- Boesmansgat
Boesmansgat, also known in English as "Bushman's Hole", is believed to be the third-deepest submerged freshwater
cave (orsinkhole ) in the world, approximately 270 metres deep. It is located in theNorthern Cape province ofSouth Africa .On
January 8 ,2005 , famed deep cave diver Dave Shaw died while recovering the body of an amateur diver,Deon Dreyer , who had drowned in the cave while helping a team assembled by Nuno Gomes prepare for a dive ten years earlier. Dreyer's remains were located at a depth of over 800 feet (about 245 meters), and Shaw died while expending considerable effort as he attempted to place the body in a body bag. Shaw managed to fix his line at Deon's body before he was entangled within the same line and blacked out. Later onJanuary 12 , during the efforts of the crew to raise remaining diving cylinders, both bodies floated to the surface, much to the surprise of the recovery team. [Outside Magazine: [http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200508/dave-shaw-1.html Raising the Dead] - article on Dave Shaw's expedition - August 2005]Boesmansgat was believed to be first explored by amateur diver Mike Rathbourne in 1977.
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List of caves in South Africa References
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