Darrin Spivey, 35, and his son Dillon Sanchez, 15, both drowned after attempting to dive down to Eagle's Nest Sink, a complex and challenging course of underwater caves in Hernando County, Fla., according to the Hernando Country sheriff's office.
Spivey's fiancée, Holly King, called the sheriff's office Wednesday afternoon after she couldn't reach Spivey, who took his son to Eagle's Nest so they could test out brand new diving gear.
When deputies arrived in the dark, a hunter told them that the last time he saw the divers was about 11:30 a.m. as they suited up for their dive, Denise Moloney, a sheriff's spokeswoman, said in a statement.
At 8:30 p.m., a certified underwater recovery diver discovered Spivey's body inside a cave 67 feet below the surface, Moloney said. Two additional recovery divers were sent into the caves and found Dillon's body 127 feet deep, Moloney said.