(CNN)Florida officials are investigating the deaths of two cave divers in a wildlife park, Hernando County Security Officer The office said.
According to the Sheriff's Office, one of the three teenagers who spent the day at Buford Springs Cave on Wednesday afternoon was called 911 and then represented. A warning was issued.
The teens who arrived in the park early that morning were talking to two divers before the man entered the water, officials said.
When the two men returned, they talked to each other and then jumped in, officials said.
"The boys believed that the discussion was about returning to the'cave'and whether there was enough air in the tank to complete the dive," the sheriff's office said. Added. "One of the divers is believed to have stated that there may have been a leak in the tank."
Immediately afterwards, a group of teenagers prone on one of the divers. When I saw him floating in, I checked him and there was no reaction. According to the sheriff's office, the diver died when the authorities arrived.
Officials said members of a specialized cave diving rescue team responded to the scene and found a second diver dead more than 130 feet below the surface of the water.
"Neither diver had any obvious signs of trauma, and both seemed to have the right diving equipment. At this time, it's unclear if all the equipment was working properly. "The sheriff's office added.
Authorities have identified the two divers as Todd Richard McKenna, 52, and Stephen Roderick Gambrel, 63.
The sheriff's office said an investigation into the dead was underway.
The cave is located in the Chasahowitzka Wildlife Park in Weekiwachi, about an hour north of Tampa.
