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Sheck Exley (April 1, 1949 – April 6, 1994) was an American cave diver. He is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of cave diving, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and he wrote two major books on the subject: Basic Cave Diving: A Blueprint for Survival [ 3 ] and Caverns Measureless to Man . [ 4 ]
The following is a list of notable deaths in April 1994.. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
A 2-year-old boy has died after being shot by his 7-year-old brother inside a truck. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the San Bernardino County Sheriff confirmed in a release that the pre-schooler from ...
Deon Dreyer (7 August 1974 – 17 December 1994) was a South African recreational scuba diver who died in Bushman's Hole in South Africa. Cave diver David Shaw died more than 10 years later while attempting to retrieve Dreyer's body.
Frederick Exley (1929–1992), American writer; Peter Exley (born 1964), British architect working in the United States; Sharon Exley, designer, architectural partner of Peter; Sheck Exley (1949–1994), American cave diver; Thea Exley (1923–2007), Australian archivist and art historian; Thomas Exley (1775–1855), English mathematician
Sheck Exley died in 1994 at 268 m (879 ft) in an attempt to reach the bottom of Zacatón in a dive that would have extended his own world record (at the time) for deep diving. [44] Dave Shaw died in 2005 in an attempt at the deepest ever body recovery and deepest ever dive on a rebreather at 270 m (886 ft). [82] [83]
The death of non-binary Oklahoma student Nex Benedict after they were allegedly beaten up by three older kids in a school bathroom has led to an outpouring of grief and anger from their family and ...
On April 6, 1994, explorer diver Jim Bowden and cave diving pioneer Sheck Exley entered El Zacatón with the intent of reaching bottom. Bowden dived to a men's world record depth of 282 m (925 ft), [7] but Exley died, probably from high-pressure nervous syndrome (HPNS) at a depth of 268 to 276 m (879 to 906 ft). [8] [9]