Occurrence

If you ask most people if they would ever turn to cannibalism, most people say no. Under the right circumstances, that answer may change. For many families in the Donner Party, the Sierra Nevada Mountains turned that answer to yes. This is part 2 of the Donner Party Story. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurren...

If you ask most people if they would ever turn to cannibalism, most people say no. Under the right circumstances, that answer may change. For many families in the Donner Party, the Sierra Nevada Mountains turned that answer to yes. This is part 1 of the Donner Party Story. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurren...

Jacob's Well, a picturesque but dangerous natural landmark in Texas' Hill Country, has claimed the lives of several divers over the years. Some incidents remain a mystery, but the common theme for what is known: don't go diving in Jacob's Well. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepo...

In November 1989, 22-year-old Eloise Lindsay embarked on a solo hiking trip through South Carolina's Table Rock State Park, creating a baffling mystery about the details around her disappearance. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod Occurrence is hosted by...

What really caused the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in London, England? From government missteps to private sector greed, the extensive negligence that led to the disaster claimed 72 lives on June 14, 2017. With findings released in two phases due to the scale of information, this episode focuses on the systemic failures spanning decades that culminated in the tragedy. A series of avoidable errors a...

On a quiet night in June 2017, Grenfell Tower in West London was engulfed in flames, leading to one of the deadliest residential fires in recent history.... This is a reuploaded episode before Tuesdays updated episode. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod...

Marc André Leclerc was a fearless 23-year-old free solo climber that pursued extreme alpine challenges without safety equipment. Marc pushed the boundaries in the world of alpinism, despite warnings and near-death experiences. His passion for climbing remained unrivaled until the unexpected happened. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occ...

Roger Solari and Martyn Farr went into Agen Allwedd together, but only one of them made it out alive. The two experienced cave divers were in one of the most dangerous cave systems in Wales and things went terribly wrong. One cave diver vanished, and mystery surrounds the circumstances of his disappearance to this day. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurren...

When three friends went on caving trip to Cave City, Kentucky in May 1993, they would go home one friend short. And what happens reminds everyone of a tragic situation from the past. But thanks to the legal system, new laws holding business' accountable gave William Coughlin's family some semblance of justice. Floyd Collins Episode: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5aKkoUBjG64fPkGA7TTPxV?...

A planned school trip turned into a fatal hike when a school teacher ignored several warnings. For over 80 years, the teacher was praised as a hero. Recently, a second look into the fatal hike that claimed the lives of several boys has uncovered shocking information. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod...

What begins as an exploration dive by three crew members in Croatia's Poganica Bay, turns horrific when one diver, MK, doesn't surface. The search that follows reveals chilling discoveries leading to the arrest of two crew members and raises questions about the true nature of the incident. Was it a tragic accident, a desperate act of panic, or something more sinister? To view the list of sources,...

Seven experienced cavers entered Binkley Cave knowing rain was forecasted. When heavier rain than expected fell, the cavers didn't surface when they were supposed to. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod Occurrence is hosted by Tatiana

Harold Dorley, working at a Boston railway company's freight terminal, witnessed the unimaginable- the day molasses turned deadly. The catastrophic collapse of a molasses tank on January 15, 1919 unleashed a 40-foot wave of molasses that caused widespread devastation. The flood resulted in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up...

Listen to the deadliest incidents in Ellison's Cave, the most dangerous cave in the state of Georgia. The four incidents involving adventurous but ill-prepared cavers, left everyone involved shocked at what happened. To listen to the Dyatlov Pass Episode: How Did 9 Hikers Die? | The Dyatlov Pass Incident To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram:...

On a quiet night in June 2017, Grenfell Tower in West London was engulfed in flames, leading to one of the deadliest residential fires in recent history. The concrete structure was a tragic death trap; and as the seventh anniversary of the Grenfell inferno passes, victims are still seeking justice. With the investigation still ongoing; shocking levels of neglect, carelessness and cost cutting have...

The Waage Drill 2 diving accident is a tragic case of deep sea diving gone wrong. When Peter Holmes and Roger Baldwin were saturation diving in the North Sea, something went wrong. A simple mistake by their supervisor lead to the divers boiling alive. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occur...

China's popular ultramarathon has hundreds of runners from all over the world participate in it. On the fourth Gansu Ultramarathon, a new course was used that left runners frozen on a mountain, and coined the name of China's Death Marathon. The disaster during the Marathon was something no one saw coming, but should have predicted would happen. What happened after the marathon started, ended Ultra...

Alfonso Amores was a retired doctor who loved diving. He was a trained cave diver, and adventurous spirit. After multiple trips to Enchanted river, he ends up in a situation where unique circumstances leads to tragedy. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurrencepod Twitter: @occurrencepod...

Veryovkina cave is worlds deepest cave at over 7,000 feet deep. It's only natural that in the exploration of a cave that deep, accidents happened. What isn't natural, is the nature of accidents in the worlds deepest cave, because not all of them were from people who were supposed to be inside to begin with. Veryovkina cave may be even deeper than what is known today and is still being discovered....

In 1974, on the mountain Peak Lenin, an all women climbing team froze on a mountain. The eight women were lead by Elvira Statayeva, and she was one of the most climbers in the Soiet Union at the time. Unfortunately, ambition and bad luck, would leave them frozen on the mountain, instead of successfully coming back down. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurre...

in 2015, six men entered Cascade cave and two would be left behind and trapped by rising water. The men were facing rising water and trapped at the bottom of the cave. They could only hope rescue would come before the rising water got to them first. To view the list of sources, visit: www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram: @occurrencepod TikTok: @occurrencepod Facebook: @occurre...

In 2014, a team of 5 Finnish divers attempted to dive the entire length of Plura Cave. Their diving expedition was meant to be a successful first captured on film. They started at the Plura entrance instead of the usual Stein cave entrance. Disaster struck when thinks started going wrong and those who survived barely made it out alive. This is the Plura Cave diving disaster explained by Tatiana. T...

In 1959, an Oxford college student was trapped forever after after going down a narrow shaft in a cave. Neil Moss' entrapment and the rescue attempt that followed, changed cave rescue in Britain forever.    To view the list of sources, visit:  www.occurrencepod.com Keep up with Occurrence! Instagram:  @occurrencepod TikTok:  @occurrencepod Facebook:  @occurrencepod Twitter:  @occurrencepod Occurre...

A group of tourist visiting Thailand snuck into closed cave and - among other things - got stuck. In 2007, a couple preparing to settle down, families with children, and locals looking to make money entered the Nam Tolu Cave under suspicious weather conditions. In the end, the cave known for being an attraction for its beauty turned into a cave filled with horrors and nightmares.   To view the lis...

Repeated incidents of cave divers, in the same location, that ignored every warning sign and faced disaster. The Blue Hole in New Mexico is a popular swimming and diving location that attracts thousands of divers each year. Both times divers ignored the warnings given to them to not do something, disaster struck. These incidents have given the Blue Hole a certain reputation of beauty and danger fo...