The Divers
Dennis and Christine were a young couple in their mid twenties who got married. They were accountants at a mid sized firm in the city.
For their honeymoon they went to a vacation resort. One of those one price all inclusive places. It was a nice resort, the weather was great, and they were naturally having a great time. One thing the resort offered was scuba diving. The young couple really enjoyed this and went out a number of times.
Usually they went diving in the morning. One day they went in the morning as usual, and asked if they could go on the afternoon trip as well. At the resort, the boats ran two diving trips a day; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. There was a cancellation on the afternoon run on one of the boats that day so the resort said they could go again as there was now two seats free on the afternoon run.
So they went again in the afternoon. They enjoyed the diving. They took their time looking at the fish and the plants on the seafloor. When it was time to leave they surfaced to get on the boat and go back to the resort.
When they surfaced Dennis and Christine saw a shocking sight. The boat was gone.
What happened was that the operator of that boat forgot that there were two new people taking the spots of the ones that had cancelled. So when everyone else surfaced the captain thought he had everyone and went back to shore. He accidentally left Dennis and Christine behind under the water.
At first Dennis and Christine were hopeful that the mistake would be quickly noticed and the boat would come back. After a couple of hours nothing appeared and they feared for the worst. They spent a long night staying afloat in the warm tropical water. By sunrise the next morning they were totally exhausted. They didn’t last long after that and they unfortunately died that morning.
Back at the resort, nobody noticed Dennis and Christine missing. They were just there by themselves on their honeymoon. They were friendly enough with the other couples they met but they naturally liked to spend most of their time together.
So it wasn’t until a couple more days later that the housekeeper in their room noticed they were missing. Resort management quickly organized a search. Retracing their steps to where they were last seen, management realized what had happened. They had accidentally been left behind on the scuba dive.
A water and shoreline search was quickly launched. But they knew what to expect. They found the bodies of Dennis and Christine not far from where their boat had dropped them off.
Since the terrible error, procedures around the scuba dives have changed to prevent this from ever happening again. Head counts and passenger lists are now double checked both when they leave port, and when they head back.
Since the tragedy, some divers report seeing unexpected scuba bubbles under the water. As if there are other divers nearby when there aren’t The bubbles are faint and only appear for a short time.
Also some divers say they sometimes see what looks sort of like a shadow of two divers in the distance. They sometimes move to swim over but when they move closer the shadows fade away.
Even with the new precautions and checks, some of the boat operators will take their time when the divers resurface to go back. They pull away somewhat slower than before. They generally take a last look back when they leave, just in case – even though they double checked the head count and they know for certain that they have everybody.
Sometimes when they look back, they think they see what looks like an arm waving. As if someone was surfacing late and waving at the boat to come back. Of course it’s just a wave or a fish jumping or the way the sun glistens off the beautiful water. When they take a second look back it’s gone. But, like with what the divers are now seeing underwater, it’s as if the spirits of Dennis and Christine are still there in the water, waiting for their boat to come back for them.
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If you liked this story, I wrote two other campfire stories.
Campfire Story
Campfire Story III
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