Location:
The Emerald Sink cave system is in Leon County on
state property and is across the street from Cheryl. Only one permitted
group has access to this site.
Description:
Emerald Sink is a pretty well known cavern in the
Tallahassee area. This entrance into the Leon Sinks cave system is supposed
to be one of the prettiest. The cave site and almost all karst windows
leading to the system are closed except for the WKPP.
They are the only grop permitted to dive these caves due to libility concerns
and damage caused by inexperienced caves. In May 2001, a 23 year old OW
PADI 'Divemaster' diver died here. Apparently the kid and a few friends
decided to go into the cave and *turned off their lights* to see how dark
it would get. Then they turned the lights back on and exited, the group
noticed the diver missing. He was later found 1000 feet into the system
at a depth of over 150 feet. Darwin will get you if Murphy does not.
Click here for a map of Emerald Sink and associated system of Leon Sinks
Clivk here for a map of the adjoining tunnels of Emerald Sink
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