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Nov 3, 2019 · In 1979, two amateur divers arrived at Eccleston Delph, a water filled quarry near Chorley. Keen to explore the murky depth, the duo ascended into the cold water. Beneath the deep expanse, a little over 30 feet beneath the surface, is a sandstone ledge.
Apr 8, 1995 · October 15, 1979. Eccleston Delph, a flooded quarry in the heart of Lancashire, was never meant to reveal it's gruesome secret. But the body of Martin Johnstone never hit the bottom. The naked, mutilated corpse was found by amateur scuba divers. Read all about it here.
Sep 19, 2017 · These point types are relatively rare in New York State, but when found indicate evidence of human occupation following the end of the Paleoindian period about 10,000 years ago. Kirk Corner-Notched point from Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. The “Missing 2000 Years” refers to the period 8,000-10,000 years before present (BP).
Nov 9, 2019 · In October 1979, two amateur divers, Jeffrey Ashcroft and Ian Reading, arrived at Eccleston Delph, a water-filled quarry near Chorley, in the English county of Lancashire. Keen to explore the murky depths, the duo ascended into the cold water.
Aug 29, 2023 · Known widely as ‘The Handless Corpse’ case, the investigation began in 1979 when two amateur divers at Eccleston Delph, a water filled quarry near Chorley, discovered a mangled body in the...
The body landed on a ledge at a depth of about six metres. The adjacent drop went to 20m and was littered with car wrecks. When the quarry was drained, five years ago, 250 car bodies, neatly stacked by vintage, were pulled from the depths.
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Oct 8, 2009 · The discovery of Martin Johnstone's mutilated body in a water-filled quarry in Eccleston in 1979 led the police to uncover an international drug ring. In the first of the series of Lancashire...
