Inside story: Divers rescue man trapped in unexplored underwater cave

Inside story: Divers rescue man trapped in unexplored underwater cave

On Aug. 4, 2026, two cave divers in Playa del Carmen, Harry Gust and Rosalino Rivera, received a call from the president of Uxpanapa, Veracruz, located deep in the heart of the rugged, dense Selva Zoque, the largest expanse of tropical rain forest remaining in Mexico. They were tasked with recovering the body of Erasto Crisanto Valdez, a 31-year-old man who had gone spearfishing in a local cenote on July 23 and had not come back out. Divers had …

Man Rescued Alive After 15 Days Trapped in Underwater Cave in Complete Darkness

A fisherman who disappeared inside an unexplored underwater cave in Mexico was found alive 15 days later, after specialist cave divers pushed deeper into the darkness and refused to give up hope.