An Artesian Spring

Carl who lives in Spring Branch, Texas told in the interview with Daily Mail, “Jacob’s Well is a perpetual artesian spring that feeds Cypress Creek. When people look at the two boys making the leap, they do not see the water.” He explained it with this impressive shot he took back then. Just take a moment and look at this picture.

The Boys See A Black Hole

“All they see is this huge hole, an abyss; the boys appear to be jumping into,” said Carl in the interview. He also said that the water is so crystal clear that in this photo the boys are just one meter away from the water, who were waiting for their chance to jump inside the deadly hole. Why kids? Don’t you have a homework to finish?

Scuba Divers Need a Permit

“Scuba divers love to explore the area despite its dangers,” told Carl. The bottom of this hole is very deep which is not visible from the above. So, if you are visiting the hole for the first time then there is no way you can even guess the depth of this hole. But there was one diver who went all the way down. And believe us it wasn’t beautiful as it looks.

“I Thought of Death”

Diego Adame was 21-years-old when he first dived into the darkness of this hole. He recalls the moment where he said, “For a split second I thought of death and myself dying that day.” During his dive, he lost one of his flippers and then after few minutes almost ran out of breath. So how deep it is? It is believed that this hole is 13-storeys deep which ends when a very huge cave can be seen which is curved and is 40 meters deep.

A Dangerous Diving Spot

That day, Diego free dived into the hole to reach to the entrance of the cave but he had to cut short his trip when he lost one his flippers in the middle and was even struggling for the oxygen. He knew that he had to move to the surface before he ran out of the oxygen. Fortunately, he made to the surface. Jacob’s Well has taken 8 lives in total and Diego would have been the ninth. This place has become the world’s most dangerous diving spots. Writer Louie Bond even wrote a book about this place and two men who lose their lives. The book is called “The Fatal Allure of Jacob’s Well.”

Narrow Openings and Caves!

According to Bond, the pit has at least four caves. Some of the caves are so narrow that even the professional divers had to remove the oxygen tank before they can enter the caves. “You couldn’t tell up from down, left from right,” said Kathy Misiaszek who was a part of the special team which was given the responsibility to map the hole. She said that all her training was the only thing that kept her alive. “We were rather relieved to get out,” she added further.

We don’t know about you but for us, this place sure is a very deadly combination of both beauty and the beast.