patrick peacock and chris rittenmeyer were diving called closer look you can see from the video given to us from a different group of divers, unfortunately not the first time people have died. >> kera mashek diving into the area and what makes it so dangerous. >> and underwater wonderland. but there is a huge sign at the entrance warning you of the dangers before you go down under. the huge network of underwater attracts divers from all over the world. >> it is entirely different. >> the intricacies can be navigated safely but only by highly trained divers. over the past 30 years at least 10 divers have died while exploring here including patrick peacock and chris rittenmeyer the men that were found dead this morning. the danger has steps up to 200 feet can sometimes cause the unexpected. for the new people it is nitrogen narcosis. you have a lack of judgment. you lose some inhibition. for some people they may freeze up and do a whiteout. >> the wildlife management area closed off the eagles next section partly because of safety concerns and after some underwater network some have cal

patrick peacock...and chris rittenmeyer both had extensive cave diving experience. a while the other two made their way down... but they never came back up. after 4 hours... their friend called for help. but rescue divers couldn't find the men until early yesterday morning. they recovered their bodies ... 260 feet below the surface. what went wrong still isn't clear. at least half a dozen other people have also died in that same cave. accused of trying to kill george zimmerman... gets 20 years in prison. once again... the court system sided with the former neigborhood watchman. and it turns out... the courtroom where yesterday's sentencing took place... was the same one where zimmerman was acquitted 3 years ago. zimmerman was found not guilty in the shooting death of trayvon martin. now 3 years later he's on the other side of the courtroom. during apperson's appeal... zimmerman went before the judge asking her to keep him behind bars. he says being back in courtroom 5-d was strange. meanwhile-- the judge ordered apperson to be held in jail during the appeals process

the bodies of "patrick peacock" and at the "eagle's nest dive area" in weeki wachee, monday. it's home to a dangerous and complex cave system... officials say: both men were experienced divers, and both had visited this area several times in the past. ((walter a real headscratcher for florida authorities. in the past month, nearly 400-pounds of marijuana has washed up on the state's beaches... in the keys, and along the east coast... in at least 15 different places. investigators say: it's likely part of a drug smuggling operation and they're seeing more and more of this kind of more than 300-thousand dollars on the street. ((jen)) cat's in the cradle... bats in the belfry... swans... at the doctor. ((walter)) that last one is reality in lakeland today. it's time for the city's most famous residents, to get a checkup. ((wally fox-13's ken suarez is live in lakeland right now. ken, it's roundup time... this can't be an easy thing... scooping up swans. roll vo: you have to wrangle them. thanks, ken. ((jen)) coming up in about 10 minutes.. get ready to feel old. you will not ?be

patrick peacock and chris rittenmeyer were friends, and experienced divers? but they'd taken on the eagle's nest - a dangerously deep labyrinth for divers sot: i dont believe that at anytime did they think they were at risk, until the very end below the serene clear water are these serpentine caves - they extend for up to 2000 feet and require a diver to dive up to 300 feet? down? [gfx] it's so cavernous that it took emergency divers a full day to find them and pull them to the surface from the part of the cave known as "the pit" sot sheriff al nienhuis - if you results, if even one little things goes wrong the eagle's nest cave has now claimed ten lives since 1981. [gfx] so deadly officials installed this sign - reading - prevent your death go no farther? nats officials who are examining the two divers' air tanks - havent yet said what specifically caused the accident? but at the depths of nearly a football field where your lungs squeeze to the size of your fist ...one of the biggest dangers - nitrogen narcosis: chuck walls a scuba center sot (wfts pkg) - ju

patrick peacock and chris rittenmeyer were diving called closer look you can see from the video given to us from a different group of divers, unfortunately not the first time people have died. >> kera mashek diving into the area and what makes it so dangerous. >> and underwater wonderland. but there is a huge sign at the entrance warning you of the dangers before you go down under. the huge network of underwater

patrick peacock a rittenmaier were from fort lauderdale and experienced. they were found in 260 feet of water. experts say they were in a dangerous and complex area of that cave. >>> we're getting a look at 6:00 how mosaic is seeing in the sinkhole and mine in mulberry a cable was suspended and a cage positioned all the way down there in the middle. device. it was strung between two bulldozers. >> that is similar to something that you are used to. at nfl games where the video is across the field. that's the same type of cable and mechanism. >> it is big. they found the cavity is 220 feet deep and they will seal it with con treat. the radioactive water from the mine has been contained on the property. >>> this was a sht box truck in the water this morning following the accident traffic backed up and throwed to a crawl. engineers had to figure out how to remove the truck. and police are trying to figure out how the driver ended up down there. >> we believe for some reason he lost control skidded through the guardrail and reached the bridge was not able to re

two friends, patrick peacock and chris writtenmeyer planned to do a dive at eagles nest with him. all divers went into the water at 2:00. at 3:00, he waited and they didn't show up. he went back every 30 deputies. rescue divers found the bodies in a very dangerous area of the cave. it's the same area where a father and son were killed on christmas day of 2013. >>> also right now, we're just learning how big that mosaic sink hole is. the company is releasing mapping results from technology used to measure inside the sink hole. that hole opened up in august. but the public didn't know about it until 8 on your side the massive sink hole swallowed 200 million-gallons of radioactive water into the aquaphor. melissa moreno has more on the results and what's next. >> reporter: good afternoon. for the first time, we're getting a look at the specialized equipment used to measure the inside of the sink hole. this is eagle 8 hd video as mosaic crews dropped specialized equipment into the sink hole to measure how big it is. we're told the sink hole is about 220 feet deep from the the widest s

patrick peacock and chris rittenmeyer were friends and experienced divers. but they had taken on the eagle's nest, dangerously deep labyrinth for divers. >> i don't believe at any time they thought they were at risk until the very end. water are these serpentine caves that extend up to 2,000 feet and require a diver to dive up to 300 feet down. it's so cavernous it took emergency divers a full day to find them and pull them to the surface from the part of the cave known as the pitt. >> if you're an experienced cave diver it can have tragic results if even one little thing goes wrong. >> reporter: the eagle's nest cave has now claimed ten lives since 1981. so deadly that installed this sign reading prevent your death. go no farther. officials who are examining the two divers' air tanks haven't yet said what specifically caused the accident but at the depths of nearly a football field where your lungs are squeezed to the size of your fist one of the biggest dangers is nitrogen far coast cyst. >> you have a lack of judgment and lose some of your inhibitions. fo