Deep sea explorer Don Walsh, part of 2-man crew to first reach deepest point of ocean, dies at 92

In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Navy Lt. Don Walsh and explorer Jacques Piccard descend to the deepest spot in the world's ocean, in 1960, a feat not repeated again by another human being until 2012, when movie director James Cameron returned to the same spot in a small submarine. Walsh, an explorer who in 1960 was part of this two-man crew that made the first voyage to the deepest part of the ocean, has died. He was 92. Walsh died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, at his home in Myrtle Point, Ore., his daughter, Elizabeth Walsh, said Monday, Nov. 20. (U.S. Navy via AP)

Retired Navy Capt. Don Walsh, an explorer who in 1960 was part of a two-man crew that made the first voyage to the deepest part of the ocean — to the “snuff-colored ooze” at the bottom of the Pacific's Mariana Trench — has died. He was 92.

Walsh died Nov. 12 at his home in Myrtle Point, Oregon, his daughter, Elizabeth Walsh, said Monday.

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