UCFDiver,
I think the only question I've asked so far is, was the deceased trained, or did he break the number one, most important rule of cave diving in order to put the lives of my friends on the recovery team at risk, along with cave access. Not to mention the fact that his family probably liked him and misses him. That question has been answered.
Am I a vulture? Physically, no, I am a human being. On the internet, I contribute far more to the forum than a vulture. I do not sit around picking other members apart, though I do tell the truth to people as gently as I can. I can see why someone would say that if they don't read my posts and jump to conclusions. It is very hard to call someone's actions foolish without seeming rude. However, I think it is very justified in this situation, as the actions of the deceased were clearly incredibly irresponsible and foolish.
I am praying the body is recovered today, and that no more open water divers die in a cave. It's 2010, the internet shows very clearly how statistically dangerous it is for OW divers to be in caves. We have tons of stories of OW divers dying in caves (School Sink double fatality, Eagles Nest single fatality are the last two) on our forums. There are signs posted outside of caves and inside of caves. Open water divers need to learn that they are NOT special no matter how strongly they feel that history does not apply to them, and stop ending their lives foolishly. Cave classes are not that expensive, I'm a college student and I managed to afford them. A thousand dollars of training could have prevented this tragedy! It's a completely senseless death! Why that doesn't upset people, is beyond me. It's like people dying of hunger when the world has so much food, we often throw it away because we can't eat it all. Senseless deaths are the worst kind and we should all be ashamed!