Post by L Roebuck on May 19, 2006 14:16:56 GMT -5
Divers Saturday could break record at Wakulla Springs
By Bruce Ritchie
DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER
Divers could be breaking their own world record Saturday when they descend into the Wakulla Springs cave system and venture into an unexplored cave passage.
Woodville Karst Plain Project divers set a world record six years ago when they went 19,100 feet. They don't know how far they'll go today, but they'll be looking to enter a passage more than three miles from the spring.
"Hopefully we will go straight to that lead (passage), it will be a big lead, we will knock out 5,000 feet and come home," diver Jarrod Jablonski said.
The group isn't diving to set records, Jablonski said. The mission is scientific: The exploration of more than 14 miles of caves has helped state officials, planners and scientists understand the threats to Wakulla Springs State Park.
Tallahassee Democrat
By Bruce Ritchie
DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER
Divers could be breaking their own world record Saturday when they descend into the Wakulla Springs cave system and venture into an unexplored cave passage.
Woodville Karst Plain Project divers set a world record six years ago when they went 19,100 feet. They don't know how far they'll go today, but they'll be looking to enter a passage more than three miles from the spring.
"Hopefully we will go straight to that lead (passage), it will be a big lead, we will knock out 5,000 feet and come home," diver Jarrod Jablonski said.
The group isn't diving to set records, Jablonski said. The mission is scientific: The exploration of more than 14 miles of caves has helped state officials, planners and scientists understand the threats to Wakulla Springs State Park.
Tallahassee Democrat