LAKE SILS, Switzerland—David Vencl emerged from the depths of Switzerland’s Lake Sils on Tuesday after a record dive beneath the ice to a depth of more than 50 meters without a wetsuit. The 40-year-old Czech diver’s record vertical plunge to 52.1 meters in a single breath follows his entry into the Guinness World Records book…

This is the incredible moment a pensioner swims just meters away from a dangerous ray with a sting that can kill a human. Avid diver Rene Vagnotti was snorkeling in the Red Sea off Hurghada, Egypt, on January 1 when he spotted a leopard ray in the crystal blue waters right in front of him….

Three minutes into a dive off the coast of Canada’s Campbell River in British Columbia, a diver and three of her friends had the encounter of a lifetime with a curious giant Pacific octopus. The incredible experience was caught on camera and has since gone viral. Teacher Andrea Humphreys moved to Campbell River from North Delta…

WESTMINSTER, Calif.—A woman in her 30s was struck by a hit-and-run driver while walking her dogs June 30, sending her to a hospital in critical condition. The victim was in critical condition at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, but was expected to survive. The woman, who is 30 to 35 years old, was crossing…

It’s been an exciting summer for ocean researcher Quinn Girasek—who played a role in the North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition, cataloging previously unexplored habitats of the Atlantic Gulf Stream. Although landlocked herself, the NOAA scholarship intern was part of an onshore team annotating organisms as they appeared live on divers’ cameras. And there was plenty…

One diver died and another man was injured in separate incidents as Florida’s lobster miniseason opened Wednesday, authorities said.