World-class sinkholes attract divers to South Australian farms 🕳️ | Wild Rides Ep 4 | ABC Australia

[@Girrrrrrrr]

Knew exactly what this was within 1 second of randomly coming across it. Thanks Mr. Ballen!

[@20FreeWill]

Me too

[@ryanbeck8004]

Dude that’s so funny. I started scuba diving a few months ago because of the Mr Ballen videos, and want to eventually cave dive. Idk what’s wrong with me lol

[@ari.stoner97]

@@ryanbeck8004 Same with me. But of course, i'll be sure to respect my limits as I improve. I seek thrill, not death.

[@davidk7544]

Incredible find. Absolutely ... can you imagine finding such a jewel in a farm field?

[@yzyz7779]

Im just imagine giant encient jaws waiting divers on there

[@flyingflx]

5:02 "Caves don't kill people, it is people that make mistakes in them that causes the problem. When things go wrong, it is knowing how to cope and deal with issues underground that gets you back again."

[@freds6187]

Common sense

[@RayoBeatz]

just don't go in it and you'll be ok.

[@EQOAnostalgia]

I mean people don't die in caves when they stay out of caves... ya... ya know what i mean?

[@actuallywill]

@@RayoBeatz yeah, and also lets not worry about space. or exploring or oceans. or leaving our houses.

[@donnageorge6506]

@@RayoBeatz my thoughts exactly

[@KitKatToeBeans]

The pile of stones they tossed into the hole trying to fill it up....ty for the much needed laugh 👍🏽

[@Isaiah42069]

If you are a fan of the strange, dark and mysterious..

[@chrishuie1049]

Then you’ve come to the right place

[@Isaiah42069]

@Pantoni's Lair give the like button a bag of candy but dont tell them that every other one is a laxative

[@davidortiz3094]

I was just about to mention this

[@rickadrian2675]

Fascinating story and beautiful caves. Unfortunately the doctor who delivered both of my children and was a very experienced cave diver died in the SA caves.

[@HackersSun]

_sigh_ so sad... It's a very very very dangerous unforgiving hobby

[@chalupaman2121]

Damn, just knowing you could be walking over one of these wherever you may be is a pretty wild fact.

[@Rucha599]

Here from Mr.Ballen.

[@pacific7775]

Makes me wonder how many more there are in this planet ..im sure the average person has walked over crazy abyss caves and been none the wiser

[@electricjoshaloo]

hahahaha...all those stones dropped in trying to fill it. Gotta give them respect for perseverance. I reckon after the first 10 tonnes of stones I'd be thinking maybe it's not working .

[@donnageorge6506]

exactly

[@RoarTheMighty]

I believe they were stones discovered while plowing the fields. The hole was most likely just a convenient place to dump them. They might have been curious like the man said, but it's not like they bought the rocks.

[@darrellgee1823]

I would've just fenced it off and kept it a secret,he's sitting on a goldmine,water cost money now the gov knows,silly man

[@wjatube]

Amazing that hole in the pasture hasn't widened or eroded. If you fell into that hole at night it would be all over.

[@donnageorge6506]

exactly

[@johng9461]

Why would it be over? Too cold?

[@icebrg.]

@@johng9461 you wouldn’t be able to see

[@andyo3637]

@@johng9461 also its like 300 feet deep and you wouldnt be able to climb back up

[@FaridsVids]

@@andyo3637 but you could float overnight and scream and yell and hope that the next morning the cows are like Lassie and figure out a way to get a hold of emergency services.

[@TheFirstExelion]

Mr. Ballen crew :v

[@kaning241]

Here! After watching MrBallen

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Just think, during some past droughts, no one knew there was plenty of water just below them.

[@MilitantMerican]

"This hole has killed 16 people "- Mr.Ballen on KZbin. Awesome channel to follow

[@tiatokkesdal1745]

🙄

[@youngdylan5083]

@@tiatokkesdal1745 🧐

[@bicyclingbum1551]

its only killed 4

[@hayleypaigereviews6744]

I live 25 minutes from this sinkhole and it’s awesome. I have to go and dive in it soon again.

[@joex3539]

can i get ur insta

[@wandarask8444]

Beautiful, I live in Melbourne, honestly I didn't even know we had sink holes. Absolutely amazing Be safe if you do . Xxx

[@solitudeguard5688]

@@joex3539 bro wtf is wrong with you

[@WalkTalkToursAdelaide]

That would be a truly amazing experience!

[@rustyshackleford6693]

I’ve been a diver for a little while now and have always sworn off caves due to claustrophobia but this not this I’ll suffer for absolutely beautiful

[@gaylecheung3087]

It’s great to see grazing dairy cows on the field eating real grass

[@hadescollectables7196]

Straya

[@TheBootyWrangler]

Come to Texas 🤣

[@abbeycat6425]

I grew up 20km out of Mt Gambier and have never heard of these sinkholes!

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

It's huge and beautiful. I'm guessing my now it's fully explored?

[@gy5240]

The water below, and the pillars of the earth. Beautiful.

[@kathryncarter6143]

I enjoyed the film well enough. No desire to jump in.

[@kateapple1]

Ok I love this lady narrator but why is she literally the ONLY journalist in Australia?!! I never see or hear anyone but her!

[@bobbydee668]

Well her voice is very beautiful and soothing to the ear.

[@RitaBitmore]

In Australia we have one Reporter at a time and they serve a term of up to seven years! It's really quite fascinating.

[@Juiced2528]

She is just a paid actress reading lines we don’t actually exist.

[@edtheangler4930]

The rest were killed by poisonous animals

[@nitakate10]

That’s friggin mad,a sink hole. Love it 😍

[@onedayiwillmakesomecontent]

Have crawled around in the dry versions of these caves, in the same area, drank the blue water, (yes it's blue even underground even when lit up from a torch) laughing at how amazed everyone is. For us locals it's like, oh yeah, caves. Mount Gambier is built on top of this stuff!

[@SuperSlothgaming]

Imagine being first in there and not knowing if something was living and swimming around

[@T12J7]

yep. I wouldn't have gone there without a harpoon if I would have been the first one.

[@orionthehunter217]

These underground caves are devoid of life, not even fish swim there usually. Drowning is the danger.

[@tanyaerskine7657]

That is a ginormous deep dark nope.

[@Mr.Sleepless]

Hello ABC Australia, hope all is well! I'm considering doing a video soon about a story involving this same spot. Is there any chance I would be able to have permission to use some of the footage of the divers inside the cave to go along with my story?

[@garethlock50]

Anyone else wondering how the old harvester got down there? The only access hole can't even fit a diver and equipment down at the same time!

[@orionthehunter217]

It looked broken. Probably it was collapsed so as to fit.

[@Tehamglasgow]

How did the harvester get down if a driver can't get down with his gear on 🤔

[@TreasureHuntingNana]

I would be terrified that the rest of the land will sink too :/

[@donnageorge6506]

me too 😱😱😱

[@kathryncarter6143]

Scary to think that little hole opens to so much!

[@orionthehunter217]

That's what she said.

[@kyletruong]

I wonder how many of these are hidden around the word. Has modern technology developed a tool to find these holes?

[@labibbidabibbadum]

That pile of stones... great metaphor for humans vs nature.

[@randomrazr]

u could probably fill it in...but it would take ALOT of rocks and dirt

[@EbenezerScroogeMcDuck]

There was an attempt to install pins with a rope trail to help divers through, or cage close the false domes, but it was rejected. the main argument was that it would become too much of an attraction (no thrill) also that the more that are attracted to a "safety mechanism", some might feel too daring and go into stage 3.

[@mattgaming8717]

I need more of sink hole caves. A lot more.

[@natesturm448]

2:49, when I try to describe my friends mom to another friend.

[@nonculus]

freediving in kilsby sinkhole is also really nice

[@Skatted]

For the 15 seconds I can hold my breath

[@nites90]

3:45 probably the smartest man out there...

[@theforgottenbrawlers]

Mr.Ballen roflmao

[@mattthambirajahpt286]

Lol yep!!!

[@jimbo9084]

Double Yap

[@shrutik9673]

Yass yass

[@tiatokkesdal1745]

@@stevegwizzle3560 mr Ballen covers these types of stories. It’s not really anything special. Mr. Ballen isn’t anyone special and his content is getting boring. He definitely ran out of cave diving stories, the stories that majority of his viewers liked him for.

[@silentbobthemall3712]

@@tiatokkesdal1745 hes not boring, thats for sure

[@IgorTravelsTheWorld]

amazing video, I want to visit in the future. I've only done cavern diving in Yucatan region of Mexico.

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

why dont they put a camera drone in?

[@babbayagga4330]

That visitor book has 16 red crosses in it now

[@sokol7215]

What happend ?

[@babbayagga4330]

@@sokol7215 16 people have died in the cave

[@donnageorge6506]

very sad indeed rip all 😢😢😢

[@libertyordeaf]

That's not correct. The four victims in 1973 were the only ones to die in the Allendale Shaft. There have been 14 deaths in all Mount Gambier region caves since 1969. The last fatalities were two divers who died in separate incidents at Tank Cave in 2011.

[@AngusMurray]

This is just so crazy and fascinating

[@Febreze99]

3:46… smart man

[@MikeyGrande]

King

[@Choc_Chilla]

Are you from Melbourne, Australia? Do you remember the "Cave Clan" I'll bet a lot of those kids went on to experience amazing stuff like this? Sadly I didn't go any further once I was 18 (Became a dad, moved West, then back east) Lost touch with my explorer side. Wish I didn't lose that, coz I would love to explore those watery caverns. But I had some fun times back in the mid to late 90's, especially with my two Foster Bros.

[@Whityfisks]

You became a dad at 18?

[@simonaskew3334]

Loved it .I live in mount Gambier 👍👍👍

[@getfastfish5020]

There's not enough money in the world to get me to go in that tunnel. Luckily there are people who do this for fun and record it.

[@sixty3caddy]

how many cows have fallen in?

[@user-oe2ov7du8l]

Imaging running and slipping Into that hole aww man lol

[@synvaVal]

It kills, mrballen

[@IrishCaesar]

Inexperience and lack of training kills. Mrballen is dope tho

[@orionthehunter217]

@@IrishCaesar Mrballen has plenty of vids about experienced cave divers that made a bad decision. Nobody is perfect, especially when stressed. Seems like it's tempting fate. You can get away with it for a while, like the Christopher Walken character in Deer Hunter, you can keep pulling that trigger and getting away with it, but one day luck may just run out and something serious might go wrong. Don't pretend it isn't risky, even for the pros.

[@IrishCaesar]

@@orionthehunter217 that's a long comment. I think you'd like Dive talk, they're a channel here, very good cave diving content

[@WolfMunkey]

I just want to know how someone squeezed a harvester through a hole the size of a person.

[@zk8738]

There’s other sinkholes around the area that are a lot larger at the top to get into that are also on paddocks, they’re just not as big or as well used

[@maosung5219]

Good Video

[@Ronnie86753]

Amazing down there under a grass pasture

[@tomlloyd-hughes9689]

I wonder how much the property will sell for

[@chronicawareness9986]

similar to florida wow lol... i mean i live near devils den which is a hole in the ground near cow pastures... and theres other caves and sinkholes on fl that are similar

[@KaceyIlliot]

There's some places we were not meant to go and imo underwater caves is one of them..I'd like to see the inside of a erupting volcano, but that doesn't mean I should throw myself into it to see.

[@FukYourGod1]

“Do your cows know they’re on top of the 8th wonder of the world?”

[@mannishwatah948]

Devils Den in Florida is nice but this one makes it look like a kiddie pool

[@elidiaguzman8765]

A world beneath a world.

[@donnageorge6506]

who'd ave thought cows being mere inches from a sinkhole 🤔😲

[@lisaschuster686]

I want to know how the farmer who discovered this little pocket got his cow’s frontquarters out of the hole.

[@Graynomad16]

Mt Gambier is full if limestone caverns...the Little blue is a cavern full of channels

[@kaitlynwatts3223]

True there’s hells hole, tank cave, Gouldens, the pines and the sisters are just a few to mention pretty much the whole limestone coast area is riddled with sinkholes and limestone caves from the dormant volcanoes.

[@peatear42]

I’m one of the few who didn’t came from “Mr. Ballen”. Can someone please reply the video they are referring to so I can watch it? lol 😂

[@signeCS]

The video is called "this hole has killed 16 people" from Mr ballen :)

[@peatear42]

@@signeCS thank you

[@annajohnson7964]

Glad they find happiness in this but you won’t catch me ever doing that

[@MrDhino75]

Cave diving 🦪 one way down ⬇️

[@cameronmahaffey3798]

“Look up and see clouds”, Me: you cannot see clouds while you’re diving in a cave lol

[@houseofoddity]

I find these sinkholes and cenotes etc so enticing. But I know it’s soo dangerous to dive them. I would love to do it though.

[@losheroes6076]

do it

[@jamespisano1164]

That is super cool.

[@robbiemcbobbie8030]

Graham Kilsby looks like an Australian John Oliver.

[@rudaughterofzion3903]

Imagine the ground giving in and the whole farm falling in 😨 Or, getting lost down there and running out of oxygen 😨 The abyss!! 😳

[@ajuuu4733]

This is like classic Claustrophobia looks like

[@ajuuu4733]

Don't worry

[@Mars2Point0]

Facinating

[@ericlakota1847]

Wow it's real I heard about it but never thought it was real

[@ves8156]

Imagine falling in the hole when you're enjoying the day 😦

[@yougot4338]

He should start his own Nestle Company

[@timbuckthe2nd642]

I can see what you were driving at but you shuda said something like: “don’t let nestle find out about this hole” or something. Valiant effort though

[@char3679]

WOW! 😯 incredible!

[@thebuddha4208]

Access to so much freshwater amazing wish I had the property

[@SlowMoMofo]

Dude I couldn't imagine.. Falling in a tiny hole and of course you expect your leg to it, the all the sudden your chest deep, then head deep, then the light disappears and you are literally FREE FALLING with nothing around you and then all the sudden you hit the water and it's pitch black... What the fuck would you think happend you know? I wonder how the body would react

[@orionthehunter217]

This happens. Kids fall down wells and hikers disappear down crevices in glaciers. One of the scariest ways to go IMO, especially if you survive the initial fall. Terrifying to contemplate.

[@ericdavis7532]

These guys need to watch mr ballen,, they'll probaly be on his show

[@MegaMech]

"caves don't normally kill people" is a poor statement. Even a small injury in a cave is significant if it hinders getting out. Mining caves have lots of false floors, holes, and steep banks. People do fine in caves because they comprehend the dangers, mitigate the risks, and have plans in the event of an emergency.

[@camera2178]

Amazing.

[@suzanneperreault3135]

No fish ?

[@SophiaMuusa]

POV : You came here from Mr Ballen of places you shouldn't go and people who went any way.

[@metaphysicalgraffiti]

No. I had to block him to get his annoying videos to stop popping up on my recommendations😂

[@SophiaMuusa]

@@metaphysicalgraffiti haha your sense of humor 😂 😂

[@Payote88]

@@metaphysicalgraffiti you mean you’re not a fan of the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format? 🤔

[@Crazyoldman84]

@@Payote88 he's to scared I think 🤔

[@yuridianaortiz]

@@metaphysicalgraffiti it’s okay not everyone can handle strange dark and mysterious delivered in a story format.

[@markissboi3583]

Was posting a link to this video to some other post good video 👍🦘 seen it 2019

[@ronanrogers4127]

05:32 that must be the evidence that Bruce Pascoe relied on for Dark Emu

[@laureeeent]

tnx m8 frum Kanada

[@chetanraikwar3546]

Why don't the local people put a big pump in the cave and pull all the water from it. Then it would be easy to explore. . . .

[@aidarhakim]

Nice!

[@TOOL1023]

Who else is here from MrBallen?

[@areebakram6539]

Me

[@falco830]

I got lost in a normal above ground cave once, and although it was only about 1 or 2 miles long and no alternate paths, I only had my phone as a flashlight and was running down to about 19% battery. I thought I was closer to the exit than I was, and started to get disoriented and claustrophobic. Eventually I stopped moving, turned off my light and sat down to catch my breath since the air is much less underground. The darkness, the silence and the loneliness is enough to make anyone go mad. I didn’t give up there, and regained my energy to push forward stronger than before. Got to the end of the cave where there was sunlight, by that time I was too exhausted to stand. Never felt so happy and relieved to lie in a ditch that happened to be part of the exit.

[@thisjustin7492]

I once dug a hole into a sand dune with a buddy, it ended up caving in on half our bodies I was able to wiggle my way out of that cess pool of sand. I remember pulling myself free and seeing my friend, whom was a larger person submerged and kicking his legs. Took me a good minute to dig enough sand away from him to pull him out. We both survived.

[@Vladpryde]

Sigh. You fell into a manhole in Sydney, didn't you?

[@ripme6616]

Is there any life down there?

[@diveinstructordaniel1095]

Sometimes, but most of the time there is nothing but cave. Still very interesting with or without life.

[@chrisanschau8169]

I dove kilsby in December and there was a turtle but not much else

[@itsmePassport]

How many dead cows are down there.

[@crazymage9636]

Thought it title said Inside a Stink Hole......massive let down.

[@emilybraverman4299]

crazy!!

[@Joshu223]

Its interesting, that there is no life in these waters. No fishes, no seagrass. I wonder, if you would throw a giant " piece" of the great barrier reef (including fishes and coral, etc) in there, if it would develop an ecosystem over a long time.

[@orionthehunter217]

No light, no warmth, so probably not.

[@zk8738]

This was created by lava tubes between probably 7-3 thousand years ago so life hasn’t really had a good chance to take off but there are some types of things that live in the water like fresh water yabbies and in some places around the area the sun does get to the water so plants and things do grow in the water(the lave tubes and water ways probably span up to 100km or even more in different areas) . The water is mostly abundant of micro organisms though which clean the water and make it really clear and great for drinking

[@Vladpryde]

The reef grows in salt water. This is fresh water.

[@timbuckthe2nd642]

Reefs need fish

[@toesly]

Awesome :)

[@chrismclaughlin7956]

World class sinkholes - dangerous holes in the ground

[@mitchl5220]

I wonder if there is life living down there

[@budsnvines]

Amazing