At least 3 divers die in Britain’s 'scariest' cave: report

Only the bravest would tackle a cave whose icy waters have already claimed the lives of several divers. The lake at the abandoned slate quarry is an eerie enough site ― but as this image shows if you turn your head you are greeted with the terrifying sight of a giant skull, according to the Daily Mail Wednesday.

The image was taken by a diver who had just been into the waters of the quarry near Coniston in Cumbria. The pool is accessed through a 25-meter long a two-meter-square tunnel.

The spot, which is popular with divers, has claimed the lives of at least three over the years, the newspaper said.

Photographer Peter Bardsley said, “Divers have died here in the underwater tunnels and climbers have fallen to their deaths.

“This reflection when turned 90 degrees shows a skull. It has not been manipulated in any way and is very spooky. It's like something from an Indiana Jones movie.

“I only noticed it when I was processing the image after getting back home from a dive there.”

In 2005, the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team had to help a 48-year-old diver who had surfaced too fast after thinking he had seen a body under the water there, the Daily Mail said.

The flooded slate quarry's sporting passageways still remain popular with divers, it said. The water is generally cold at this depth at 6 Celsius or below. 


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