though they might not, actually regard the activity as particularly dangerous.
@@Baskerville22Everyone who live on the edge, when shit goes wrong, they start forcing other people to the same edge, in an attempt to save their sorry ass. In some cases it comes like Mount-Everest= No one will be sendt for you.
I suppose to a certain degree you need some risk, otherwise you'll never feel that thrill of being alive. It's not much of a life if you just spend everyday in front of the TV and never go anywhere, at least try a motorbike or water skiing or something. There should be some expectation that if it goes wrong, other people shouldn't be putting their lives in danger to save you.
@@Here_is_Waldo How sad that some people feel alive only when they are putting their lives at grave risk. Clearly a sign of something absent in terms of self esteem or maturity
Rick was knowledgeable and well equipped and prepared but it was a horrible mistake. Nothing he could’ve prevented. Telling his friends to leave shows just how much of a good person he was. Rest in peace.
@@gianmatt1930 sometimes people are willing to do stuff that they dream of, regardless if it is dangerous. Some ppl may enjoy staying at home and watching tv all day long, whereas others may enjoy going outside and exploring the world. It's their life; you can't control it. They knew what could've happened. They are aware of the dangers in caves, yet they still decided to go in. They are mentally prepared for what can happen; at least the professional ones should be. Plus, when you're falling and the adrenaline kicks in, it's sort of hard to move about and dodge the boulder. Not just that, Rick could've also fell to his death, or got pierced by a rock at the bottom.
I went to Devil's Hole as part of a trip to Death Valley a few years ago so I'd knew about the divers that died there but only knew the basics. It was nice to get the full story here!
@@crow_g1639These are realities we’re talking about. People die. You are allowed to discuss the circumstance of their death without being disrespectful
I love your channel, if only you could change the background music it is louder than your voice and makes it hard to hear your voice over it. @@ScaryInteresting
This is by far the scariest cave diving incident to me. Similar to nutty putty; not only did they die there, the situation was so bad that their bodies could not even be recovered. To make it even worse, we don't even know where their bodies are. For all we know this pit is so deep that their bodies are still sinking today. It's just such a weird thought for two human bodies that once had souls filled with hopes and dreams are somewhere in an unknown deep endless pit of water far below the earth's surface where no human should ever be.
I had to crawl under my bed to get to a suitcase today. It felt like a really narrow cave...I got so stressed and claustrophobic, and that was only for like 5 seconds! Getting stuck in a cave like that first guy is pure nightmare fuel!
Probably because they were experienced, and were thinking quite logically about their dates, I bet amateurs would have decided to stay together and both perish
I like this background music a lot, 99% of the time I hear horrifying stories of death and whatnot with anxiety inducing music in the background, but this music kinda balanced that out and gave the video a whole different feel, made it a lot easier to listen to. Thank you for that small detail, it didn't go unnoticed :)
bro this channel always uses the same music to every video. regardless of how many times i listen to it, i always get freaked out by the sound of it, plus the tragedy that they are mentioning
When I was a kid, my friends and I would run around out in the woods right around our small town. We were always wishing we could find a secret cave that no one knew about and it would be hide-out. When I look back on that now, I'm so glad we never found that "secret cave" because I'm sure one, or all, of us wouldn't be here today.
Every time you hear so-and-so "was not a professional/experienced diver", you know THAT'S going to end well. Although Rick's story shows that even experienced cavers can make mistakes and fall victim to misfortune.
So what was Roberts plan? The more stories I hear about similar situations the more I feel bad and annoyed for the rescuers who have to risk their life’s for someone’s else’s easily avoidable mistakes
@@simplylethuloh come on you’re going to wedge and stuff yourself into a tunnel that’s obviously way too small and you also have no caving experience…. Darwin Award (condolences to the family tho)
@@simplylethul get this...none of what you said negates the fact that they risk their lives for foolery. It's one thing to rescue unavoidable accidents and another due to people being stupid. Plus nobody needs to be perfect to call out dumb/reckless behavior. The irony here is you pretending you don't make judgments about things while also not being perfect...yikes.
@@simplylethul They are still risking their lives, there are thousands of rescuers who died after all. You are talking as if rescuers are some demi gods who cant get hurt/killed.
@@lilinzhongthat, as wel as these people are usually pretty experienced. Climbing through these spaces is something they would have done many times before. The issue with cave diving is that literally anything going wrong is really bad and much worse then normal. Getting stuck somewhere usually wouldn’t be an issue, but in a cave suddenly that small mistake might mean death. Usually this won’t look like it will kill you at all.
This is an incredibly tragic, yet incredibly avoidable death. To _willingly_ crawl into a narrow cave with no training, experience or correct gear; let alone bring others with you in the same boat, is gross negligence of your own life and the lives of others. I’m so sorry this happened to him, since no one deserves to die like that, but this was a foolish endeavor that wound up being a cautionary tale for others. Rest in peace.
@@skeetsvar162 I also just noticed that the guy got stuck 150 FEET into that hole. That is seriously an insanely long distance to crawl. Not even considering that it might get too narrow to continue and he wouldn't be able to crawl backwards since he was angled down and was headfirst without his legs to push him. It was basically guaranteed self-termination.
I was recommended the White Vault from this channel a few months ago and right after episode 1 I was in it for the long binge. The level of detail in the audio quality, voice acting, ambient sounds is next level and the story is gripping and incredibly worth your time
Worst nightmare I had was being stuck in a cave, I couldn't move, couldn't see, nobody knew I was there, I just remember screaming and screaming until my ears were ringing, shortly after waking up covered in cold sweat panting for air and double checking I had full articulation of my limbs, not much bothers or unnverves me to make me full on panic but what I felt was nothing short of Hell on Earth. Makes me really sympathetic to any who lived through such an experience and made it out, as well as all those that didn't.
unless you have no other purpose in life other than finding out stuff in a cave, you don't care whether you die or not, and just want to find out new items that you might find during your exploration
I've been into some caves around the beaches on the California coast at low tide, but I made sure to have my ass up outta those caves by high tide. I never even lost sight of the entrance 😭 it was more like "Oh thisssss is niceeeee. Aight let's get tf up outta here" 🤣
I grew up in Alberta Canada, for 21 years. I had no idea about that accident though, that's terrifying. Seeing those mountains in person, I can't even imagine crawling through a cave in there, absolutely insane.
I've done extensive hiking in the area and I'd never heard of it either. I couldn't agree more about the scale of the cave. It must have been mindboggling.
Does anyone else just love the "DUN Dun Dun Dun... Hello everyone, and welcome back to scary interesting". Puts a smile on my face every time I'm back!
I'm starting my third video on these cave accidents and despite sitting comfy in my room with fresh air I'm breathless. Thanks brain for this survival maneavour.
@@LarryBranca5 damn I'm guessing the same man I'm from West Virginia but have lived in Maryland for past 10yrs although I'm a Vikings fan I'll be rooting for Baltimore but damn it if San Fran isn't tough this year and yes a fantastic day for football
I have had the privilege to have been watching this channel from the beginning. It's now like a great TV I love and can't wait for each episode! Sean is one of the best storytellers on UA-cam.
The feeling one must get when exploring a place like Devil's hole where no human could have ever been before you must be as thrilling as it must be terrifying
I caved as a young man in KY, usually in caves we had no business being in. It was exciting then, crawling and feeling your back scrape the ceiling, but the thought of confinement now scares me to death.
bro i remember i used to watch these stories when i was young and it scared the heck out me, i was trembling during nighttime and i had terrible nightmares
My man has an amazing voice that just adds so much character and life to every story he tells! I don’t recall his name, but this Canadian dude presents incredible and morbidly captivating stories that are unique to the other YT story tellers. Bravo dude!
You are one of thee best youtube content creators in this entire genre. I don't comment alot and honestly I rarely even remember to hit the like button on videos I enjoy. However, I subscribe and every now and then I like to give credit where its due. Even when its a story I've heard numerous times I can rest assured I'm gonna get details I haven't heard from others. No unnecessary bells and whistles, just thorough research and clear concise delivery. I appreciate you!
I’m with everyone else. Going in the huge ones that you walk in, and can leave, even if it’s pouring. Otherwise, I don’t even want to go in those ones you can climb in and never have to crawl.
I genuinely feel bad for Rick. Sometimes even the most experienced, careful person will have an accident. But he was such a good friend to the end, encouraging the other guy to get out while he still could. Needless to say, I'll stick with the caves that are part of either national or state parks.
Its crazy how a person goes into these caves knowing the dangers but continues and then when they're in trouble they put rescuers into danger as well. As there have been many instances of rescuers have died while in the process of rescuing.
I work in a factory, and I was attempting to get into a space to change a leaking air fitting on a pneumatic valve, but the area had no clear path and really wasn’t made with the intention of being accessed with the way the building had been assembled around it. After monkeying around I briefly found my foot to be stuck while I was standing quite awkwardly, uncomfortably, and surrounded by great deals of dust. First I had to stop from panicking, and I got out shortly after. it wasn’t a big deal, but these videos were the first thing to hit my mind in that moment.
Cave diving & mountain climbing stories are my favorite videos. I'm sick in bed today. Your stories are nice to listen to & watch.Thanks for making my day.
You are so close to 1m subs! that was fast! I remember two yeas ago subscribing after your Nutty Putty cave video and nobody knew you then! But you worked hard, improved your narration and engaged with your fans. Outstanding! 🎉
Thanks so much for telling the story about Arctomys Cave. I've heard bits and pieces over the years but you did a great job tying it all together into a captivating story. I've taken many trips to Trio Mountain because the area is incredibly spectacular, but never dared go into Arctomys cave. All I ever heard about it is "steep, wet and dangerous". Thrilling to some but the beauty is all above ground here!
I have to say, I love how you give a bit of info about how the caves were formed, and from what kind of stone or minerals. It's really interesting and adds to the story, I think :)
As a phoenix resident, I used to be amazed that natives lived here before we had A/C... but this winter I tried camping in weather that got into the teens (Fahrenheit) and HOLY CRAP, now I'm a lot more amazed by people who settled in cold climates without any modern construction/heating/insulation
The dry air produces large swings between hot and cold and also ensures evaporative cooling is very effective. I recall camping in the White Mountains in July. It was 90 during the day but got all the way down to 40 at night.
There's a cavity(not a cave) in the rocks in Hawaii, where at low tide it's totally safe to go through it, in either direction. But in high tide, it's submerged under water. The rocks are sharp & not smooth, so you can't hurried throught it. Have to pick your way through it slowly. Several people have died there. Can't remember the name.
Because of you, I actually listened to the entire White Vault series AND the spinoffs of Patreon, and can confirm it's fantastic. Although the mystery of season 1 was still the peak.
Once again, thank you to the scary interesting team for producing great content and reaffirming my belief that there is no need for me to go into any sort of cave besides the type people watch football in, the man cave. Although, I’m sure there is a deadly man caving story out there, so I’ll just sit on my couch!
I've known about White Vault since they were on season 4 and it is truly FANTASTIC. probably one of the best pieces of audio media I've ever listened to. I'm happy to see they're getting some wider promotion!
I realized I've never commented on your channel before. So, here I am, just commenting to show support. Absolutely love all your videos and have been following you since 50k (maybe even less, don't remember) subs. Thanks for putting out quality storytelling content!
Devil hole story man. Terrifyng. Theyve been probably sucked in by the strong current when got too far close to it. First dude, than the second dude fell into the same trap. What if there is huge undeground body of water underneath, that connects with the world ocean, huh? Deep mystery, that we'll probably wont know very soo, unfortunately. Nice choice of stories, narrator. You nailed it with the delivery, pictures, explanations and voice tone is just on point.
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Great video as always love listening while I work
I'll check this out
Thanks for the suggestion 😊. I'm going there right after your ends ❤.
Why not give the name of the channel ? Seems like something is shady. I'm not saying it is, but it seems it is.
*I would watch your channel if you didn't have the same song playing over and over and over throughout your whole video. YES. It DOES get very obnoxious.*
I once panicked because I got stuck in a turtleneck shirt
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I feel this in my SOUL because I'm pretty sure this exact thing has happened to me.
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I almost had a panic attack when an ocean wave pulled my T-shirt over my head. Darn sneaky waves got me when my back was turned.
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Rick, injured and dying, telling his friend to leave him and get out while he still could, is an amazingly brave act and says much about his character.
He realized if he stayed, there would be two casualties instead of 1.
Rick is the only one I really felt sorry in stories like this.
I’m really glad they did the autopsy, so that his friends can know it wasn’t their fault for leaving.
@@christinacath4816 i cried. i didn't expect to be moved by a horror story, didn't expect someone in the throes of the abyss to have a moment of abject clarity and accept that to save his friend, he would have to face the end alone, in the dark, surrounded by the void as it closed in around him.
any who can face such a bleak end voluntarily, rather than ask someone to stay until the end, was a good person who did not deserve their fate.
The guy never heard of bad air? The earth farts too!
Wherever I hear these stories, I just think to myself: Fear is a natural instinct and it DOES have a function...
Here is an example of me being scared of something much much less dangerous; when I was young I joined the army to be a medic. Anyway, during the field training exercises we were required to low-crawl through these pitch black cement sewage looking tunnels.
Your only light was this cheap ass GI issue dimestore flashlight that did nothing because it had the red filter on it. I felt so claustrophobic and had to fight though my anxiety to get to the end of that tunnel.
I have no idea why I watch these or WHY THESE PEOPLE GO SPELUNKING. It gives me sweaty palms just thinking about being trapped in a cave like that where you cannot even breathe!
I’m so thankful to be a scaredy cat!!
@@LisleVonRhuman same here,the bravest thing I'm willing to do is try new food outside my comfort zone
I, respectfully, believe that these people are remnants of populations that would have otherwise removed themselves from the gene pool had humanity not started to rapidly advance when it did, and provide some semblance of safety net for daredevils (rapid emergency medical care, for example).
Again, I mean this as respectfully as possible. All of these people obviously have guts, and I most certainly do not. But I honestly believe that we would not be where we are as a species if 99.9999% of us, when faced with the blackened tunnels of a claustrophobic, labyrinthine abyss, didn’t say to themselves “Hmmm, I wonder what’s in there? I guess I’ll never know.”
@@kode-man23yeah I agree. I have a hard time reconciling foolish deaths like thrill seekers risk. To me it’s the same as those people who fall off cliffs trying to take a selfie or the fool who gets gored by a bull in a bullfight. Why do we deride those deaths but not the fool who jumped out of an airplane in a wingsuit and slams into the ground at terminal velocity? Or fall off a high wire while walking a tightrope unharnessed over an open ravine. Or the rock climber who falls off a mountain. Why does the selfie taker get a “Darwin Award” but adrenaline junkies are praised for dying “doing something they loved”?
If I ever find a cave, imma name it "literally certain death, do not enter under any circumstances," and watch it become the single most popular cave in the world.
Charge a fee or require a permit and get rich.
"hmmm, today I will become part of a UA-cam essay"
Literally the deadliest names will attract everyone to come and try
Name is something mundane, that way no one even cares about it until they learn about how dangerous it is.
Yeah I'd name it "seems safe" and watch how little explored it becomes because it just seems safe 😂
I did it - after months of research, studies, and professional peer reviewed feedback, i am proud to publish my comprehensive list to avoid caving disasters;
1. Stay out of caves.
Underrated comment
No doubt, no doubt.
🤣so true
You will be surprised at how hard to comprehend your findings will be to some… and we will see more videos like this one
2. Avoid making friends with people who enjoy going into caves.
I never understand these people, like Robert, with no caving experience who suddenly decide to go into a cave and then squeeze their body into a small hole in the ground filled with mud. I guess most of us have been into a cave large enough to move comfortably. But the moment it becomes tight most sane people simply turn around and return to the exit.
I would’ve done some dumb shit like this as a teen/kid.. thankfully, somewhere around my late 20’s I woke up to how dangerous things like this are. And now that the critical thinking portion of my brain has finally been activated, you’d never catch me going into any cave ever.. nope not happening. 😂
Yes I went inside a very moderate level cave. Very easy to traverse as long as you’re mindful about your steps. One passage started to narrow. I squeezed along but once I felt hardly anybody pressure on my stomach I stopped. Even though it looked to open up I wasn’t gonna find out. I love caves but I don’t want to be wedged in one.
@@RaccoonNationI'd say it's either because of bad parenting or getting along with the wrong friends or both. Bad influence from particular things could be the reason as well. My mother often reminded me to not do anything stupid and avoid dangerous places. If I get caught doing stupid stuff, she would be very angry.
If I can smell my own fart Im claustrophobic. These caves are a no deal
@@kosmosfantasias7545more like they lived a life that was too easy, they never thought of the things they are gonna lose when they risk their lives for some senseless fun.
They probably only thought about it when they were about to lose everything.
I feel bad for Rick. They knew what they were doing and just got unlucky. There was likely no way to tell it was a loose boulder vs bedrock. His friends hiking continouosly for 19 hours to get help, while his other friend spent 30 hours shivering with him in the dark, freezing and hungry. Even Rick, telling his friend to save himself, as a final heroic act. Everyone here did their best. RIP Rick.
that's what i'm saying. say what you want about caving in the first place, but these four men were experienced and likely had no indication that this would happen. even so, rick was conscious enough to know that he would die, and that his friend had to leave or he would as well. 🕊️
"Experienced diver" - a man who escaped death many times thanks to be lucky enough.
not everyone in this world is going to have perfect endings, dying happily doing their dream with whoever they want is not meant for everybody. Some ppl are cast out due to certain circumstances, and that's what happens. Without the mishaps and tragedies that happen in life, how would we realize how important and lucky we are to have this chance? We should cherish life before it could end abruptly, maybe like Rick or some other accident. As a wise person has once said: "Death is what makes life so precious." - Tuck Everlasting
@@lilinzhong wdym 'cast out'
@@Kirkenheimer15 dying
The thumbnail alone is nightmare fuel.
I saw the thumbnail, thought “hell no, I can’t watch this.” But here I am watching.
Thumbnail told me: Ah, another caver who thought he was a snake or a cockroach.
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Lol I legit thought the same thing..I had to take a big breath and then I clicked bc i know its going to be a good story lol
Exactly, made me claustrophobic as hell
The pictures of those cute little pupfish was a welcome break from the absolute horror of these stories.
How shocked would you be if youd find out that them same fishes ate the people
@@HappySmilingDog-d7uwell food is food but they eat algae so I doubt it
@@mamamia5668What if over thousands of years some of those pup fish evolved into something big enough to make these guys disappear and they lurk deep in the shadows...........
@@repoman2369And the government has it all blocked off not to protect the fish, but to protect us from the fish.
puppy fish :)
I can't even fathom the thought process of the first guy.
"Hmmm, it's getting so tight that I can't even take a full breath. Well, guess I'll just keep forcing myself forward and hope for the best!"
The same as not breathing when you try to squeeze into an old pair of jeans - just on a whole other level
I remember a comment in a Nutty Putty John Jones video. "If you have to exhale to squeeze in and fit, nature is telling you not to do it."
It's especially baffling doing that knowing you'd have to exit through the same way. But I suppose if the air was bad they might not have been thinking straight.
Kinda like gambling eh
@@b3an3erwhat.
One thing people often don’t know is how dangerous a fractured hip can be at baseline. Because major arteries flow through your hips to reach your lower body, a crack in the hips can easily rip those vessels and cause massive internal bleeding even if there isn’t additional extensive damage
Ooh, unpleasant that is.
Yeah, as soon as I head that his pelvis was completely crushed, I knew the injuries would be life threatening even with immediate medical attention. It’s surprising he stayed alive for so long. He must’ve known he was on his way out when he asked his friend to leave since he died so shortly after.
@@alfredandersson875But can you please explain something…if he survived 25-30 hours with zero medical attention..then how did they conclude that he had a 0% chance of survival had he had IMMEDIATE medical attention??!? Did I just mishear it? He didn’t pass hour until over a day later..just slowly dying, yet if he was in a hospital..he’s a goner still? Doesn’t make any sense to me 🤷♂️
@@creatorcomedy1450 Because there are some injuries that modern medicine still can't treat? Cancer can take months to years to kill people. Why aren't those patients always saved when getting treatment?
@@creatorcomedy1450 because most of his organs were severely injured and theres no saving that?? you need organs to live my guy.
As someone once said, "I quit caving right after I was born."
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Oh yeah! Me too.
wise decision.
Wise guy, that cave messes a few people up.
"I've never been caving, so I have a great idea. I'll crawl through this space barely big enough to fit in and see what happens". Ugh.
One less idiot to deal with
Exactly. Why do they do it?
"ayo imma slide down into this cave called Satan's Cloaca and get stuck in a 30 cm wide opening later duders lmao"
@@BigPuddin
Lmfao zoomers btfo
@@mayday6916 I don't get it.
It always amazes me how people decide to crawl into a downward squeeze head first. If you go feet first you can maneuver yourself back the way you came more easily and you won't die from being upside down while waiting for rescue if you get stuck.
I think a lot of these people have mental issues...a kind of schizophrenic tendency perhaps, with self destructive characteristics
I imagine its because by the time they realize the situation they're in, its already to tight for them to try and turn around.
@@tat-2-71 they're in an a deep cave. They already realize , or should...
I don't disagree but I imagine that natural desire is to be able to see where you're going
I don't understand how they decide it's a good idea to crawl into a narrow squeeze, in any circumstance. The thought alone makes me gasp for breath.
I love how the story of a guy trapped and dying in a cave is punctuated by an ad saying “whatever life throws at you, laugh through it with comedy from Audible”
Geezus Christ-
Oh Dear. For the love of all that's holy.
Better download those podcasts beforehand, because you wont have internet access in the cave.
“The only plan was the decision to go there. Everything else was an afterthought.” - the plans of every nineteen-year-old ever.
I almost died doing the same exact thing, you'll never guess how old I was at the time LOL(19)
Some of the best adventures I've had started that way the :D
19 was a crazy age for a lot of us, I'm sure. Just out of high school, I felt invincible.
@@macrc2129 I wonder if the drinking age in the US was 18 like in Europe, you young'uns would just go out for a few beers (or ten) instead of doing crazy shit like this 😂
On the other hand, it's possible the alcohol could end up fuelling even _crazier_ plans lol 🤷♀(speaking from experience😅)
@@DodgyDaveGTX I don't know man. I'm 33 now. That was a long time ago.
The last story, the water cave, just the word's of the diver who explored it a little talking about "the deeper you go the stronger the downward current gets" would be enough for me to immediately decide that there would be no way id go in there let alone dive it.
I reckon those dudes were a low-key gang of ultra-conspiracy theorists, and one of 'em managed to convince the others that that's where the government is secretly hiding all the _[aliens / nukes / hidden religious texts / confiscated fireworks / mind-control lasers / anti Soviet future weaponry / drugs]_ 😅😅
Exactly. It's likely that both men were caught in the current and dragged down, unable to resurface.
@@mish375 The moment you hear this, any plan involving getting into that water should include at least one measure to counter this.
@@Limrasson Agreed. Though it's likely as inexperienced as they were, they didn't do enough research to know about the downward current. They were probably just excited to explore a "forbidden" diving place. The problem is, with how dangerous currents are, they should have researched it and taken into account how they would deal with it. Having no plan is a recipe for disaster. The one guy who stayed out of the water was the smart one.
@@Limrasson no, you should have at least two or three measures for your plan
Rick was the man. He knew his buddy Chris would be in serious danger and he was able to convince him to move towards safety. What a Chad move.
The rickest Rick
@@kyleblack1206yeah, getting crushed by a rock is such a random way to die. Welp, there are infinite ricks out there anyway
But he left his friend to die alone...
So they would both die together?
So they would both die together?
In the last one the fact that the one guy came out alive but went back to his death is mind blowing.
Guess he wanted to go save his new wife's brother (or his sister's husband, can't remember which way around it was).
When I did permit required confined space training in the U.S. for work, they often mentioned that accidents usually ended up having multiple fatalities, because someone gets in trouble, and then someone goes to rescue them and they both die.
I doubt they will ever find those two guys at the end. They died, and then their bodies got sucked down the bottomless drain.
Something down there got em. The native stories just ain't stories
What if they used underwater drones with cameras and lights jyst to identify where the bodies landed@@function0077
I'm amazed that some dude can say "Hey let's go deep dive into that underwater cave called the Shifting Demon's Bowels of Perdition in the desert of Absolute Agony" and some people will follow with discount scuba masks and a 10% battery phone
yea at least be the most prepared you can be if you’re gonna do it
I lol'd at that name, but it's true!
It's called having a sense of adventure 😉
What could go wrong? 🤷🏾♀️
don't forget the almost dead flashlight and no extra air tanks!
The first story really highlights my personal avoidance of cave exploration where even dry, stable tunnels can still prove fatal because the air quality is bad.
It does depend a *lot* on where you are. In the places I have gone in the last 4 decades, bad air in a cave has only been a consideration in a very few places, for particular local reasons.
pretty sure the guy exhaled in order to squeeze in deeper and deeper and when he got stuck his lungs couldn't expand anymore. That, and the likely following panic probably contributed to his suffocation more than bad cave air. a guy crawling through some vents died the exact same way and he had access to clean air.
Dude you have no idea how much the visuals in your videos help. Sometimes it hard to imagine the scene especially with cave stories.
The tense music also adds to the atmosphere of each situation too. Great content!
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I think he knows otherwise he wouldn't bother
I agree, the diagram/maps of the caves are so helpful to get a better understanding of it!
"Yeah let's go cave diving in Devil's Hole, over in Death Valley, that sounds like a great idea." said no smart person ever.
our ancestors would name it "angel's pit" or "paradise valley" if it's fun there...
@@힐만94 Angel's Pit doesn't sound any better than Devil's Hole, to be honest.
@@Limrassongod sweat caverns
Yeah. When the locals name something “Death,” “Hell” or “Devil”…..they usually aren’t doing so to entice tourists. There is usually a good reason.
White people, notice how most of these stories are from white folks?
I know this is about people dying horribly, but the fact that humanity cordoned off a part of the planet bc these special little guppies live there is really cute.
I think so too ❤
The Devil's Hole Pupfish only exist there in small numbers, and all attempts to remove any sees them dying almist immediately. They have never survived outside of that pool and we have no idea why
@@zxyatiywariii8, it’s because the fish would be extinct. And the fish was there before and have all right to live.!
We are a species of many contradictions
And the fact that a couple of selfish greedy people thought they had the right to contaminate the homes of these fish just because they wanted to see the cave also shows how bad humanity can be.
These cave exploring videos gone wrong are claustraphobic and panic inducing, but i keep watching them.
Would you rather cave dive or climb a skyscraper with no harness
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Neither to be honest.
Though a fall from a Skyscraper would most probably result in a quicker end, so that's maybe the lesser of two evils.
Same. Why do we do this??? Well... At least we're not doing the actual cave exploring!
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Agreed, i'd rather watch a video than be there in person.
I just started my rabbit hole haha. Almost 2am i can’t stop
It’s crazy we only know these stories because there were at least 2 people present imagine all the tragic stories that never saw the light of day because they went in solo
The most sacrificial and high cost battles hold no survivor's, medals, or credit; only a meaningless cost for a unremarkable battle so insignificant that it was lost to time.
Yeah I don't even wanna imagine that and good thing I shouldin't because I'm never going caving
Damn, I never considered that.
Literally millions.
@@reginaldforthright805there are only 10 cave deaths a year on average, how do you figure there are millions of lost stories because all these millions of solo cave divers are dying
Folks, i have no 'bucket list' for cave exploring. This is insane hobby.
I cannot understand these peoples mindsets who want to go caving and crawling through all these tight spots, insanity
I understand the curiosity & sense of adventure the same way I understand the rush of skydiving or bungee jumping.
I just don't share it.
It’s stupid and selfish. When you screw up other people have to risk their lives to come get you out.
@@stacktus9158 Here in the UK Cave Rescue are all unpaid volunteers from the caving community. We look out for one another because they'd do the same for you.
Although they liase with the police and other emergency services only actual cavers go underground because we know what we're doing whereas the paid emergency services don't have the training, experience or equipment.
Caving accidents are actually statistically very rare and the vast majority are inexperienced people doing something dumb and/or attempting something above their level of experience, which is why it's essential to join a caving club and go with someone who knows what they're doing.
Cavers tend to be calm, analytical people who want to explore, NOT adrenaline junkies looking for a thrill. Any risks are calculated and reduced to a minimum.
Cave diving is a whole other level and you really need to know what you're doing. It's best to get some experience of normal caving first and then specialised cave diving training.
Open water divers who then take up cave diving even when trained tend to have a higher accident rate than those coming from a caving background. Probably because it's a different mentality and due to hanging onto open water techniques which aren't suitable for a cave environment.
Two of the stories are of inexperienced people who decided to have a go at caving and cave diving. They weren't cavers or cave divers.
The guy in Canada was unlucky, though I have to question why they belayed off a boulder instead of using a resin bolt drilled into a solid wall. That's poor practice. Even a big boulder weighing several tons can have an easy tipping point, or slide if on a slope which is why you shouldn't belay off them unless there's no alternative. And did they not leave a call out time with someone on the surface? Again poor practice which delayed the response.
Fun fact: In the UK Cave Rescue only go underground for 4% of their call outs!
50% of their call outs are for hikers in caving areas. 25% are animal rescues, mainly dogs, sheep and cows. The remaining 25% of call outs are caving related, but the vast majority are for overdue parties who missed their call out time, so cave Rescue are alerted. However by the time cave rescue arrive have usually made their own way out, the trip having taken longer than expected for one reason or another.
It's like hearing about car accidents. Almost all cave excursions are uneventful and only the disasters make good stories.
The writing on the "there was no chance he could get out on his own" (paraphrasing) text fading to "there was no chance" was chilling and a good foreshadowing
Many years ago, I went to a cave in British Columbia with my girlfriend. The caretaker was leaving for the weekend, but left us some waterproof coats, Wellingtons, helmets, and headlamps. Unfortunately, no string (we didn't know we needed it). Now this was a really easy cave, yet we did get lost. As I was sitting there, I realized I was buried under tons of rock and there was no way ever i could get out. This scared the crap out of me. Obviously, we did escape in the end. I learned one thing, I will never go into a cave again!
You went in unprepared. The fault isnt the cave or the tons of stone: It is your own lack of preparation. Instead of learning from your mistakes you just blame the cave for being scary.
Its like saying "I was outside barefoot in the winter and got frostbite, I'll NEVER go out in the snow again" like... maybe bring some boots.
Also bring experienced people with you. This seems obvious to me but they would have known you were underprepared and not let you go.
tl;dr you fail to gain experience from your failures and blame the cave. Instead: look at your own mistakes and learn from them.
@@JarthenGreenmeadowthey didn’t blame the cave at all. They just were in a terrifying situation and realized how screwed they possibly were and now they have decided caving isn’t for them.
@@JarthenGreenmeadowmaking it way deeper than it is, sounds like you’re projecting lol. I can bet you gaslight a lot of people. Where did the guy blame caves, rocks, or anything at all? He acknowledged he went in underprepared(if you read it). Take care of your mutt, it looks neglected.
@@JarthenGreenmeadowprofessional yapper. Goddamn chill tf out
Bro most people go their whole life without going in a cave. It's not the same as not wanting to go into the snow from a bad experience.@@JarthenGreenmeadow
Claustrophobia is one thing but what is scary about tight passages is that if you get stuck you are not going to die straight away like in water or by falling from a cliff..you are going to suffer for a long...long time before that .......to a point that you will pray for death and to just get over with it.
I don't get claustrophobia? What's the difference of being stuck somewhere or going to sleep for eight hours under the covers in the same position? If your stuck like that just sleep and you will die peacefully
@@dondamon4669The difference is that you can get out from under the blankets if you need to.
@@dondamon4669 you get suck in a damp cave that is hypothermia, if dry starvation t is agony to die that way. even worse if you get suck upside down, there are a few cases of that as well on this channel. it is not the same as being under a blanket and going to sleep forever at all. Getting suck upside down in a cave often on average will take 8-10 hours to kill you and up to 28. The mechanism of death is cardiac or pulmonary insufficiency, or a combination of both, or in the case of the nutty putty also a lack of air. Either way you will be in agony and being in the dark you will hallucinate as well.
@@paigemalloy4276 Really just asked "What is the difference between being stuck in a cave and being in my warm comfy bed?"
I....ugh... why are people like this?
@@dondamon4669Yeah, sleeping is very easy when you are suffocating, in pain, can’t even move a bit, and are panicking knowing you are about to die. It is just like sleeping in a bed.
I was at Devil's Hole about a year ago. I didn't know there were dead bodies down there. It has industrial strength protection preventing entrance - probably due to this event.
From what I understand it is to protect the pupfish as they are the rarest fish on the planet.
@@monikamasowska1403 yep, the fish don't survive anywhere else. They've tried for years and years to breed them ad keep them elsewhere, in other pools, in aquarium tanks, etc, replicating the conditions and the chemicals in the water there as closely as possible, but they just don't survive for some reason, and they don't know why. So they have to be protected.
@@duffman18This is simply not true. Right now there is one place that has an extra population of these fish. Ash Meadows fish conservatory or something like that. We've also had several year long fish populations that have done fine and then died because of maintainence. We can maintain these fish outside of the hole... It's just difficult.
It's to keep the water babies inside
@@pretzelboi64 lol
"Since the caving community is relatively small..." Shocking! It sounds like fun for the whole family.
uhm, maybe after this it's gonna get smaller...
I went caving once in my life when I lived in South Africa. There was a group of about 20 of us so I didn't feel alone but there were a couple of squeezes which required you to take off your helmet and crawl on your stomach, and by the time we reached the bottom and came back there was torrential rain and it was a couple of inches deep, almost covering your mouth as you came back out through the squeezes....That was definitely the first and last time I ever do that activity. Now I just watch videos lol
Did you realize you could've been dead by now? I'm so fucking scared of that shit goddamn!
Yep....peer pressure is a powerful thing. I remember the guide looking worried when we were on the way back out and saying, "okay guys we'd better speed up". I was fuming ahah@@tilmanr.3299
Yeah man, the guide looked pretty worried tbh...that didn't help@@tilmanr.3299
@@tilmanr.3299 mossdale tragedy
You sound smart, lol. Realize you got lucky. Don’t push your luck again. Pass on those genes lol
On one of my cave diving experiences in Mexico, near the DO NOT PROCEED FURTHER FOR RISK OF DEATH sign, there is an older human skull there and divers have been respecting its location and integrity by leaving it there for what is estimated to be a century
The reaper gets the point across on its own. You may as well sell the skull.
@@reginaldforthright805why are you all up in the replies of everyone leaving negative comments lmfao
Caving would actually be pretty fun, if you could explore standing up, i will never understand these insane people that crawl into a tiny tunnel that you have to crawl through, barely large enough for a human. For me, those sorts tunnel are a HUGE NOPE.
bro i get that these are ppl's dreams and stuff, but personally i don't see what's so exciting about tiny tunnels where you can't even see and might die in
It’s nice to wake up in the morning and realize cave exploration isn’t mandatory
The thought of getting wedged or trapped tapped Underground or in a cave makes me squirm and get wicked uncomfortable. Hardly able to even listen..
fortunately its quite easy to avoid if you have more than half a brain
Yeah I´m not sure what most of these people were thinking, if they were at all.@@Seigmoraig1
There is 2 situations in life, where getting help is extremely slim, falling over board far out at sea during a storm (Slim Chance) that ship will become a tiny speck in the Horizon before people even know you are gone, even if the follow the ropte bsck by GPS, you will be somewhere else completely, if you don't drown in the storm, you will be in the ocean in complete darkness, to never be seen again.
And then there is cave-exploring, as this video clearly show.
I got stuck in a cave when I was 21, I went with the college group, I'm a tall guy and everybody was smaller than me, I got stuck and it was really difficult for them to get me out. I thought I'd be okay watching this video but the first part of it really gave me a panic attack. I had been caving a few times before, I will never ever go again
Keep up the good work man... I dont go anywhere below 3 meteers from the surface
did you get stuck vertically lol
@@theaggressivesalesman2424it was a vertical climb it was kind of like climbing up onto a shelf inside a closet if that makes any sense. I got stuck at the juncture between the vertical part and the horizontal part. My feet couldn't get any traction and I was a little big to be able to haul myself up. It actually had more to do with my shoes not having enough traction than anything else. They finally managed to haul me up. It was probably only a handful of minutes (I'd say 10-20) but in my trying to stave off panic it seemed like a fairly long time. I was essentially wedged in.
Yeah, don't do it.
What do you do for fun nowadays
It never ceases to amaze me - and horrify me - at how recklessly people put their lives at risk.
Yes. It shows blatant disrepect for the gift of life, especially doing it only for the thrills.
@@sixten8493 I think also, that there are those who, foolishly, like to present themselves to their social circle as someone who "lives on the edge"....even though they might not, actually regard the activity as particularly dangerous.
@@Baskerville22Everyone who live on the edge, when shit goes wrong, they start forcing other people to the same edge, in an attempt to save their sorry ass. In some cases it comes like Mount-Everest= No one will be sendt for you.
I suppose to a certain degree you need some risk, otherwise you'll never feel that thrill of being alive. It's not much of a life if you just spend everyday in front of the TV and never go anywhere, at least try a motorbike or water skiing or something. There should be some expectation that if it goes wrong, other people shouldn't be putting their lives in danger to save you.
@@Here_is_Waldo How sad that some people feel alive only when they are putting their lives at grave risk. Clearly a sign of something absent in terms of self esteem or maturity
Rick was knowledgeable and well equipped and prepared but it was a horrible mistake. Nothing he could’ve prevented. Telling his friends to leave shows just how much of a good person he was. Rest in peace.
It could have been prevented if he had kicked off the wall and dodged the boulder as it was coming down.
@@reginaldforthright805Also could have been prevented by not going into places that could kill you.
@@gianmatt1930 sometimes people are willing to do stuff that they dream of, regardless if it is dangerous. Some ppl may enjoy staying at home and watching tv all day long, whereas others may enjoy going outside and exploring the world. It's their life; you can't control it. They knew what could've happened. They are aware of the dangers in caves, yet they still decided to go in. They are mentally prepared for what can happen; at least the professional ones should be.
Plus, when you're falling and the adrenaline kicks in, it's sort of hard to move about and dodge the boulder. Not just that, Rick could've also fell to his death, or got pierced by a rock at the bottom.
He could have not attached the rope to a boulder. That was a mistake.
I went to Devil's Hole as part of a trip to Death Valley a few years ago so I'd knew about the divers that died there but only knew the basics. It was nice to get the full story here!
I have a love/hate relationship with these kinds of stories because I need to know more, but I know there’s no more to know.
Why would anyone want to go near anything called death valley or devils hole?!
Imagine how terrifying it must have been to die by yourself in a cave.
Imagine how much more terrifying it is to die, by yourself, in an underwater cave. =\
@nakassawaimagine comparing someone's death to make a point
@@crow_g1639These are realities we’re talking about. People die. You are allowed to discuss the circumstance of their death without being disrespectful
@nakassawa A fair point. That prolonged time of imminent demise would definitely not do well on your mental state.
I know a guy who drowned. He said it was quite peaceful.
Haven't missed a video since I discovered this channel in summer 2022. Look forward to it every week!
Wow! Thanks for sticking around!
I love your channel, if only you could change the background music it is louder than your voice and makes it hard to hear your voice over it. @@ScaryInteresting
@@adrinadavies9375my brother says the same thing, the repetitive music bothers him. But I love it!
This is by far the scariest cave diving incident to me. Similar to nutty putty; not only did they die there, the situation was so bad that their bodies could not even be recovered. To make it even worse, we don't even know where their bodies are. For all we know this pit is so deep that their bodies are still sinking today. It's just such a weird thought for two human bodies that once had souls filled with hopes and dreams are somewhere in an unknown deep endless pit of water far below the earth's surface where no human should ever be.
I had to crawl under my bed to get to a suitcase today. It felt like a really narrow cave...I got so stressed and claustrophobic, and that was only for like 5 seconds! Getting stuck in a cave like that first guy is pure nightmare fuel!
..... "What are you doing step-bro?!"
What a legend Rick is. Most would play on people's guilt and make them stay and die too. Glad his friend listened and got himself out
Probably because they were experienced, and were thinking quite logically about their dates, I bet amateurs would have decided to stay together and both perish
True. May he rest in peace.
The only thing crazier than cave exploration is underwater cave exploring
Dante must die mode
@@hundkebab2433 when i press the translate button it says "Dante must have fashion"
@@lilinzhong that'd be a sick spin-off game
I like this background music a lot, 99% of the time I hear horrifying stories of death and whatnot with anxiety inducing music in the background, but this music kinda balanced that out and gave the video a whole different feel, made it a lot easier to listen to. Thank you for that small detail, it didn't go unnoticed :)
excactly 💯
bro this channel always uses the same music to every video. regardless of how many times i listen to it, i always get freaked out by the sound of it, plus the tragedy that they are mentioning
The song is creep by Emmitt Fenn :)
When I was a kid, my friends and I would run around out in the woods right around our small town. We were always wishing we could find a secret cave that no one knew about and it would be hide-out. When I look back on that now, I'm so glad we never found that "secret cave" because I'm sure one, or all, of us wouldn't be here today.
Every time you hear so-and-so "was not a professional/experienced diver", you know THAT'S going to end well.
Although Rick's story shows that even experienced cavers can make mistakes and fall victim to misfortune.
The professional divers still get stuck and die
@@Adrenalean767 but it's less likely
So what was Roberts plan? The more stories I hear about similar situations the more I feel bad and annoyed for the rescuers who have to risk their life’s for someone’s else’s easily avoidable mistakes
Well, not everyone is perfect like you and standing atop their pedestal of judgment. 🤦♂️
@@simplylethuloh come on you’re going to wedge and stuff yourself into a tunnel that’s obviously way too small and you also have no caving experience…. Darwin Award (condolences to the family tho)
Rescue workers train to, get this, rescue people, regardless of the situation.
@@simplylethul get this...none of what you said negates the fact that they risk their lives for foolery. It's one thing to rescue unavoidable accidents and another due to people being stupid. Plus nobody needs to be perfect to call out dumb/reckless behavior. The irony here is you pretending you don't make judgments about things while also not being perfect...yikes.
@@simplylethul They are still risking their lives, there are thousands of rescuers who died after all. You are talking as if rescuers are some demi gods who cant get hurt/killed.
"Hey, this cave is getting tighter and tigher. Let's keep going and see what happens"
the adrenaline and curiosity got the better of them ig
@@lilinzhongthat, as wel as these people are usually pretty experienced. Climbing through these spaces is something they would have done many times before.
The issue with cave diving is that literally anything going wrong is really bad and much worse then normal.
Getting stuck somewhere usually wouldn’t be an issue, but in a cave suddenly that small mistake might mean death. Usually this won’t look like it will kill you at all.
Exactly! I would have been turn around. What!!
' No no..How bout let's find one that's MORE tighter '? lol
This is an incredibly tragic, yet incredibly avoidable death. To _willingly_ crawl into a narrow cave with no training, experience or correct gear; let alone bring others with you in the same boat, is gross negligence of your own life and the lives of others. I’m so sorry this happened to him, since no one deserves to die like that, but this was a foolish endeavor that wound up being a cautionary tale for others. Rest in peace.
How on earth can someone's instincts be so dull that they enter a crawlspace in a cave with ZERO preparation or experience?
It sounds like they were sheltered from consequences for their whole lives and didn't understand that bad decisions can have disastrous results.
Sheer stupidity, people don't like hearing that because they think it's cruel or insensitive...but that's the reality.
@@skeetsvar162 I also just noticed that the guy got stuck 150 FEET into that hole. That is seriously an insanely long distance to crawl. Not even considering that it might get too narrow to continue and he wouldn't be able to crawl backwards since he was angled down and was headfirst without his legs to push him. It was basically guaranteed self-termination.
Do it for the vine broo
yeah I know what a *****!
I was recommended the White Vault from this channel a few months ago and right after episode 1 I was in it for the long binge. The level of detail in the audio quality, voice acting, ambient sounds is next level and the story is gripping and incredibly worth your time
I just can't fathom wriggling your way into a narrow gap in the rock under any circumstances, but having no idea where it leads is beyond insane.
Im not even a good five minutes in the stories and my stomach is in knots, these stories are just amazingly told and makes the anxiety surface
I hear ya. I almost pulled the plug near the end of that first story. It was starting to get to me. When it ended quick I was thankful.
Congrats on 900k Sean! You're so close to the big 1M, your channel has grown so fast, you have a knack for storytelling my friend!
Yeah I looovvee this channel!
@@Jaker2123😅k😊ķ
Worst nightmare I had was being stuck in a cave, I couldn't move, couldn't see, nobody knew I was there, I just remember screaming and screaming until my ears were ringing, shortly after waking up covered in cold sweat panting for air and double checking I had full articulation of my limbs, not much bothers or unnverves me to make me full on panic but what I felt was nothing short of Hell on Earth. Makes me really sympathetic to any who lived through such an experience and made it out, as well as all those that didn't.
Maybe you should've used the Flame of Udun or something.
I repeat, there is nothing in those caves *worth dying for*
unless you have no other purpose in life other than finding out stuff in a cave, you don't care whether you die or not, and just want to find out new items that you might find during your exploration
@@lilinzhongyou don’t care until you’re in this position
Looking back, I realize that going into caves by myself when I was in my twenties without telling anyone was a really dumb and dangerous thing to do.
You don't hear the bullet that kills you nor do you know the mistake that ends you; You only know the mistakes you made.
There should be a name for that emotion - like retroactive dread lol
@@ravenID429 I like it.
I used to do the same thing. One time my friend and I went in a cave and we got lost inside for like 5 hours before we found the path out.
I've been into some caves around the beaches on the California coast at low tide, but I made sure to have my ass up outta those caves by high tide. I never even lost sight of the entrance 😭 it was more like "Oh thisssss is niceeeee. Aight let's get tf up outta here" 🤣
I grew up in Alberta Canada, for 21 years. I had no idea about that accident though, that's terrifying. Seeing those mountains in person, I can't even imagine crawling through a cave in there, absolutely insane.
I've done extensive hiking in the area and I'd never heard of it either. I couldn't agree more about the scale of the cave. It must have been mindboggling.
Soon as I heard they had to rappel down cliff faces IN the cave, I was boggled.
Why?
Does anyone else just love the "DUN Dun Dun Dun... Hello everyone, and welcome back to scary interesting". Puts a smile on my face every time I'm back!
“He broke his legs just as the shark closed in. John then noticed his oxygens gauge was zero.”
I'm starting my third video on these cave accidents and despite sitting comfy in my room with fresh air I'm breathless. Thanks brain for this survival maneavour.
Here we are again folks wishing you all a great Sunday
You too!
U too & a great day to watch football!!! Balt vs Sf Super Bowl my guess!
I'm about to be pretty damn uncomfortable for the next 20 minutes but why else would we be here? XD
@@ScaryInteresting thanks Sean I appreciate it and as always I love and truly appreciate your content
@@LarryBranca5 damn I'm guessing the same man I'm from West Virginia but have lived in Maryland for past 10yrs although I'm a Vikings fan I'll be rooting for Baltimore but damn it if San Fran isn't tough this year and yes a fantastic day for football
“Robert didn’t know what he was doing it just seem like a fun thing to do” ah yes cave exploring the most fun thing to do as a NON CAVE EXPLORER
the simple description of how he got stuck was enough to make me almost go into panic. Getting stuck is def my worst fear of all time.
Whenever I feel anxious I come back and watch this video.
Because nothing could be worse than these situations 😬😬
I have had the privilege to have been watching this channel from the beginning. It's now like a great TV I love and can't wait for each episode! Sean is one of the best storytellers on UA-cam.
The feeling one must get when exploring a place like Devil's hole where no human could have ever been before you must be as thrilling as it must be terrifying
Especially as the underwater current takes you further than any human has been or will go, but the price you must pay to go that far is your own life.
@@josh.y Yeah and you don't know what's lurking in the dark!
How's about we wait to build a machine to explore that for us? Cool? Cool!
I know I shouldn’t be falling asleep to this sort of sad stuff, but your voice ahhh. It’s just so soothing and I can’t help it
I caved as a young man in KY, usually in caves we had no business being in. It was exciting then, crawling and feeling your back scrape the ceiling, but the thought of confinement now scares me to death.
I love cave diving stories because my brain cannot comprehend anyone does this for enjoyment
bro i remember i used to watch these stories when i was young and it scared the heck out me, i was trembling during nighttime and i had terrible nightmares
My husband finally looked at me weird after the 9th video and this is exactly what I explained to him ✌️
My man has an amazing voice that just adds so much character and life to every story he tells! I don’t recall his name, but this Canadian dude presents incredible and morbidly captivating stories that are unique to the other YT story tellers. Bravo dude!
You are one of thee best youtube content creators in this entire genre. I don't comment alot and honestly I rarely even remember to hit the like button on videos I enjoy. However, I subscribe and every now and then I like to give credit where its due. Even when its a story I've heard numerous times I can rest assured I'm gonna get details I haven't heard from others. No unnecessary bells and whistles, just thorough research and clear concise delivery. I appreciate you!
The Caving Community - The only community with more rescuers than members 💀
Another video to make me never go cave exploring 😂
I'm here for my daily dose of really check
Less it's a huge cave I can walk in and is done by tours (i.e Inner Space Cavern) I'm DEFINITELY not entering a cave I have to crawl in. Nope! 😨
@@ayakotami3318 What about "more it's a huge cave"?
Checking out a cave mouth? Fine
Spelunking in the bowels of hell? No way…
I’m with everyone else. Going in the huge ones that you walk in, and can leave, even if it’s pouring. Otherwise, I don’t even want to go in those ones you can climb in and never have to crawl.
I genuinely feel bad for Rick. Sometimes even the most experienced, careful person will have an accident. But he was such a good friend to the end, encouraging the other guy to get out while he still could.
Needless to say, I'll stick with the caves that are part of either national or state parks.
When I watch these all I can think is why would anyone want to squeeze themselves into such tiny spaces?!
Curiosity killed the cat
Its crazy how a person goes into these caves knowing the dangers but continues and then when they're in trouble they put rescuers into danger as well. As there have been many instances of rescuers have died while in the process of rescuing.
the last one about Devil's Hole is horrifying, I can only imagine what the wife/sister thought and went through due to this tragedy.
That last story was absolutely horrifying. Their bodies not being found under the water cave is the most mysterious tragedy
I work in a factory, and I was attempting to get into a space to change a leaking air fitting on a pneumatic valve, but the area had no clear path and really wasn’t made with the intention of being accessed with the way the building had been assembled around it. After monkeying around I briefly found my foot to be stuck while I was standing quite awkwardly, uncomfortably, and surrounded by great deals of dust. First I had to stop from panicking, and I got out shortly after. it wasn’t a big deal, but these videos were the first thing to hit my mind in that moment.
A caver's worst nightmare is the concept of avoiding caves entirely.
Cave diving & mountain climbing stories are my favorite videos. I'm sick in bed today. Your stories are nice to listen to & watch.Thanks for making my day.
You are so close to 1m subs! that was fast! I remember two yeas ago subscribing after your Nutty Putty cave video and nobody knew you then!
But you worked hard, improved your narration and engaged with your fans. Outstanding! 🎉
Thanks so much for telling the story about Arctomys Cave. I've heard bits and pieces over the years but you did a great job tying it all together into a captivating story. I've taken many trips to Trio Mountain because the area is incredibly spectacular, but never dared go into Arctomys cave. All I ever heard about it is "steep, wet and dangerous". Thrilling to some but the beauty is all above ground here!
I have to say, I love how you give a bit of info about how the caves were formed, and from what kind of stone or minerals. It's really interesting and adds to the story, I think :)
As a phoenix resident, I used to be amazed that natives lived here before we had A/C... but this winter I tried camping in weather that got into the teens (Fahrenheit) and HOLY CRAP, now I'm a lot more amazed by people who settled in cold climates without any modern construction/heating/insulation
The dry air produces large swings between hot and cold and also ensures evaporative cooling is very effective. I recall camping in the White Mountains in July. It was 90 during the day but got all the way down to 40 at night.
I live in a cold area. Today the high was 3 degrees 😂 but if it’s above 80 I can’t take it.
There's a cavity(not a cave) in the rocks in Hawaii, where at low tide it's totally safe to go through it, in either direction. But in high tide, it's submerged under water. The rocks are sharp & not smooth, so you can't hurried throught it. Have to pick your way through it slowly. Several people have died there. Can't remember the name.
@@hasala12345 "someone forgets a name" "oh that shit ain't real". How about some research, hmm? xD
Sounds like the sea cave at Hanakapi'ai beach.
@@hasala12345 Can you believe these sheep believe that holes in rocks and low tides exist?!? It's all LCD screens and vr headsets!!
@@marcomoreno6748😂
It's called Mermaid cave in Oahu
20:36 Wait…they called their kids Paul and Paula?!
Because of you, I actually listened to the entire White Vault series AND the spinoffs of Patreon, and can confirm it's fantastic. Although the mystery of season 1 was still the peak.
Once again, thank you to the scary interesting team for producing great content and reaffirming my belief that there is no need for me to go into any sort of cave besides the type people watch football in, the man cave. Although, I’m sure there is a deadly man caving story out there, so I’ll just sit on my couch!
I've known about White Vault since they were on season 4 and it is truly FANTASTIC. probably one of the best pieces of audio media I've ever listened to. I'm happy to see they're getting some wider promotion!
Seeing these videos with this being my worst possible fear is heart wrenching
I realized I've never commented on your channel before. So, here I am, just commenting to show support. Absolutely love all your videos and have been following you since 50k (maybe even less, don't remember) subs. Thanks for putting out quality storytelling content!
Devil hole story man. Terrifyng. Theyve been probably sucked in by the strong current when got too far close to it. First dude, than the second dude fell into the same trap.
What if there is huge undeground body of water underneath, that connects with the world ocean, huh? Deep mystery, that we'll probably wont know very soo, unfortunately.
Nice choice of stories, narrator. You nailed it with the delivery, pictures, explanations and voice tone is just on point.
Time to fund an underwater drone to go explore!
Food for the water babies
My thoughts exactly, especially since they weren’t at all experienced its not hard to believe the current could’ve caught them by surprise.
@@mrbisshie fr id love to see a drone go in there and see just how far it goes. imagine some other undiscovered creatures live down there
I appreciate seeing your distinct visual style, and thoroughness in explaining details and context related to the incidents. Keep it up!
"Caving community" might be relatively small, but the caving community's rescuers must number in the thousands.
bro for every member in the caving community must have at least 4 rescuers for them
@@lilinzhong 🤣🤣🤣iykyk
They are one and the same