Scuba diver somehow survives being sucked into Florida nuclear power plant through pipe

A man scuba in Florida diving somehow survived being sucked into nuclear power plant in a terrifying log flume ride.

Christopher Le Cun was boating off the coast of Hutchinson Island when he and his friend went under to check out three large shadows beneath the waves that looked like buildings.

After diving down, he felt a current that quickly pulled him toward one of three intake pipes, sucked in and being immersed in darkness for five minutes in the water being taken to cool the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant.
 Le Cun told WPTV that he thought he was going to be chopped into tiny bits when he hit a turbine at the end of the 16-foot-wide, quarter-mile tube.

Christopher Le Cun said that he was thinking about his family and believed he would die while being sucked through the 16-foot-wide intake tube at a nuclear power station.

However, the turbine never came, and the pipe eventually spat him out into a reservoir at the plant holding water used to cool the nuclear reactor.

After finding a passing worker Le Cun was able wife Brittany, who thought her husband was dead after seeing the shocked face of his diving partner. The family is now suing Florida Power and Light for allegedly failing to put up any warning.

However, the company claims that there was a sign telling potential visitors to “stay back 100 feet” to avoid getting sucked into an unwelcome James Bond-style thrill ride.

It also said that Le Cun intentionally swam into the intake pipe and got past equipment meant to prevent anything foreign getting into the pipe.

“Nothing is more important safety at our St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plants, which is a reason that we have a protective over the intake piping,” a statement said. Safety information provided online by the plant covers radiation and emergency evacuation plans, but does not discuss dangers from the pipes.

While Le Cun’s terrifying experience may seem one-of-a-kind, a similar event actually happened at the same power plant in 1989, according to UPI.