A cave diver known for his record-breaking dives and contributions to scientific research has died during an underwater expedition. Divers recovered the body of Brett Hemphill, the 56-year-old ...

"Please allow us some time to come to terms with his loss, as up until now we have been focused on the recovery,” his co-diver, Andy Pitkin, wrote in a statement Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer ...

A renowned underwater cave explorer died last week during an expedition inside the Texas cave where he set a world record a decade earlier. The body of 56-year-old Brett Hemphill was brought back to ...

DADE CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — The cave diving community lost a true modern-day explorer this past week. Brett Hemphill of Dade City was diving with his team of explorers with the Karst Underwater Research ...

The daring recovery effort took four days in one of the nation’s deepest underwater cave systems. Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' environment and climate reporter, covering public lands, water ...

A well-known record-setting cave diver with decades of experience died in Texas while exploring one of the deepest underwater cave systems in the nation. Brett Hemphill, 56, was on an expedition in ...