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Two divers die in Mexican cenotes

Listen to this article Two German cave divers have died while diving at the Gran Cenote Kalimba in Tulum. The incident occurred last Wednesday as reported by media from Mexico. According to information available, the two went diving in the Gran Cenote Kalimba around midday and were due to return to the surface at around

ByTomasz Andrukajtis

Published: November 17, 2018 - 15:16

Updated: July 22, 2023 - 17:30

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Two German cave divers have died while diving at the Gran Cenote Kalimba in Tulum. The incident occurred last Wednesday as reported by media from Mexico.

According to information available, the two went diving in the Gran Cenote Kalimba around midday and were due to return to the surface at around 3 p.m. When they did not turn up, divers from the rescue team were immediately alerted.

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Johan Saksson, Kim Davidson and Jeff Clark led the search for two missing men. Their bodies were found and speculation of drowning was confirmed.

Source: riviera-maya-news.com

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Tomasz Andrukajtis

Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.