5 Most Disturbing Caving Videos
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00:00On May 6, 2019, YouTuber Connor Kelly posted a video of him exploring an abandoned McCoy
00:06gold mine in the Nevada desert. However, what was supposed to be nothing more than a fun
00:10adventure with his family quickly turned into a disturbing experience, one that would likely
00:15stay with the group for the rest of their lives.
00:30The exploration of this mine started off quite normal, with the group staying silent to avoid
00:36causing an accidental cave-in as seen by the text they put on screen. However, after about
00:41a minute and a half of treading deeper into the mine, Connor noticed something strangely
00:45reflective on the path ahead.
01:00What they found reflecting back at them was a shoe, amongst many more in a massive pile
01:22with random bones scattered throughout.
01:24What made this pile even more odd was the sheer variety of shoes on display. Many of them
01:36were clearly very modern, while some were models that were released over 30 years ago. How
01:41could such a random assortment of shoes end up in an abandoned gold mine in the middle
01:45of nowhere?
01:46Things took an even darker turn when the group ventured further into the cave and found a
01:50bunch of bones, including a relatively intact spine.
02:10By this point, the group was growing increasingly unsettled by these disturbing discoveries, prompting
02:15them to leave the cave as quickly as possible.
02:17And that's where the original video ends, without any explanation or resolution.
02:22Connor didn't provide any more information in the video's description or in the comments.
02:26He posted four more videos after this, but none of these videos included any updates on
02:30the disturbing encounter either.
02:32So what's going on here?
02:34One of the first things that comes to mind is that this mine was the collection spot for
02:38a serial killer.
02:40This would explain both the shoes and the bones.
02:43A top comment on the video also backs this theory, stating,
02:45If you ever listened to the missing 411 videos, you know shoes are a major component of missing
02:51or abducted people.
02:53This scent chills down my spine.
02:55Which is true, a statistical analysis of the missing 411 data shows that over 15% of the
03:01cases involve absent shoes.
03:03However, this theory isn't entirely likely.
03:06For starters, I couldn't find any news reports regarding this mysterious pile of shoes.
03:11Which is odd, since judging from the number of shoes, this supposed killer would have had
03:15hundreds of victims.
03:16If this pile had such a violent history, it probably wouldn't go unnoticed by the media.
03:21More importantly, many people on the internet agree that the bones in the video are not
03:24human.
03:25The group in the video reaches the same conclusion when looking at the bones for the first time.
03:38Put simply, the odds of this being a serial killer trophy cave are very low.
03:42But given the animal bones scattered throughout the area, it's possible it was the feeding
03:46spot of a predator, like a mountain lion.
03:48Though, while that might explain the bones, it offers no clues about the pile of shoes.
03:53One theory I haven't seen anyone else bring up is that the shoes might have ended up there
03:57because of flooding.
03:58You see, the McCoy mine where the video was filmed is located in Lander County.
04:03And from what I can find, that area is quite prone to flooding.
04:06So it's entirely possible that someone dumped their sneaker collection in the middle of nowhere
04:10to get rid of it, only for it to be carried in the abandoned mine with rainwater.
04:14A mountain lion could have moved in later which would explain the bones.
04:18The only proof I have of this theory is that the ground in the deepest part of the mine
04:21is extremely wet and has water flow marks leading into it.
04:25Other than that, it's pure speculation.
04:27That said, another potential explanation for both the bones and the shoes is that Connor
04:31placed them there himself in hopes of creating a viral video.
04:35People on the internet have pointed out that the bones in the video are a bit too clean
04:38for something left in a muddy cave by a predator.
04:41Some have also claimed that a few of the bones look like they're inorganic fabrications.
04:46Another inconsistency in Connor's video is that he and his group keep claiming that
04:50all the shoes in the pile are kid-sized.
04:53There's no adult shoes in there.
04:56There are no adult shoes in there.
04:57He even mentioned that in the video's title which reads,
05:00Kids' Shoes and Bones Found in Abandoned Mine.
05:03Now, while that makes an already creepy situation even more disturbing, it's simply not true.
05:08There are plenty of adult-sized shoes visible in this pile.
05:11Unfortunately, I doubt we'll ever know what happened here for sure.
05:15It's been six years since the video was uploaded and, as I mentioned earlier, Connor has vanished
05:19completely from the internet ever since.
05:26Action Adventure Twins is a YouTube channel run by brothers James and Edward.
05:30The duo has been exploring dangerous and crammed caves since early 2020.
05:34Yet, despite their combined experience, one of them almost lost his life back in 2022.
05:40In January of that year, the two decided to explore the popular Petty Johns Cave in Georgia.
05:45They had already explored parts of this maze-like cave multiple times before,
05:49and had even found an underground waterfall during one of their expeditions.
05:52Put simply, they were pretty confident in their ability to navigate through this cave.
05:56But, unlike their previous ventures, this time they were going to tackle one of the hardest sections,
06:02the aptly named Nervous Breakdown, referring to how cavers feel when going through it.
06:07Things started off just as expected, with the pair going through the narrow and claustrophobic entrance
06:11to reach the first open area of the Petty Johns Cave.
06:14However, it didn't take long for the cave to begin closing back again, forcing the two to squeeze through tiny passageways.
06:34But, that was only the beginning.
06:37After about 25 minutes of crawling through increasingly tighter spaces, they reached the first big obstacle,
06:43a muddy room with a narrow and steep hole in the middle.
06:46They had to carefully walk around this hole to progress.
06:49A single slip and falling into the narrow hole and possibly getting injured.
06:53And, given the lack of safe footing around the hole, it would have been near impossible for the other person to pull them out.
06:59After successfully navigating around this obstacle, they finally arrived at the entrance to Nervous Breakdown.
07:04Unfortunately for them, things weren't looking good.
07:07The area surrounding this entrance had collapsed some time ago, making it very difficult to figure out the path ahead.
07:13After looking around for a bit, Edward eventually found the real entrance and was excited to go in.
07:18He genuinely couldn't wait to find out what was down there and began his descent, leaving his brother behind in case something bad happened.
07:24What he didn't realize was that this was about to be one of the worst decisions he'd ever make.
07:29Because, after descending for a few minutes, Edward called for his brother, only to be met with complete silence.
07:35Edward was now lost in an unknown section of the cave without any means of contacting his brother.
08:03At first, he tried to stay calm and continued his descent, hoping to find James before long.
08:08However, after staying separated for over 30 minutes, the realization set in.
08:13He knew panic was the fastest way to make a bad situation worse, but at this point, he couldn't help but feel a growing sense of unease.
08:20James!
08:22James!
08:23James!
08:24James!
08:25James!
08:26James!
08:27James!
08:28James!
08:29James!
08:30James!
08:31It's been like 30 minutes since I last saw him.
08:32I don't even know where I'm at.
08:33I tried to go back to the last place I saw him.
08:35And, everything just looks the same.
08:38James!
08:39James!
08:40James!
08:41James!
08:42James!
08:43James!
08:44James!
08:45James!
08:46James!
08:47James!
08:49Everything just looks the same.
08:52It's just a jumbled maze.
09:00We should have never split up.
09:04After calling out to James many times with no luck, he decided to retrace his steps and find the way back.
09:10Unfortunately, he had underestimated the difficulty of the maze he was about to enter.
09:14Every direction looked the same.
09:16The narrow passages and jagged walls made it impossible to tell where he had come from.
09:20To top it all off, his situation was getting worse with each step he took.
09:24If he went the wrong way, he could easily wedge himself into a passage too tight to escape,
09:28or worse, plunge into a hidden drop-off.
09:31This is the true horror of caving.
09:34Even if he didn't injure himself, he could have just as easily wandered around aimlessly until his body gave way into exhaustion,
09:40leaving him lifeless in a cold, rocky crevice.
09:43The footage of him excitedly dropping into the nervous breakdown entrance would have ended with the camera recording his descent into confusion, fear, and eventually silence.
09:52Fortunately, that wasn't the end of his story.
09:55After going in loops for a while, Edward spotted a single piece of tape he saw on his way down.
10:00Oh, the tape.
10:05Yeah.
10:06Okay, this tape looks familiar.
10:09Oh, yeah.
10:11This has got to be the way.
10:17I'm getting close.
10:21James!
10:21This unexpected clue turned out to be exactly what he needed.
10:31It helped him regain his bearings and finally head in the right direction.
10:35Finally, he heard the best sound he could have heard in that moment.
10:40James!
10:42Oh!
10:43You're over here?
10:48Oh!
10:50Dude!
10:54This place is a maze, man!
10:57Oh, hey, I see your light!
10:58Dude!
10:59I thought we were never gonna see each other!
11:01Dude, I know!
11:03Oh!
11:04The two stayed together for the rest of the expedition and made it out alive without any major injuries.
11:09They're still exploring caves on YouTube, but now with a lot more caution.
11:17In January of 2014, a group of cave explorers decided to conquer the Lost Johns Cave in Lancashire, England.
11:24It's a vast cave network that spans a length of nearly 3 miles, or 4.8 kilometers.
11:29The known deepest section of this cave also goes down a staggering 690 feet, or 211 meters.
11:36Most members of this group had been spelunking for years, and like most other cave explorers, were quite confident in their skills.
11:43They had also done their research and mapped out their route in advance.
11:46But the truth about caving is, when things go wrong, no amount of planning can save you.
11:52Even the most experienced and well-prepared explorers can find themselves in terrifying situations.
11:57Which is exactly what happened to one of the members of this group, named Bob Johnson.
12:02The expedition was going quite smoothly in the beginning, with the group using the equipment they brought with them to continue safely.
12:08That is, until they reached a section of the cave called the Tube.
12:12It was an unusually narrow section that required the cavers to crawl on their stomach.
12:17And to make matters worse, it was also partially submerged in water, making it difficult to both see and breathe.
12:23Despite these harsh conditions, the group decided to move ahead.
12:27The slimmest member of the group went first, and successfully made it to the other side without much trouble.
12:32The next person, however, wasn't as fortunate.
12:35This was Bob Johnson, the man we mentioned earlier.
12:38His crawl through the tube wasn't off to a good start, as he was already having issues with the comparatively wider sections of the passage.
12:45He then somehow managed to reach the tightest part of this treacherous section.
13:01But that's where his luck ran out.
13:03He was completely stuck from the waist down, and any attempt to free himself only made the situation worse.
13:25Now, being stuck in a narrow cave like this is extremely stressful on its own.
13:34The walls close in on you, and every movement feels like it's pushing you further into the tight space.
13:39Panic sets in as you realize just how little room you have to maneuver, and with each failed attempt to free yourself, the fear intensifies.
13:46But, as if the confined space wasn't enough to make his heart race, Bob now had to contend with something far more terrifying.
13:53The rapidly flowing water.
13:54Water makes any caving venture ten times worse.
13:58In a dry cave, even if you're stuck, you still have time to think and plan your escape.
14:02But, when water starts to rise, the situation shifts from bad to life-threatening.
14:07The feeling of water creeping up around you in an already claustrophobic space is a nightmare on its own.
14:13The real danger with water, however, is that you have mere minutes before drowning becomes a very real possibility.
14:19Bob knew this possibility all too well.
14:21He gave his all to free himself.
14:23Unfortunately, the water was quickly filling up his suit, making it even more difficult to squeeze through.
14:28But, when the situation seemed hopeless, one of the members had an idea that ended up saving Bob's life.
14:34Instead of pushing forward, the members behind him tried pulling him back.
14:38And it worked.
14:39Bob was finally free, though his troubles weren't over.
14:55He later revealed in a comment that him and the two members who pulled him back had crawled for another three hours to get out of the cave from a different exit.
15:02This incident also left him traumatized to the point where you can't even watch this video without becoming anxious.
15:08From what I can find, he scaled back on caving and picked up a much safer hobby in cycling, and now appears to be doing just fine.
15:15On the 7th of September 2024, the Action Adventure Twins YouTube channel posted a video exploring a mysterious cave someone found on their property.
15:27This is the same channel we talked about earlier, where the two brothers got separated and almost lost their lives in the maze-like cave.
15:33They've learned their lessons since, and approached this one with far more caution.
15:37But, with an entrance as life-threatening as this one, even the best precautions could have proven to not be enough.
15:43Alright, so the guy dropped us off halfway up the hill, and he doesn't know anybody who's been down this thing, but we are at the cave.
15:52He says he threw a rope down it with a rock, and it was 200 feet deep before it stopped.
15:57So, we got this stick here. We're gonna see if our rope reaches.
16:03This alone is enough to terrify most people, with one person stating,
16:17This channel has given me a new fear about walking in the woods.
16:20The fact that you could just slip and fall down a hole like that is insane.
16:24Now, anytime I go anywhere, I wonder how many massive voids are right below my feet that I could fall into at any moment.
16:30But, that didn't deter Edward and James.
16:32They quickly secured their rope to a nearby tree, and began descending into the steep cave.
16:37What they found inside was nothing short of breathtaking.
16:41That tiny opening gave way to a vast chasm.
16:46However, before they could fully take in the beauty of the cavern, things took a dark turn.
16:55Just seconds into the cave, the two discovered what looked like human remains scattered throughout.
17:00That's comforting.
17:01That's comforting. Human bones, huh?
17:03Look how big they are.
17:04Dude, look behind you.
17:06There's like a little shrine of them.
17:09There's like, oh, that's a cranial.
17:12Dude, is that a human?
17:14Nah, I don't know.
17:16It's awfully round.
17:18Uh, yeah, that looks human, man.
17:22That doesn't necessarily mate, I don't know.
17:25I'm not a bone expert.
17:26From there, they continued exploring the cave, as it kept getting bigger the further they went into it.
17:32They also discovered old caving equipment, like ropes and harnesses already secured to the walls,
17:37a detail that only deepened the mystery surrounding the bones they had found earlier.
17:40If they did belong to a person, as the two suspected, it was possible they belonged to a previous explorer.
17:46This explorer likely had an accident and died in the cave without ever making it out.
17:50On their way in, they did find scattered bones right below the entrance.
17:55These were likely the remains of people who accidentally fell into the otherwise unassuming hole.
18:00However, the bones they found further inside were too far from the entrance to have belonged to someone who simply fell in.
18:06It's also possible that these remains belonged to the victim of a deranged killer.
18:10Someone who either had ended a person's life within the cave,
18:13or maybe threw the person into the hole and later dragged their body further into the cave.
18:17Some people, however, weren't convinced, and accused the brothers of faking the whole thing.
18:22Especially since the way Edward and James handled some of these remains felt a bit too casual.
18:26That said, while YouTubers faking these finds to get a viral video isn't uncommon, this one turned out to be true.
18:32The video received several comments from experts confirming that these remains were indeed real and human,
18:38with one such person writing,
18:40My girlfriend and I are watching from Canada.
18:42We're both paramedics, definitely a human femur and a human cranium.
18:47But this raised an even bigger question.
18:49When did the owner of these bones pass away?
18:51If they disappeared into the cave in the last few decades,
18:54this discovery could end up cracking an unsolved case.
18:57I ended up contacting the action-adventure twins to see what they had to say,
19:01or if they had made any police reports afterwards.
19:04We ended up contacting the authorities about the bones.
19:06They were determined to be human,
19:08and were apparently a Native American that either slipped and fell into the pit cave,
19:12or was thrown in there after death and are 2,000 years old.
19:15While this did rule out the possibility that these bones belonged to someone more recent,
19:19the despair of whoever ended up in that cave alone 2,000 years ago is just as impossible to ignore.
19:25They likely fell into the cave, somehow survived the fall,
19:29and ended up starving to death while looking for a way out.
19:32On October 28, 2004, 50-year-old Australian airline pilot and scuba diver David John Shaw
19:42broke the world record for the deepest successful dive in history.
19:46He achieved this by reaching a depth of 270 meters in Bushman's Hole,
19:51one of the deepest freshwater caves in the world.
19:53The sole purpose of this dive was to break the record.
19:56However, when he reached the bottom, he found something that stopped him in his tracks.
20:01He found the body of Dion Dreyer, a 20-year-old scuba diver who died in that cave 10 years ago.
20:07Since humans start sinking after a certain depth, Dion's body never floated back to the surface.
20:13Given the extreme difficulty and danger of diving this deep,
20:16any plans to retrieve his body were also cancelled at the time of his death.
20:20However, a plaque in his name was installed near the diving point of Bushman's Hole,
20:24which is how Dave knew what he was looking at.
20:27After staring at the body in shock for a few seconds,
20:30Dave immediately got closer and tried to retrieve Dion.
20:33Unfortunately, after a decade in the water, his tanks were firmly stuck in the mud.
20:37More importantly, Dave had already spent too much time at that depth.
20:41Staying any longer would have been fatal.
20:43So, he decided to tie a line to Dion's body and return to the surface with the newfound information.
20:48The news of Dion's body being discovered spread quickly,
21:11eventually culminating in Dave talking to his parents and promising to retrieve it.
21:15After a couple months of preparation, the next dive was scheduled for January 8th, 2005.
21:21Unfortunately, Dave's heroic attempt to bring closure to Dion's parents
21:25ended in a catastrophe far worse than anyone could have imagined.
21:29Cave diving, aka underwater cave exploration, is far more dangerous than regular spelunking.
21:35The divers have to manage their oxygen levels at all times,
21:38avoid often sharp rock formations,
21:40and explore the cave system in a far darker environment,
21:43because even the brightest flashlights aren't as effective underwater,
21:46all while making sure they don't get lost.
21:49Add in the immense pressure of 270 meters of water above,
21:52it becomes an almost insurmountable challenge,
21:55one that only a handful of people on the planet are capable of overcoming.
21:59So, everything needed to be perfect for Dave's operation to succeed.
22:03He worked with police divers, the defense force,
22:06and medics to ensure everything went smoothly,
22:08and they planned the dive second by second.
22:10According to the plan, Dave would use the line he tied earlier to reach Dion's body.
22:16After cutting it loose and putting it in a special body bag, he would begin his descent.
22:20This descent would have taken around 12 hours to avoid decompression sickness.
22:25So, instead of holding onto Dion's body the entire time,
22:28Dave would pass it along to his longtime friend, Don Shirley, at 220 meters.
22:33Don would then hand it over to support divers located at various depths,
22:37and keep checking on Dave for any issues.
22:39Sadly, this is not how it went.
22:42An hour and a half after the dive began,
22:44the surface crew received an ominous message from the support divers,
22:48claiming that they hadn't seen any activity from Dave or Don.
22:52Shortly after, another message reached the surface.
22:55This one was from Don, stating that he's seeing Dave in the distance,
22:59and he's not moving.
23:01Don's okay.
23:02Don's okay.
23:03Dave's okay.
23:03Dave's okay.
23:04While this message was making its way to the surface, Don tried to reach Dave himself.
23:10He exceeded his target depth, which resulted in his rebreather controller imploding.
23:14This also led to him suffering from oxygen poisoning and vomiting while 220 meters under the water.
23:21Fortunately, he managed to keep hold of the line,
23:23and was eventually pulled out of the water still breathing.
23:26Dave, however, didn't make it.
23:28But when rescue teams pulled out his body, they made a shocking discovery.
23:32Dion's body was attached to the recovery line as well.
23:36Following the recovery, investigators looked at the footage captured by the waterproof camera mounted
23:40on Dave's head.
23:41This is what they saw.
23:43Though, I should mention, I couldn't find the raw footage from that camera.
23:47The only clip of it online is narrated by Don himself,
23:51Dave's best friend who we just talked about who almost died trying to save his life.
23:55The footage shows Dave moving alongside the line to find Dion's body,
23:59and then trying to put it in the bag.
24:01Unfortunately, this is where the plan started falling apart.
24:05Dion's body was unexpectedly loose from the mud and was moving around uncontrollably.
24:10Dave tried to complete his mission despite this, only to end up getting tangled in the line.
24:15This line is just getting everywhere because this body is floating.
24:19It's not stuck.
24:21Everything's moving.
24:23Alright, light gets caught on the line there.
24:26Moving out of the way.
24:27Still got a nice bright light.
24:29All this effort caused him to neglect his gauges,
24:32resulting in Dave feeling the effects of nitrogen narcosis,
24:35which include poor judgment, trouble concentrating, and reduced muscle and nerve function.
24:40Put simply, he lost everything he needed to survive at that depth.
24:44He tried to cut the tangled line, but the lack of coordination made it near impossible.
24:49As he was struggling to stay conscious,
24:51the last thing he saw was the terrifying view of Dion's lifeless face mask staring back at him.
24:57Shortly after this, Dave passed away.
25:00The only silver lining was that the tangled line kept Dion's body close to Dave,
25:05allowing him to successfully complete his mission by recovering the body,
25:08only at the cost of his own life.
25:14The sixthاز and theometers rose away.
25:15The last three things hit solidland.
25:17This thing happened after this time.
25:18The third thing is,
25:19I've seen him checking out what he saw right now.
25:20And what happened the third thing is,
25:21he understood that it was a circle.
25:21He Community unified into the body.
25:23While taking this?
25:23The third thing is not to step ahead and crawl inside between him,
25:24He connected, Duncan, and patience and semayed to him,
25:26only at the end of the stage sides of his