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Yo guys in the "community" are doing a great job. Of course, with the
crap you do an recommend , Frankie, like the deep air diving, it is a
good thing the sinks are being closed. 

The track record of cave diving says it all.


Frank Lavallee wrote:
> 
>      A few weeks ago, Arch Sink, a small cave system which is located
> in northwest Pasco county, Florida was closed to diving.  The property
> surrounding it is up for sale and the current owner(s) apparently do
> not want any diving activities going on during this time.  Whether it
> will be reopened to diving in the future is hard to say right now.
> 
>      Even more recently, Ward Sink, a deep sinkhole with no cave
> system, which is located about 3 miles south of Arch Sink, was closed
> to diving.  I have heard a rumor as to why it closed, but since I have
> not confirmed it, I decline to comment on it.
> 
>      I have dived both sites frequently since 1988 and have surveyed
> and mapped both of them.  The loss of these sites, should it be
> permanent, will be a personal loss to me.
> 
>      A 4-page article on Ward Sink appeared in the most recent issue
> of "Skin Diver" magazine in the "Southern Diver" insert on page 46.
> Unfortunately, anyone who has thoughts of diving it in the near future
> are in for a disappointment.
> 
> 
> Frank Lavallee,
> Plant City, Florida

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