Diving the Tilly Foster Mine

[compressed air addict]

I understand that explicit permission must be given by the owners to dive here. Does anyone know how to contact whoever the owners are? Is there a dive club affiliated with this site that might be contacted?

 

[Basking Ridge Diver]

I assume you know about the recent history there? A good man passed away diving Tilly - I am not sure the owners are too keen to allow diving the mine.
I have not explicitly asked but I would imagine there will be hesitation to a new set of divers.
I have friends that dove there that day - it is still raw - I am not sure you are going to get any help diving there.

Good luck.

 

[compressed air addict]

I know about a death 18 months ago, was there another? Is anyone diving it? Among those in the community there must be a realization that this can happen; there have been deaths at Gilboa, yet it is a popular dive site, same for Dutch Springs, etc. I don't want to seem, and I am NOT uncaring, I just want a challenging, interesting site to dive and having a death there doesn't rule out diving for me. I am just looking to see if the owners are amenable to continued diving, or if there are others who may have the ability to perhaps add my dive buddy and I to a 'list' of permitted divers....and this board is all about helping divers dive....opinions?

 

[Dsix36]

Dan Wright is the person you need to contact about this. He has ruined his reputation in the Florida cave diving community by getting a couple of our caves closed to diving, so don't expect too much help from most divers in the know about this.

 

[compressed air addict]

Thanks for the info. It didn't take long (one phone call) to find someone who knows the story of Dan Wright. I think "approach with caution" says it best. Maybe "don't approach" is better. I still hope to someday dive Tilly Foster.