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Zacaton sinkhole, cross-section. El Zacatón's depth has made it an important dive site: Dr. Ann Kristovich set the women's world depth record of 169 m (554 ft) during a 1993 dive into the sinkhole. [6] On April 6, 1994, explorer diver Jim Bowden and cave diving pioneer Sheck Exley entered El Zacatón with the intent of reaching bottom.
Exley died, aged 45, on April 6, 1994, while attempting to descend to a depth of over 1,000 feet (300 m) in a freshwater cenote, or sinkhole, called Zacatón in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. [9] [10] [17] He made the dive as part of a dual dive with Jim Bowden, but Bowden aborted his descent early when his gas supply ran low. Exley's body ...
A huge sinkhole in a street in Surrey is continuing to grow and swallow up more road, with the county council declaring a major incident. The original hole first appeared in Godstone High Street ...
Patrick Barlow - BBC News, South East. February 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM. ... Local agencies have declared a major incident in relation to the sinkhole. Additional reporting by PA Media.
2018 Surabaya City sinkhole – a 30 m (98 ft) wide and 15 m (49 ft) deep sinkhole opened up on Gubeng Road in Surabaya, Indonesia during construction work on December 18, 2018. 2022 Tierra Amarilla sinkhole – a 25 m (80 ft) wide and more than 200 m (700 ft) deep sinkhole appeared in the commune of Tierra Amarilla , Atacama Region of Chile ...
Editor's note: This page reflects news from Sunday, Feb. 16. For the latest updates on the storms across the southeast, read USA TODAY's coverage for Monday, Feb. 17. LOUISVILLE, Ky. − At least ...
A huge search was underway Tuesday for a 64-year-old grandmother feared to have fallen down a 30-foot sinkhole in Pennsylvania while looking for her cat.. Elizabeth Pollard of Unity Township went ...
January 25–27, 2007 - The DEPTHX Team begins surveying the world's deepest water-filled sinkhole, Cenote Zacatón. [12] [13] February 4–10, 2007 - Field operations at la Pilita, one of the sinkholes in Sistema Zacatón. DEPTHX runs long autonomous missions to map the area and collect scientific data. [12] [14]