What did divers find at the bottom of the blue hole?

Divers found debris and human corpses during an expedition to the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize. Divers reached the bottom of Belize's iconic Great Blue Hole – only to discover that the pristine natural wonder isn't so pristine after all and is actually full of disturbing debris.



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About The Belize Blue Hole A nearly perfectly circular body of water, the Belize Blue Hole is surrounded by the Lighthouse Reef Atoll. Divers can use the shallow waters of the atoll's lagoon to begin their descent to the now-flooded cave that contains stalactites and stalagmites up to 40 feet (12 meters) in length.

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Within this small sea of light colors, however, lies a giant circle of deep blue. Roughly 300 meters (1,000 feet) across and 125 meters (400 feet) deep, the feature is known as the Great Blue Hole.

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7 Want To Visit: Swim In The Crystal Clear Waters You can even snorkel around and take in the marine life and surrounding coral reef. You don't need to be a recreational diver to travel to the Great Blue Hole to take in all that it has to offer. The experience can be just as magical and unique.

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Underneath the surface of the Belize Blue Hole, the explorers found evidence of a hollow interior filled with stalactites and stalagmites. These stalactites acted as veritable proof for the explorers to conclude that the Hole was a swallow hole.

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Lake Nicaragua is the only freshwater lake containing oceanic animal life, including sharks, swordfish, and tarpon. More than 40 rivers drain into the lake, the largest being the Tipitapa River.

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