Dead body found at the bottom of mysterious blue hole in the middle of the ocean

Explorer Erika Bergman told Newsweek that she came across the skeletons of two of the divers who got lost in the pit. She immediately notified local authorities, who agreed to leave the skeletons at the bottom of the pit.

The famous blue hole in Belize is also the "graveyard" of many explorers.

In fact, it is unknown how many people have died while trying to explore the world's most famous sinkhole.

Bergman said the two unfortunate divers were believed to be two of three people known to have been lost in the sinkhole recently.

At this time, the identities of these divers and the reason why they died are unknown.

The Great Blue Hole is more than 300m wide and 125m deep, making it the second largest underwater sinkhole in the world after Dragon Hole in the South China Sea.

In the furthest reaches of the sinkhole, it is a harsh environment. Below a certain depth, about 90m, there is a layer of hydrogen sulfide, beyond which the water is completely devoid of oxygen. Hydrogen sulfide itself is highly toxic and corrosive.

Recent expeditions have also found that the bottom of the sinkhole contains a graveyard of dead divers.

This mysterious blue hole is located in Belize City, Belize. According to scientists, the giant blue hole was formed during the Ice Age, when the sea level was much lower than it is today. The sea level gradually rose, the hole was flooded and formed a large cave system under the ocean.