$10,000 reward offered for info leading to missing diver

Cecilia Spears -

A reward of $10,000 is being offered by the family of missing scuba diver, Ben McDaniel to anyone who can provide information that would lead to McDaniel or his body.

McDaniel had made preparations to make a cave dive on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010 at the Vortex Spring in Ponce de Leon and was last seen entering the cave at 7:30 p.m. His three decompression tanks were still in place for him to use during his ascent.

Many internationally known cave divers have made well-planned recovery dives into the cave but could find no trace of McDaniel.

“I am prepared to do whatever it takes to locate Ben’s body and bring him home to be buried with Paul,” said McDaniel’s father, Shelby McDaniel.

Paul is the son of Shelby and his wife Patty lost their son on Sept. 14, 2008 when he passed away from a stroke at the age of 22.

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