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Apr 8, 1995 · They dived for 43 mins in a three to a depth of 9.5 meters and vis was a max of 3ft!! Walking on water. These two were taken in the 1980's. The Handless Corpse. 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.
Eccleston Quarry is a mile south of Eccleston, Lancashire. It is also called Eccleston Delph and Eccy Delph (pronounced "ekky"). It is an old stone quarry that flooded. It is a popular site for scuba diving. Visibility is generally very poor and ropes have been strung between each underwater 'feature' to aid navigation, since traditional ...
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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. But for a misaimed throw, Johnstone's body may have lain among the cars for all that time.
Nov 3, 2019 · 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. It was on that ledge, that the two divers found the mutilated body of Marty Johnstone.
May 15, 2020 · Home. 2020. May. 15. Eccleston Delph. Quarried stone exposes roots. Eccy Delph is a quarry a mile south of Eccleston, Lancashire. Objects have been submerged for dive training such as speedboats, a Jet Provost, armoured personnel carriers, a light tank, containers, a concrete tube, and a gnome garden, and a playground.
Aug 29, 2023 · Updated 29th Aug 2023, 16:45 GMT. Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276. Visit Shots! now. What is the story? Known widely as ‘The Handless Corpse’ case, the...
Eccleston Delph Quarry. Description. Conditions. Dive centers (2) Diver reviews (2) Map (divesite + divecenters) Depth avg. 14m. Air / Surface temp. 1 - 27 ℃. Bottom / Water temp. 2 - 17 ℃.