233 ft on air. Either or both could have been narced out of their minds. Even if they had known something before the dive they may not have been thinking clearly in the crucial minutes.
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He's just looking out for our best interests... I mean really... If the evil nest can kill his naturally skilled, competent and safety minded son & grandson, what chances do we have?
That's not surprising. He probably believes his son was a world-class cave diver ... and therefore it must be the dive site that killed him ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Family members were grief-stricken.
"Darrin should never have been in that place," said Chester Spivey Jr., Spivey's father.
Chester Spivey said he believed his son had been diving for at least five years and had dived Eagle Nest Sink before. Chester Spivey remembers warning his son about the spot and telling him "never to go to that place because so many people died there."
Darrin Spivey grew up in Brooksville and attended Central High School, according to his father. Chester Spivey said some of his fondest memories were riding motorcycles and fishing with his son.
"But prison made him tough," Chester Spivey said of his son. "It got to the point where he became a risk taker."
Records show Spivey served more than two years in prison on charges of leaving the scene of a 2009 accident involving the death of a homeless bicyclist, and obstructing an investigation. He also served a three-year sentence in the 1990s on other charges.
Spivey said he's had a strained relationship with his son, but he believed Darrin Spivey was working to turn his life around since being released from prison in 2012.
"I love my son, unconditionally love him," Chester Spivey said. "I just wish I had more time."
Chester Spivey said Darrin was a "super father" to his three children and two step-children. "One thing that stood out with him, he liked to do things with his kids," Spivey said.
Patricia Davis remembered her nephew as a "good father" and "good family man" with a unique laugh.
"It was a laugh and a giggle at the same time, and you couldn't not help but laugh when you heard it. It was hilarious."
Davis, who lives in Texas, said the family is shocked by the accident, even more so that it happened on Christmas Day.
"Don't forget to tell your loved ones how much they're loved and make them feel it," Davis said, quoting from a prayer she posted on Facebook. "Don't let things go unsaid and undone, might not get the chance. It's so true."
I'm probably going to be outcast for saying this, but I agree with the father that EN should be closed; to idiots that have a death wish who don't understand the reasons for the rules.Personally, I'm happy learning from other peoples mistakes. No need to experience them firsthand and kill myself.Spivey's father has asked that Eagles Nest, one of the premier cave diving sites in the world, be closed to all diving because it claimed the life of his son and grandson.Diver's father wants cave closed after deaths | firstcoastnews.comI leave the comments on this to the rest of you.
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This is what came up on my phone for Eagles' Nest, and the very bottom of the page says things like needs Trimix training etc, etc and essentially don't wreck it for the rest of qualified cave divers by getting killed there. maybe one can bypass that page, but the warnings are there.
Certainly the father has the greatest responsibility, but it's hard to imagine the son was unaware of all the warning signs.
I'm probably going to be outcast for saying this, but I agree with the father that EN should be closed; to idiots that have a death wish who don't understand the reasons for the rules.
When somone creates an updated version of A Deceptively Way To Die, maybe the family can be a part of it.