A Lost World: Diver Returns to Childhood Home Underwater

May 11, 2009 by maria  
Filed under Features

Before it was Lake Jocassee, Debbie Fletcher remembered it as Jocassee Valley, an idyllic place where she used to spend her summers as a child at her uncle’s lodge. Sadly, because of development, the valley was flooded  and the beloved lodge was believed to have been lost forever.

When a group of divers found the lodge (in over 300 feet deep of water), Debbie was inspired to get her own PADI diving certification to be able to visit her long-lost childhood home. CNN follows her journey:

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