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— “Moro num país tropical, abençoado por Deus e bonito por natureza …” (“I am born in a tropical country, blessed by God and beautiful by nature…”) So goes the famous song by the popular Brazilian musician Jorge Ben Jor.
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Once I arrived in the Yucatán Peninsula—more precisely, in Quintana Roo—I started working as a guide and dive instructor (an occupation in which I had been practicing for over 20 years).
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Cave diving was in its infancy during the 1930s. In the beginning, explorers did not look at cave diving as a form of sport or a diving method. Rather, it was more of a means to reach a specific end while dry caving.
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Helen Farr was "a massively committed and active cave diver" of two decades.
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"Helen Farr pushed us, as she pushed herself. More importantly she became our friend" O'Three Drysuits
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Helen Farr photographed in Shatter Cave, on the Mendip Hills England, by Peter Glanvill
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Helen Farr diving Jug Hole in Florida, USA by Jill Heinerth
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Martyn Farr posted this image on Helen on social media on 8 December 2019 with the caption "Without a doubt, a very talented diver and an all time best underwater model - Helen Rider"
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Helen Farr and Brian Kakuk kitting up at Crystal Caves, Abaco, Bahamas. Image Credit: Martyn Farr
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Helen Farr pictured in Trou Madame, the Lot, France by Martyn Farr
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A typical Helen shot featured in a story published in SCUBA by Alan Purcell. Image Credit: Martyn Farr
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Helen Farr diving the Ordinskaya cave. It is special because it appears as though it has been sculpted in ice and snow. The water clarity here is unparalleled. Image Credit: Martyn Farr
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The cave divers table at EUROTEK.2012. From left to right Claire Cohen, Michael Thomas, Vikki Batten, Martin Robson, Britan Kakuk, Jill Heinerth, John Buxton, Audrey Buxton, Ken Smith, Rick Stanton, Helen Farr.
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Helen Farr exploring Totara Cave in New Zealand in 2017. Image Credit: Peter Glanvill
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I learnt to dive in 1989, doing my initial training dives in the quarry at Stony Cove in England, a popular inland dive location about 125 miles north of London. I remember, to this day, doing my first training dives.
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On a beautiful Sunday morning, a few friends and I visited the famous silver mines of Attica in the municipality of Lavreotiki.
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The Cave Rescue Organisation (CRO) reported the first incident on social media. The fatality occurred on Saturday 4 January 2020 at Casterton Fell, near Kirby Lonsdale, England.
,The second incident occurred on Monday 6 January 2020 in Cassis, France. Cassis is located about 30km (18.5 miles) southeast of Marseille on the Mediterranean coast.
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Together with Katie Graham and Gilly Elor, we made use of some spare time we had and took the scenic tour to Huautla along the slopes of the picturesque Santo Domingo Canyon, home to several of the world’s deepest and longest cave systems (Sistema
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When the news broke locally in Thailand the first foreign on the scene offering his help was a Brit. More specifically Vern Unsworth, an active, experienced caver of more than 40 years standing.
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Located near the old town of Gjirokaster, Viroit Cave has been on my list of special dive locations I have wanted to visit for a long time. Unfortunately, there was not a lot of information available on the Internet about diving in this country.
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Rick Stanton was awarded the George Medal by fellow scuba diver,
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What course the water takes and what the passage is like nobody knows. What happens underground and how the water make its way from the entrance to the exit has been an enduring mystery. Until now.
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The experienced diver - Josh Bratchley - was part of a group of five UK divers exploring the far reaches of Mill Pond Cave. (Water temperature 12.7°C / 55°F). He was expected to surface between 15.00 and 16.00 local time.
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This huge karst system of underground caves and rivers has a combined length of about 350km and consists of around 7,000 cenotes.
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She didn't just enjoy diving. She, like some of us, was almost overwhelmed by her passion for our sport, and made the key decision to utterly devote herself to diving.
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We have just been advised in the last few minutes by Mike Young, one of the lead cave diving experts, that both bodies have been successfully recovered from Dudú Lagoon, Dominican Republic.
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