Agnes Milowka, Australian technical diver, drowned she was , 28

Agnes Milowka  was an Australian technical diver, underwater photographer, author, and cave explorer drowned she was , 28. She died during a diving expedition to Tank Cave near Mt Gambier on the South Australian coast.

(23 December 1981 – 27 February 2011)

Background

Miss Milowka received her graduate degrees in Maritime Archaeology from Flinders University (2007), Bachelor of Business, Marketing and Event Management from Victoria University (2008), Bachelor of Arts, History and Australian Studies from University of Melbourne (2005).
She participated as the researcher and diver in a series of qualitative underwater archeology, fieldwork and research projects. ^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}
In 2009 Cocklebiddy expedition (Australia), she reached the mid point of Craig Challen’s 2008 line giving her the record for the longest cave dive in Australia for a female. ^[11]
She worked as underwater grip for a film Discovery Channel Japan "Water's Journey" TV Asahi & Karst Productions.
Agnes Milowka was a photographic assistant in the 2009 National Geographic Magazine expedition to Bahamas Caves, resulting in one of her photos to be published by National Geographic website. Agnes Milowka (23 Sep 2010). "Deep Dark Secret". National Geographic. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
She was part of the National Geographic Nova TV Special expedition to Blue Holes of the Bahamas, August 2010 ^[12] as underwater grip, preceded by the expedition to look for similar sinkholes in Queensland, Australia in 2009. ^[13]
In 2010, when living in Florida, she laid over 4km of line across a number of cave systems, the most significant of which was Mission Spring. In August 2010, together with James Toland, they made the connection between Peacock Springs and Baptizing Spring, Florida adding over 10,000ft (3km) passage.
She was presenter and editor for AMP movie (Agnes Milowka Project, 2010) featuring underwater cave footage shot by Wes Skiles, Karst Productions.
Agnes Milowka was a speaker at a number of diving related conferences (OZTek 2009, EuroTek 2010).
She acted as a stunt double for two female characters on James Cameron's feature film Sanctum 2011.
In 2011 she was nominated as Dive Rite Ambassador.
One of her last last work was as a diving supervisor at the BIRTH a short film for TRIMÄPEE fashion label. The movie has been dedicated in her name.
In recognition of Agnes' achievements and legacy, The Agnes Milowka Memorial Environmental Science Award has been established by Mummu Media for underprivileged schools in the area of science, marine studies or exploration.

Author

Milowka authored articles on the subject of underwater exploration and her experiences and work as a diver. These include

Heaven is a place on earth ^[14]

Why Ginnie and I are like peas and carrots ^[15]

Virgin Territory: Devil's Eye past the restriction ^[16]

Mission Spring ^[17]

Cave diving in Victoria: Exploration of the Elk River streamway (co-authored with Jim Arundale) ^[18]

In the heart of Tiger's Eye ^[19]

Deep holes in the ground that will blow your mind: Bahamas ^[20]

Virgin Territory: Devil's Eye Cave System Beyond Restriction ^[21]

Deep Holes. Unraveling The Mysteries Of The Bahamas ^[22]

Mission Spring Exploration ^[23]

The Elk River Streamway: A hump to a sump ^[24]

Eye of the Tiger: On expedition in Tassie ^[25]

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