Although they didn't explicitly discuss what caused the accident, you can get the info if you read between the lines. They explicitly stated that he was diving an AGA mask and that he had a massive barotrauma in the shape of the mask. So we can conclude that the plummeting to the bottom cause the gas in the mask to contract and thus caused the barotrauma. Now it is important to understand how the AGA mask works but, in short, you breathe by causing a vacuum in the mask and then it delivers more gas so you can inhale. Thus, for there to be such a vacuum causing this barotrauma, the mask must have been unable to deliver any gas. This could be a malfunction, but given the stressing of his remaining gas and how important it is to monitor your gas, we can conclude that the reason the mask failed to deliver any more gas was an empty tank. This would also explain why he bolted and lost consciousness. He exhaled and then nothing. Straight into panic and went for the surface but then lost consciousness from hypoxia. Now, as for the rescue efforts, I wished you guys had picked up on the fact that they removed the mask at the bottom. This is a big fat no-no. Humans are unconscious breathers (as opposed to crocodiles for which every breath is a conscious decision). By removing the mask of an unconscious casualty, they may cause the casualty to drown. If the brain randomly fires to breathe, the casualty with the mask removed will inhale water. If the mask is in place this cannot happen. Furthermore, there is no point in removing the mask other than providing the casualty with a regulator to breathe from, but an unconscious casualty will not accept a regulator, clear it, and breathe. I'm not faulting the rescuers for doing this mistake in the moment, but we need to discuss it to learn from it. This action increased the risk of drowning for the casualty and wasted time at the bottom that could be used to rescue the casualty. Chances are, by the time they removed the mask, they could have already been at the surface. Full face masks save lives because they keep the face dry. Never remove them from another diver. It should always be a conscious decision by the diver themselves to remove the FFM. In rescuing an FFM diver, you don't touch their mask. As to the question of hypercapnia, given that he was massively overweight, he may have gotten a hit from exhaustion. He isn't the youngest diver either after all. The mushroom valves would be another possible reason. I fully concur with Woody here.
This show, Rescue 911, I owe my life to. My mom and I used to watch it a lot together, she wanted me learn about being safe and what to do in certain situations. I was around seven at the time and I would walk home alone and wait at home alone until my mom got off of work. This one day on the way home from school I stopped at the ice cream truck and bought some candy, which were jaw breakers. I walked on, sat on the couch and began to eat my candy. The very first jaw breaker I put in my mouth install went down my throat and got stuck. I was home alone and began to panic, first thing I did was call my mom but of course I couldn’t get a word out, which of course freaked my mom out. I hung up with her and remembered an episode of Rescue 911 we had only watched a week or two earlier about what to do in this exact same situation. I ran over to the kitchen table and used one of the chairs to press against my stomach, slamming it over and over until finally the piece of candy went flying out of my mouth. I sat on the couch in shock, a few minutes later my mom came running through the door and then several minutes later an ambulance pulled up. My mom worked on the other side of town which is usually a 20-30 minute drive, she managed to get there before the emergency services could. To think if I hadn’t seen that episode I wouldn’t have known what to do and I wouldn’t be here right now.
It is incredible he survived from such an accident... passed out underwater, went all the way down to 25m, then brought up fast up to surface, this guy is so lucky, it is crazy
I absolutely LOVE that you guys do not support touching or bothering the wildlife! Just admire them from a distance. Love that u guys have such respect for them. Thank u!
They don’t make shows like this anymore. That reenactment felt like I was watching the real event taking place. No over the top music, no overdramatic camera work… that was intense.
Im age 70 and have been diving about 4 years. Did my first wreck dive. Deepest I go is 30 metres…. Watching this happening at that depth has made me feel thankful I have such wonderful instructors…… I always am looked after and am so aware of what I and they are doing…. These divers showed how quickly things can go so wrong………..my children don’t like me diving but as their mum, I respect their wishes but I do so love it. ….. I take care….. as I hope they do on their motorbikes and in their cars and on their travels….
same with first aid and cpr training, i never thought i would need it but i ended up using it 2 days after i first got certified so i try to keep up to date with it and i have used it numerous times since i first took the class around 10 years ago
And know how to do the Heimlich. You never know when you need to rescue someone and if you're panicking trying to figure something out while you're in the middle of an emergency, you might as well not even be there.
@@lincolnchains3731 Rescue is dive specific first aid and rescue techniques, like how to bring an unconscious diver to the surface. It’s not becoming an EMS or something. Every diver should get this.
9:24 I actually started tearing up. That must've been so fucking traumatic for his friends to see. I can't imagine how painful that whole experience was for everyone involved.
@@attilakonkoly4329 Do you have diving experience? Do you have experience with emergency training underwater? Have you been underwater in a stressful situation? Or are you throwing out criticism from your comfortable couch?
Wow... I'm a non diver but first aid trained, and this is a really stark reminder that when things go wrong, especially underwater, they usually go wrong in seconds and drastically to boot. Very important for us all to remember, no matter what activities we're doing. Thanks guys.
Makes me wonder if First aid is a requirement of learning SCUBA. Especially the kinds of First Aid that would come in most useful for the incidents that happen in diving. If all you know how to do is dive, but noone there knew anything else, this guy may have died. Amazing story.
I can't believe nobody is talking about the elephant in the room. That shark is suffering from a barotrauma injury that is so severe, it's tongue as popped out of it's head and it looks just like Woody.
This is such a miraculous story; what a fine line between miracle and tragedy. I can't imagine the gratitude and jubilation and clarity in every breath he's drawn since the event. I hope his friends got any therapy they may have needed afterwards😵💫
I’m not even a diver and I’m unsure how did I ended up watching your channel but I LOVE YOU GUYS! Your channel is fun, entertaining, great personalities, interesting content and I have learned so much about a topic that I never thought would be of my interest. Thank you 🙏🏽
SAME they are so amazing. i appreciate the time they take to explain things to us non divers. I most definitely would want these two guys to be my instructors if i ever get the chance to start diving
The reenactment of these stories from rescue 911 always amazed me. The scariest one I’ve ever watched was from Australia. It was about a huge spider that had started crawling up a young lady’s leg up under her dress while she was driving. When she realized it was a spider, she ended up losing control and caused a bad accident. It was revealed later that while the spider was terrifying to see, it wasn’t poisonous. The end of the show had Shatner telling the viewers to get to know the insects/critters in your country so you will know which ones are harmless vs harmful. I had to laugh at that statement because that spider was the largest, ugliest looking spider I had ever seen. There’s no way a regular joe blow would see that thing and think, “Oh, that’s just a harmless spider. I don’t need to freak out.” Thanks for sharing this clip and your insight/experience with diving. I’ve always wanted to learn, but unfortunately the older I’ve gotten, the more broke down my body has become.
Yeah, like...I assure you, neither she nor anyone else would freak out only AFTER they determined the spider crawling up their bare leg was venomous. I feel like only real spider enthusiasts would find an unexpected spider crawling on them and not have an immediate, violent alarm reaction. It's pretty reflexive in humans, in my experience; you'd almost have to train that instinct OUT of you first.
Right! Plus, if you're driving, you're not exactly going to have the time to look at it long enough to identify what kind of spider it is even if you would be able to identify it in other circumstances. Add in the fact that she's in Australia, where you basically have to assume anything that could be poisonous, is and WILL kill you happily until proven otherwise... It's easy to empathize.
That sounds awful and I'm trying hard not to search for the video lol. Thank God we don't have these spiders in my country but I know for sure that I wouldn't care at all what kind of spider it was, I'd totally freak out either way.
As a fairly new diver, only open water certified, you guys do a great job with reminding me the dangers of scuba diving and why following safety procedures is important. Thanks guys!
He was extremely lucky. There are many professional divers who have fatal accidents. Some while recovering the dead. It's just heartbreaking. This man definitely had guardian Angels. What a beautiful ending.
WOW!!!!! The way they were talking and how fast he flew up and dropped then his face and the blood coming out....... I can't believe he came back. I have tears in my eyes. These guys were great in reacting quickly.
I’ve always wanted to go scuba diving but am extremely afraid to do so. That being said, I think a lot of people don’t understand how disciplined and skillful divers are. It’s a lot of preparation that goes into it and time to understand the art. These guys should be proud of themselves for the actions they took.
anything past 80ft without speciality is dancing with death with very small room for error. i've been diving in okinawa for 6years, but never ran into these conditions and i only run rental gear with 200+dives. as long as you know what youre doing within safe realms, there's nothing to worry about. most of these accidents happen due to negligence
This is such an amazing story. I full on did not expect him to make it. There are just those experienced professionals that sometimes, who knows what it is, but you're meant to be there, and fight another day.
Both of my parents were scuba divers and had about every certification you could have. The amount of cases like this that they experienced always left me quite nervous. Something happened almost every trip. Its just amazing how two people can have the same certs yet one is truly an expert and was taught right while the other is completely incompetent and definitely wasnt taught correctly
I always read on padi description that this course is fun… i’ve done it, but i’m still looking for the fun ^^ I would glady like to know where you had fun if you don’t mind
@@Nicho_dive We used to be a PADI shop. We switched to SSI. That in itself does not necessarily change the course but definitely is effected by your instructor! A bad instructor can ruin any class. Findimg an I structor that you enjoy their personality and their teaching style will make a huge difference! When I took the coarse it was from our shop owner at Under Sea Adventures in Eastern Washington State.
Rescue 911, a blast from the past. This was one of my favorite shows growing up as a kid. As always, great content guys. I'm not a diver but I enjoy watching this channel.
Me too. This one, and as a Brit, episodes of Casualty, back when it was an episodic drama and not a soap opera. Every week the programme would begin with an ordinary everyday scene, and you'd be looking around trying to spot the hazards, wondering how the person was going to wind up horribly injured and in hospital. Like the Final Destination films really. Being a fictional TV show, of course there were often red herrings and the accident shocking or gross. Vivid ones I remember seeing as a kid were someone being impaled through their car seat by steel rebar falling off the truck in front of them (I still hate driving behind trucks with a load like that), and a kid being impaled on railings while trying to climb a fence. I think seeing a lot of this sort of programming both made me a bit too afraid of potential day to day accidents, and yet also overly confident that I'd be able to spot the hazard in time to avoid it. Weird influence, that TV viewing had on me!
Man, I miss Rescue 911 terribly. Grew up in the UK watching that show, and it's actually how I first learned how to do CPR and ended up getting my full first aid and CPR certification later as an adult (which I have kept renewing since). That show is single-handedly responsible for saving literally HUNDREDS of lives, and it's a damn shame they stopped recording episodes and took it off-air.
I love that in all of these scary and close call stories that you guys have a take away of knowledge and learning instead of bashing them for mistakes made .. keep finding the silver lining in these stories boys .. love the content
That's because the rescue was done correctly. The mistakes were the mistakes, they're in the past. They mentioned them, and moved in. Not sleeping enough, being overweight, and not watching gagues.
No sense in kicking someone while they’re down, all we can do with these tragedies now is try to learn from them so we don’t repeat them again. RIP to that guy another family whose father, grandfather, brother, and or son didn’t make it home
@@jerryblainii1208 They kick the absolute SHIT out of some divers when they're down when it's deserved. When the divers not only made mistakes, but did so knowingly, despite ample opportunity, warning, knowing better, etc. and unnecessarily jeopardized the lives of others in the process. When it's deserved. One aggravating factor seems to be their reaction after the fact. When the victims of the incident are contritious and own their mistake, then they go easy on them. When the victim doubles down and/or is blind to their mistakes and refuses to acknowledge what they did wrong, then they do not hold back. As is right! Their viewers need to hear just how little they think of people who take unnecessary risks and then brag about them or act like they're not a big deal.
Touch stuff as little as possible, but gently touching stuff to be sure of what it is especially if you are recording species is allowable. Take care not to touch poisonous stuff, but that's not an issue in the UK. Why would a recreational diver be recording species? Data on marine life on reefs, wrecks and other bottoms is in desperately short supply and citizen scientists can be very important in supplying it. In the UK if you are a qualified diver with experience of UK diving (cold, drysuit recommended, 6m viz is 'good viz') you can join Seasearch, run by the Marine Conservation Society (a charity), be trained and can participate. You might find you would get more out of your diving. Swinging a crab by a leg or giving the critters on the reef a good pasting with your fins is, of course, frowned upon and rightly so. Humorous hats are always an option.....
before i started following you guys about a year ago, i was scared silly of diving. Now, i’m saving up for dive lessons so i can pursue the passion you guys lit in me! thank you guys for another great video 💫
Rescue 911 was a fantastic show. It actually taught me a lot about emergency situations. In fact, I was at Kentucky kingdom with my family when I was young and we got on a ride called the thriller bees, which was just a swing around the circle kid ride, it was a two seater car ride in the shape of a bumblebee and it had a bar that came down across your lap in your seat that kept you from falling out of the ride while it was going. Unfortunately, my hand was exactly where the bar came down into the latch and sliced right into my pinky. I knew immediately that it was a deep wound and to put pressure on it and not let go. I was so scared I was gonna lose my finger that I held my hand so tight the end of my pinky was purple. By the time I got to their ER center at the park the medic that was there told me they were very impressed that I knew at my age (7 or 8) to keep pressure on it and that is probably what saved my pinky.. to this day I remember my response was “yeah, I watch a lot of rescue 911.”
I’m not a diver and I don’t want to learn to dive, but watching your videos is something I really enjoy doing. Keep up the great work guys and keep them coming!
Major props to people who risk their lives doing professions like this and other life threatening professions. It takes some big balls to risk your own life for someone/something else
As stated by others in the comments the Rescue course is a must for all recreational divers. like all courses find a good instructor and it will change how you approach diving and your general awareness of other divers around you.
I remember this show as a kid. This reenactment was the most amazing and jarring ive seen. No background music, just narration by those involved and drama performed flawlessly 🎭
My wife is an RN and we have discussed why PADI requires AOW prior to teaching rescue. I’m also a standup paddler. Taking advanced paddle classes that involved rescue ended up being helpful literally the next weekend for me, so I’m working towards getting rescue certified for diving as well.
So, where did it end the conversation about why Padi or any agency requires AOW before teaching the rescue course? I really don’t understand that. Last week I did a dive and the day before a diver died. Very weird circumance. The instruction was without a dive master or recuse in the dive se had trouble help. I’m really thinking is about the time I do my rescue course. As till now I’m an AOW and took the two specialities (deep and nitrox)
@@K3T1 You’ll need to go through Adult and Child Emergency Care and also Oxygen Administrator courses. Those are recurrent every two years. PADI requires the NAV specialty where as SDI does not. There are small differences between different agency requirement, but the best thing to do will be find a good dive shop you trust, and they’ll set you up. You should totally do it!!! Let me know how it goes.
Thank you for sharing. As a both a certified rescue diver and medical professional, I got goosebumps the moment he started rapidly ascending to the surface. I'd like to think I would have been able to do as great a job as his buddies did responding quickly and giving him the help he needed.
I can remember a whole childhood in the early 80’z filled with evenings of Rescue 911 the TV show series before bed! I wish they still did new episodes of that!..
It was the BEST show. I still have clear memories of certain episodes. I remember one where a couple was stopped at a railroad crossing, and as soon as the train passed, they crossed. They got hot by the caboose that had come loose and was still moving. It dragged them down the tracks. To this day, I still look really carefully after a train has passed before I cross.
This show and unsolved mysteries back when they were originally aired give me such a good feeling of nostalgia. Watching this with my mom when it was just me and her before she met my stepdad who adopted me and is truly one of the greatest dads of all time. God I miss the 80s/90s so badly!
This is giving me flashbacks to the first and only time ive had to give someone who was completely not breathing/no heartbeat CPR. His face was completely purple and when i tried to give him mouth to mouth his jaw was locked shut. I pried it open and was able to breathe for him and do chest compressions for probably 10 minutes before the ambulance got there. He actually woke up right when the medics got there.
Time played a major role here, I think. The pressure differences probably would have killed him if the process took longer. But he went up and down quickly, then back up relatively quickly. That was probably pretty crucial to him surviving.
People need to watch this and do as much research on diving before making a decision. I’m happy he survived & yes it’s very critical to have EMT on standby!! Thank God
Where I learn to dive, years ago, they teach us how to recover an unconscious divers, from 30m, drag him to the coast on the surface and then make the oxygenotherapy on the coast. And this from D1 up to a D3 divers level, only the depth change regarding to the level.
I dont dive and never ever even plan on snorkeling and i hate boats. This channel is one of my favorites on youtube. Consistent excellent and honest content. Keep up the great work. FYI i do electrical work and fly fpv drones for fun.
That's a great group of divers, a real friendship absolutely amazing guys when he fell my heart sank but yall saved that mans life that's awesome. Sidebar: I love swimming but I'm terrified of the ocean it's sheer vastness is frightening. Double Sidebar: Your commentary is very enlightening I learn a lot from you guys so thanks for that.
Such a great reminder of why the skills learned in scuba classes are so important! Shows how important it is to immediately go into assessment mode when an accident happens and to avoid panicking. Great video!
And sorry to sound harsh, but it could have been avoided. These mistakes they admitted to are based in arrogance, when divers feel they're more qualified than they really are. For a first saltwater open water dive, a diver should be eating humble pie and starting slowly...not diving 83 feet reefs. The we-don't-need-sleep thing is arrogance, and never would have been tolerated in any of our dive clubs (you don't metabolize the same). And never have I heard a truly 'experienced' diver say he FORGOT to look at his gauges. Who thinks their superman?
@@betsybarnicle8016 what do you think went wrong and how could it be avoided? Asking because I want to learn scuba diving and I want to avoid things like these.
@@betsybarnicle8016 I mean yeah, you do sound overly harsh to be honest. Remember how long ago this was, and that human complacency and human error are an in-built problem in our species. Our brains are lazy and tend to cut corners when we're overly familiar in a routine, and when we're relaxed and not expecting trouble. Doubtless you've also made errors or bad judgement calls that could have easily ended in disaster, but luck was on your side that day, and you breathed a sigh of relief and vowed to learn from it. I know I certainly have. Mainly, it's a shame that along with being so harsh in your judgement (and I didn't saw that no one can judge or criticise, of course you can - just urging perspective and compassion), you ended up angry and coming across as being arrogant and putting others down while elevating yourself, and missed the great parts of the story in the process. Like the fantastic job the other guys did of saving his life, his gratitude for that while openly admitting his faults, and his beautiful attitude towards the rest of his life. You seemed to miss all of that, because you wanted to sneer and place yourself as above them. Shame.
@@scarletamazon3455 You put a lot of thought and time into explaining how harsh I was...over and over...and how arrogant. I didn't say anything that the DiveTalk experts didn't say. But I guess I'm easier to attack. Arrogance in diving can cause injuries and deaths, and it needs called out for learning purposes. At any point in time in the four dive clubs I was in (and one I helped found) you had to be ready to accept correction from the leaders, more experienced peers, and boat captains. It's part of diving.
This was nice. Just great analysis of a dive related medical emergency, Gus wasn't embarrassed repeatedly and I didn't roll my eyes at Woody once! Well done gentlemen.
First thank you for explaining the tank levels. I love your videos and appreciate your explanations. Wow that’s amazing. They didn’t panic and got him to the top. People are human and make errors and he’s extremely lucky to be alive.
Wow. So glad the guy lived to tell the story. I had a hard time watching this one. I had to put it down and come back multiple times. Glad I finally watched all the way through.
Fully support all the comments about doing a rescue course. It may seem intimidating for new or resort divers but it is actually really fun, rewarding when you've done it, and of course may save a life, including your own! But for me the other lesson out of this incident is preparation; ie anticipate and avoid issues that may escalate into emergencies. This diver's problems were avoidable. So as they said, don't get in the water when you're dog tired. First time in the ocean you might want to try a shore or shallower dive first. Check your weighting before the dive; 15 pounds too much lead is a lot and may well have also contributed to the high gas consumption. Know your kit and drills. Full-face masks are relatively unusual for inexperienced divers and have their quirks. Basics such as low on air drills also need to be practiced and remembered, especially when their are full-face masks in the mix! And coming back to the rescue course, one of the benefits it teaches you is greater awareness of your surroundings and your fellow divers. So if you see one of the group is burning through their gas faster than the rest of you, you should anticipate having to give them your alternate and maybe even offer it before they ask. So it's good to see clips like this as we can all think about what we might do before and during to get a good outcome or ideally, as I say, avoid the situation entirely.
Wow that was insane. Amazing acting too looked so real. Ive seen a diver got mask squeeze when diving. That happened so quick he didn't even know what hit him. When surfaced the dive guide told him you got a mask squeeze and gave him a mirror to see lol.
Wow that was scary as crap!!!! Thank the good Lord this guys were all prepaired and well trained. Just goes to show you anything can hapn at any given time. You guys are super devoted and l woulndnt wanna go diving with anyone else but my guys Woody n Gus n Mike Y and EDD. You guys are awesome!!!!!
Found your channel recently and absolutely love it 😀 I'm no diver I suffer with severe anxiety issues, I'd never go diving because I believe that you'd be taking a unnecessary risk just by taking me along.
I have watched several of your shows contemplating how I felt about it. You see, I was trained in fresh water. My first saltwater dive was the Great Barrier Reef. My little group were the recipients of this amazing gift. I didn’t want to be the one to say, “What the heck. Am I really ready for this dive.“ 100 miles from shore and 101 feet deep. I saw a minke whale. I fell in love with diving at that moment, but things change. Not every dive is a good dive. Our next dive was off of Cozumel. Wreck diving. Wonderful dive. That night while celebrating, I enjoyed wine with our meal. First mistake. By morning, I suffered a migraine. At 65 feet deep, I loosened my mask and it flooded. I choked and panicked. I looked up and that’s where I wanted to be, so I took off in a hurry. Three dive guides grabbed my fin, pulled me down and basically saved my life. After some time I was able to clear my mask and make it back up and to our boat safely. I Respect Greatly your work here!
Wow! This one brought tears to my eyes.. Awesome response by his dive buddies. I do have to say, I spent my childhood summers in Destin and I don't think the reenactment was done there.. Still an awesome video with an amazing outcome! I'm TOTALLY loving the hat, Woody!! 🦈
My friend died in accident like that in Egypt. So hard to watch this, so sorry for loss to his family. She was out of oxygen, she panicked. They told us they had to use emergency airbag to surface her. Died on the way to hospital. Will never forget that phone call. She was 19, young and loved Anastasia
I will never dive for two reasons - fear of drowning and I can't even go under in a few feet of water because of water getting into my ears. I go under, come back up and all I can hear is the water swishing around inside my ears and all other sound sounds like I'm still underwater. It takes hours for the water come out of my ears, drives me nuts.
when I got certified as a diver, (I am certified to the Advanced SCUBA diver level,) after completing one of my open water dives, one of my instructors left me with this: as a diver just always follow 3 rules, and you'll be fine. 1: Never dive beyond your comfort zone, and your certification level. 2: Never dive alone. and 3: if it doesn't swim away from you, it's not afraid of you. you swim away from it, and watch it from a distance. in every dive I've done since then, I have always gone by those 3 rules.
Except for sharks. I was told don’t try to swim away from a shark that’s swimming toward you. Stand your ground and fight back if it shows aggression. A shark will out swim u if u swim away from it
as a prior firefighter, our scba face pieces are similar to the AGA masks in the way that when you run out of air, it is like being wrapped with syran wrap and trying to get a breath that isnt there, and im sure would be 1000x more terrifying under water, ive seen people connect their regulator without opening the tank and within 2 seconds of trying to breath and the mask just sucking to their face, some people will panic and forget basic procedures like taking the regulator off, causing them to go into mass panic, flailing their arms, running away, trying to rip off the entire mask while being under a helmet and a hood, most of the time it doesnt come off easy at all, and you can learn a lot about how someone deals with a emergency situation by seeing them in a full mask with no air, of course always check your buddies gear before doing anything. thats what i learned
Love your channel guys! I would love to scuba dive again, it is such an amazing experience that is hard to put words to. When I watch on a screen it seems a little freaky, but once you get in the water, and you take a couple breaths, you realize that you’re going to be OK. Just make sure that you dive with others that are better than you and can help you with your gear before you get in! 🕊♥️🇨🇦🕊
I still internally cringe seeing people panic in water I drowned in a lake one time from panicking from a strong current it’s very scary stuff the weird thing is though is that I remember the last part peaceful while drowning like it was almost like even though I was actually dying and nobody would recover me I felt at peace and was ready for what was next
Yeah when I was a kid I went to the ocean and got caught in a rip current and that thing dragged me underwater at least 300 ft and I remember just spiraling head first spinning really fast and I remembered I heard that if you get caught in a rip current just relax and try to you know gracefully swim towards the edge and I did and I opened my eyes under the water to see where the sun was and I made it out granted I was under for about a minute and a half but I could hold my breath a long time as a child I can't nearly do it as long now.
@@ryandavis4689 good god 300ft? I can’t even imagine how scary that is in a ocean it’s even more scary because if you get spun around and get confused you won’t be able to tell what is up or down I was only swimming in a maybe 20 feet lake but my friends left me on the little island we swam too so I was kinda just thinking to myself well I’m out of breath but if I’m all alone the anxiety increases more with me so that’s what caused me to panic is that I had nobody near me and my body temp got bad at one point and I started to cramp everywhere too that made it even worse
RESCUE 9-1-1 was my dad and I favorite show. Every Tuesday evening at 8pm central time. I couldn’t wait and had the popcorn ready. It was just that weird thing that we both found so interesting! RIP Daddy.
I have what's probably an incredibly dumb question... I've worn glasses my whole life, are people with normal vision able to see underwater without a mask? For some reason that just popped in my head watching this. Also how do people with glasses, that don't wear contacts, swim with masks? Are there rx masks? Love you guys btw!!! Always the highlight of my day when you upload. 😀💖
Yeah there are rx masks, but wearing contacts under a regular mask is probably the most convenient option tbh. Nobody can see underwater without a mask btw, probably due to the different refractive index of water (idk tho I'm not a scientist)
You can get prescription lenses fitted for masks but they're not cheap,depending on the prescription.I wouldn't recommend using contact lenses,if your mask floods you could dislodge or lose the lenses which means you can't see properly.
Not a dumb question at all! Basically without the air pocket provided by a mask the light coming in to the eyes is refracted too much for anything to be in focus. That being said, because there is a drastic difference in the refraction, the size of objects look larger than normal.
Been watching y'all for years and kept silence... But woody's fucking hats and shit always gets me off guard💜💜💜 I love you're hats and shit it makes my day, my father was the same and he passed recently and you both've been really alike Pls for christ do this as long as u literally can and want to, I love you're content it's so unique and different than 99 percent of content. Sometimes it helps me through my day and sometimes it makes my day❗❗❗❗❗❗ A small word to woody, you're the most humble person I've ever met, you are an idol for me, literally if friends ask me what I'm up to, learning something from woody:)))) Love y'all
This is why doing your „rescue diving“ certificate doesn‘t make you a „rescue diver“, it just males you a normal, more reliable diver. Also important: practice those skills in a safe environment from time to time.
Thank you so much guys for sharing this video. I was glued to this story. Such a horrible thing to experience. Thanks for the great content. I feel bad for everyone involved.
Woody where can I buy these hats? I love them, and you guys. I'm deathly afraid of the water but if there would be anyone id trust with safely getting me acquainted with it, it'd be you guys! I hope to dive someday and get over my fears because of these videos. Thanks guys!
I know all the 'DEADLY CAVE DIVER DISASTER' videos get the clicks, but I genuinely like stories like this where the person survives at the end. Glad to see a situation where this guy's friends and the coast guard pulled out their 110% and got this guy home alive.
This man was so lucky to have mates that knew exactly what to do. I’m so glad he made it. I’ve done diving once, down 20 feet, for about half an hour and it just wasn’t for me. I felt nothing but fear the whole time. All I could think of was all the things that can go wrong. It didn’t help that my mask was slowly filling with water. I motioned to my diving teacher to go up and together we slowly ascended. I never dived again. I guess it’s for some people, but I just couldn’t enjoy the dive. All I felt was crushing fear. Plus I’m terrified of sharks. 😬 Anyway, god bless this man that made it out ok and how brave to continue to dive.
Although they didn't explicitly discuss what caused the accident, you can get the info if you read between the lines. They explicitly stated that he was diving an AGA mask and that he had a massive barotrauma in the shape of the mask. So we can conclude that the plummeting to the bottom cause the gas in the mask to contract and thus caused the barotrauma. Now it is important to understand how the AGA mask works but, in short, you breathe by causing a vacuum in the mask and then it delivers more gas so you can inhale. Thus, for there to be such a vacuum causing this barotrauma, the mask must have been unable to deliver any gas. This could be a malfunction, but given the stressing of his remaining gas and how important it is to monitor your gas, we can conclude that the reason the mask failed to deliver any more gas was an empty tank. This would also explain why he bolted and lost consciousness. He exhaled and then nothing. Straight into panic and went for the surface but then lost consciousness from hypoxia.
Now, as for the rescue efforts, I wished you guys had picked up on the fact that they removed the mask at the bottom. This is a big fat no-no. Humans are unconscious breathers (as opposed to crocodiles for which every breath is a conscious decision). By removing the mask of an unconscious casualty, they may cause the casualty to drown. If the brain randomly fires to breathe, the casualty with the mask removed will inhale water. If the mask is in place this cannot happen. Furthermore, there is no point in removing the mask other than providing the casualty with a regulator to breathe from, but an unconscious casualty will not accept a regulator, clear it, and breathe.
I'm not faulting the rescuers for doing this mistake in the moment, but we need to discuss it to learn from it. This action increased the risk of drowning for the casualty and wasted time at the bottom that could be used to rescue the casualty. Chances are, by the time they removed the mask, they could have already been at the surface.
Full face masks save lives because they keep the face dry. Never remove them from another diver. It should always be a conscious decision by the diver themselves to remove the FFM. In rescuing an FFM diver, you don't touch their mask.
As to the question of hypercapnia, given that he was massively overweight, he may have gotten a hit from exhaustion. He isn't the youngest diver either after all. The mushroom valves would be another possible reason. I fully concur with Woody here.
Thank you for this extra information, I found it extremely useful
@@coopersand911 Welcome! Glad you found it useful!
Sounds like they could add you as a guest panellist.
@@android584 awww, thanks. Appreciate it.
Great comment Tobias, I'm pinning it to the top. Love having you as part of the Dive Talk family!
This show, Rescue 911, I owe my life to. My mom and I used to watch it a lot together, she wanted me learn about being safe and what to do in certain situations. I was around seven at the time and I would walk home alone and wait at home alone until my mom got off of work. This one day on the way home from school I stopped at the ice cream truck and bought some candy, which were jaw breakers. I walked on, sat on the couch and began to eat my candy. The very first jaw breaker I put in my mouth install went down my throat and got stuck. I was home alone and began to panic, first thing I did was call my mom but of course I couldn’t get a word out, which of course freaked my mom out. I hung up with her and remembered an episode of Rescue 911 we had only watched a week or two earlier about what to do in this exact same situation. I ran over to the kitchen table and used one of the chairs to press against my stomach, slamming it over and over until finally the piece of candy went flying out of my mouth. I sat on the couch in shock, a few minutes later my mom came running through the door and then several minutes later an ambulance pulled up. My mom worked on the other side of town which is usually a 20-30 minute drive, she managed to get there before the emergency services could. To think if I hadn’t seen that episode I wouldn’t have known what to do and I wouldn’t be here right now.
Wow, that is fantastic !!
how did u press the chair up against ur stomach exactlly?
@@sn0_ the backing of the chair, I pressed up against my stomach right under my ribs
If you could make the call, walk over to the chair etc, im asuming you were breathing out of your nose
@@michelrood2966 no, I couldn’t breathe at all, everything I mentioned happened within a minute or two at most.
It is incredible he survived from such an accident... passed out underwater, went all the way down to 25m, then brought up fast up to surface, this guy is so lucky, it is crazy
I absolutely LOVE that you guys do not support touching or bothering the wildlife! Just admire them from a distance. Love that u guys have such respect for them. Thank u!
Yeah I agree sea life has enough to deal with as it is let alone being “played” with by recreational divers.
Almost every diver agree with this nothing special in the dive community
At diving school in Norway they told us this on the first day. Never touch anything. Ever.
@@Fifty8day ol l
Standard m.o
They don’t make shows like this anymore. That reenactment felt like I was watching the real event taking place. No over the top music, no overdramatic camera work… that was intense.
Yeah, the annoying epic drumming gets to my nerves
Yeah they overdramatize it into oblivion now. This was tense, and very well done.
true, its all sterilised ancient alien bullshit..
yikes what i f there was a mishap during the filming of a reenactment, how would they show that in an upcoming episode?
Stuff from the 70's-early 90's was best. In terms of reality TV and documentaries.
Im age 70 and have been diving about 4 years. Did my first wreck dive. Deepest I go is 30 metres…. Watching this happening at that depth has made me feel thankful I have such wonderful instructors…… I always am looked after and am so aware of what I and they are doing…. These divers showed how quickly things can go so wrong………..my children don’t like me diving but as their mum, I respect their wishes but I do so love it. ….. I take care….. as I hope they do on their motorbikes and in their cars and on their travels….
Age 70 and diving? That’s awesome
this is badass. i hope im cool as you when im older. :)
This is exactly why every diver - every single one - should get Rescue certified, regardless of agency. You never know when you will need to use it.
same with first aid and cpr training, i never thought i would need it but i ended up using it 2 days after i first got certified so i try to keep up to date with it and i have used it numerous times since i first took the class around 10 years ago
And know how to do the Heimlich. You never know when you need to rescue someone and if you're panicking trying to figure something out while you're in the middle of an emergency, you might as well not even be there.
First aid training, that might make sense. Every diver being rescue certified, that is a ridiculous statement. Not realistic. Not needed.
How did you comment 3d before this was released? AALIENS! WOODY KNOWS!
@@lincolnchains3731 Rescue is dive specific first aid and rescue techniques, like how to bring an unconscious diver to the surface. It’s not becoming an EMS or something. Every diver should get this.
I was feeling sad at the beginning because they talked like it had killed him, and then He Lived! It made me feel so relieved I cried. How amazing
9:24 I actually started tearing up. That must've been so fucking traumatic for his friends to see. I can't imagine how painful that whole experience was for everyone involved.
The composure that it took for those two guys to save him is unreal. They handled that like bosses.
No they didn't! First they shouldn't have had to let him go, and second, let him sink back!
Completely unprofessional and dangerous!
@@attilakonkoly4329 Do you have diving experience? Do you have experience with emergency training underwater? Have you been underwater in a stressful situation? Or are you throwing out criticism from your comfortable couch?
Wow... I'm a non diver but first aid trained, and this is a really stark reminder that when things go wrong, especially underwater, they usually go wrong in seconds and drastically to boot. Very important for us all to remember, no matter what activities we're doing. Thanks guys.
Makes me wonder if First aid is a requirement of learning SCUBA. Especially the kinds of First Aid that would come in most useful for the incidents that happen in diving. If all you know how to do is dive, but noone there knew anything else, this guy may have died. Amazing story.
It's the same in aviation too.
I love that he recognized the mistakes they took. Lucky man!
I can't believe nobody is talking about the elephant in the room. That shark is suffering from a barotrauma injury that is so severe, it's tongue as popped out of it's head and it looks just like Woody.
Lmao you just made my day
Holy fuck 😧
It doesnt look like Woody, it is way too UGLY! LOL!!
This is such a miraculous story; what a fine line between miracle and tragedy. I can't imagine the gratitude and jubilation and clarity in every breath he's drawn since the event. I hope his friends got any therapy they may have needed afterwards😵💫
I’m not even a diver and I’m unsure how did I ended up watching your channel but I LOVE YOU GUYS! Your channel is fun, entertaining, great personalities, interesting content and I have learned so much about a topic that I never thought would be of my interest. Thank you 🙏🏽
Thanks so much!!
Me too.I have no idea why I was recommended Dive Talk...but now I'm hooked...and I'm binging all of their videos. Had to subscribe.
Same here guys. I love it and I'm also hooked!!!😊
Haha, another one here. Makes me want to get into diving too.
SAME they are so amazing. i appreciate the time they take to explain things to us non divers. I most definitely would want these two guys to be my instructors if i ever get the chance to start diving
The reenactment of these stories from rescue 911 always amazed me. The scariest one I’ve ever watched was from Australia. It was about a huge spider that had started crawling up a young lady’s leg up under her dress while she was driving. When she realized it was a spider, she ended up losing control and caused a bad accident. It was revealed later that while the spider was terrifying to see, it wasn’t poisonous.
The end of the show had Shatner telling the viewers to get to know the insects/critters in your country so you will know which ones are harmless vs harmful. I had to laugh at that statement because that spider was the largest, ugliest looking spider I had ever seen. There’s no way a regular joe blow would see that thing and think, “Oh, that’s just a harmless spider. I don’t need to freak out.”
Thanks for sharing this clip and your insight/experience with diving. I’ve always wanted to learn, but unfortunately the older I’ve gotten, the more broke down my body has become.
Hunstman spiders are so fucking scary and huge and they love cars.
Buggers.
Not venomous just a painful bite
Yeah, like...I assure you, neither she nor anyone else would freak out only AFTER they determined the spider crawling up their bare leg was venomous. I feel like only real spider enthusiasts would find an unexpected spider crawling on them and not have an immediate, violent alarm reaction. It's pretty reflexive in humans, in my experience; you'd almost have to train that instinct OUT of you first.
Right! Plus, if you're driving, you're not exactly going to have the time to look at it long enough to identify what kind of spider it is even if you would be able to identify it in other circumstances. Add in the fact that she's in Australia, where you basically have to assume anything that could be poisonous, is and WILL kill you happily until proven otherwise... It's easy to empathize.
That sounds awful and I'm trying hard not to search for the video lol. Thank God we don't have these spiders in my country but I know for sure that I wouldn't care at all what kind of spider it was, I'd totally freak out either way.
As an aussie, they startle you but there not rlly scaey. In the house and stuff its fine but not like driving and stuff😅
As a fairly new diver, only open water certified, you guys do a great job with reminding me the dangers of scuba diving and why following safety procedures is important. Thanks guys!
After seeing the scene where the mask is removed, I have to say this has to be the most extreme reenactment I have ever seen on this show.
My rescue course was brutal and extreamly stressful. Thanks to my instructors for making it as real as possible.
He was extremely lucky. There are many professional divers who have fatal accidents. Some while recovering the dead. It's just heartbreaking. This man definitely had guardian Angels. What a beautiful ending.
WOW!!!!! The way they were talking and how fast he flew up and dropped then his face and the blood coming out....... I can't believe he came back. I have tears in my eyes. These guys were great in reacting quickly.
I’ve always wanted to go scuba diving but am extremely afraid to do so. That being said, I think a lot of people don’t understand how disciplined and skillful divers are. It’s a lot of preparation that goes into it and time to understand the art. These guys should be proud of themselves for the actions they took.
you could scuba dive in shallow waters! it’s incredibly rare for someone to get decompression sickness if they were never more than 30ft deep
anything past 80ft without speciality is dancing with death with very small room for error. i've been diving in okinawa for 6years, but never ran into these conditions and i only run rental gear with 200+dives. as long as you know what youre doing within safe realms, there's nothing to worry about. most of these accidents happen due to negligence
This is such an amazing story. I full on did not expect him to make it. There are just those experienced professionals that sometimes, who knows what it is, but you're meant to be there, and fight another day.
Both of my parents were scuba divers and had about every certification you could have. The amount of cases like this that they experienced always left me quite nervous. Something happened almost every trip. Its just amazing how two people can have the same certs yet one is truly an expert and was taught right while the other is completely incompetent and definitely wasnt taught correctly
not only is the Diver Stress and Rescue class one of the most useful for a recreation diver, it is absolutely the most fun to take or, to teach!
I always read on padi description that this course is fun… i’ve done it, but i’m still looking for the fun ^^ I would glady like to know where you had fun if you don’t mind
@@Nicho_dive We used to be a PADI shop. We switched to SSI. That in itself does not necessarily change the course but definitely is effected by your instructor! A bad instructor can ruin any class.
Findimg an I structor that you enjoy their personality and their teaching style will make a huge difference!
When I took the coarse it was from our shop owner at Under Sea Adventures in Eastern Washington State.
It’s nice to see how he loved and appreciated every day he’s alive even more after this death experience.
Rescue 911, a blast from the past. This was one of my favorite shows growing up as a kid. As always, great content guys. I'm not a diver but I enjoy watching this channel.
Mine too! Took me straight back to the early 90s.
Me too. This one, and as a Brit, episodes of Casualty, back when it was an episodic drama and not a soap opera. Every week the programme would begin with an ordinary everyday scene, and you'd be looking around trying to spot the hazards, wondering how the person was going to wind up horribly injured and in hospital. Like the Final Destination films really.
Being a fictional TV show, of course there were often red herrings and the accident shocking or gross. Vivid ones I remember seeing as a kid were someone being impaled through their car seat by steel rebar falling off the truck in front of them (I still hate driving behind trucks with a load like that), and a kid being impaled on railings while trying to climb a fence.
I think seeing a lot of this sort of programming both made me a bit too afraid of potential day to day accidents, and yet also overly confident that I'd be able to spot the hazard in time to avoid it. Weird influence, that TV viewing had on me!
Hey, me too. I was a really weird 5 year old. Suppose I still am though. Really want to find more these old episodes.
@@batmanjones655 You’re still 5 years old? Cool!
@@chrisc2683 Lol, a 5 year old trapped in the body of a 30 year old, haha
Man, I miss Rescue 911 terribly. Grew up in the UK watching that show, and it's actually how I first learned how to do CPR and ended up getting my full first aid and CPR certification later as an adult (which I have kept renewing since). That show is single-handedly responsible for saving literally HUNDREDS of lives, and it's a damn shame they stopped recording episodes and took it off-air.
I love that in all of these scary and close call stories that you guys have a take away of knowledge and learning instead of bashing them for mistakes made .. keep finding the silver lining in these stories boys .. love the content
i feel like they bashed Donald Cerrone pretty heavily haha
That's because the rescue was done correctly. The mistakes were the mistakes, they're in the past. They mentioned them, and moved in. Not sleeping enough, being overweight, and not watching gagues.
No sense in kicking someone while they’re down, all we can do with these tragedies now is try to learn from them so we don’t repeat them again. RIP to that guy another family whose father, grandfather, brother, and or son didn’t make it home
Oh wait holy shi the guy in this one lived lol wild
@@jerryblainii1208 They kick the absolute SHIT out of some divers when they're down when it's deserved. When the divers not only made mistakes, but did so knowingly, despite ample opportunity, warning, knowing better, etc. and unnecessarily jeopardized the lives of others in the process.
When it's deserved. One aggravating factor seems to be their reaction after the fact. When the victims of the incident are contritious and own their mistake, then they go easy on them.
When the victim doubles down and/or is blind to their mistakes and refuses to acknowledge what they did wrong, then they do not hold back. As is right! Their viewers need to hear just how little they think of people who take unnecessary risks and then brag about them or act like they're not a big deal.
I was expecting the worst and this is such an amazing success story. So touching and beautiful!
Two takeaways: Woody’s hat, and “Stop touching stuff”. You guys are awesome!! I love your channel!
Finally someone who watches these exactly the way I do 🤣
Touch stuff as little as possible, but gently touching stuff to be sure of what it is especially if you are recording species is allowable. Take care not to touch poisonous stuff, but that's not an issue in the UK. Why would a recreational diver be recording species? Data on marine life on reefs, wrecks and other bottoms is in desperately short supply and citizen scientists can be very important in supplying it. In the UK if you are a qualified diver with experience of UK diving (cold, drysuit recommended, 6m viz is 'good viz') you can join Seasearch, run by the Marine Conservation Society (a charity), be trained and can participate. You might find you would get more out of your diving.
Swinging a crab by a leg or giving the critters on the reef a good pasting with your fins is, of course, frowned upon and rightly so. Humorous hats are always an option.....
Yeah. How do I get the same hat? 🙂
Excellent re-enactment. It's absolutely brutal what was depicted. Incredible miracle.
before i started following you guys about a year ago, i was scared silly of diving. Now, i’m saving up for dive lessons so i can pursue the passion you guys lit in me!
thank you guys for another great video 💫
Rock on. Gonna love it. 💪
Rescue 911 was a fantastic show. It actually taught me a lot about emergency situations. In fact, I was at Kentucky kingdom with my family when I was young and we got on a ride called the thriller bees, which was just a swing around the circle kid ride, it was a two seater car ride in the shape of a bumblebee and it had a bar that came down across your lap in your seat that kept you from falling out of the ride while it was going. Unfortunately, my hand was exactly where the bar came down into the latch and sliced right into my pinky. I knew immediately that it was a deep wound and to put pressure on it and not let go. I was so scared I was gonna lose my finger that I held my hand so tight the end of my pinky was purple. By the time I got to their ER center at the park the medic that was there told me they were very impressed that I knew at my age (7 or 8) to keep pressure on it and that is probably what saved my pinky.. to this day I remember my response was “yeah, I watch a lot of rescue 911.”
I’m not a diver and I don’t want to learn to dive, but watching your videos is something I really enjoy doing. Keep up the great work guys and keep them coming!
Major props to people who risk their lives doing professions like this and other life threatening professions. It takes some big balls to risk your own life for someone/something else
I honestly love all of Woody's weird and wacky hats. Makes my day!
Shark hat!
Me Too,
Although, At First Glance, While under The Headphones,
It Sort Of Resembles A Klan Hood In The Thumbnail!
@@almadixon-cider31 🤣 little bit..
My mom is always wearing crazy animal hats. Whenever I see a fun one I get it her, she LOVES them haha
I find it weird, some 50 year old man wearing a kid hat. But he has a great smile so I just won't look at the stupid hat.
As stated by others in the comments the Rescue course is a must for all recreational divers. like all courses find a good instructor and it will change how you approach diving and your general awareness of other divers around you.
I did rescue dive course, was well worth it.
My buddy on the course was about the size of Gus but still managed to bring him up from the bottom !😳
I remember this show as a kid. This reenactment was the most amazing and jarring ive seen. No background music, just narration by those involved and drama performed flawlessly 🎭
My wife is an RN and we have discussed why PADI requires AOW prior to teaching rescue. I’m also a standup paddler. Taking advanced paddle classes that involved rescue ended up being helpful literally the next weekend for me, so I’m working towards getting rescue certified for diving as well.
I understood nothing in the first sentence with those acronyms
@@FunkyPhilMusic RN registered nurse. PADI put another dollar in dive agency. AOW advanced open water certified.
So, where did it end the conversation about why Padi or any agency requires AOW before teaching the rescue course? I really don’t understand that.
Last week I did a dive and the day before a diver died. Very weird circumance. The instruction was without a dive master or recuse in the dive se had trouble help.
I’m really thinking is about the time I do my rescue course.
As till now I’m an AOW and took the two specialities (deep and nitrox)
@@K3T1 You’ll need to go through Adult and Child Emergency Care and also Oxygen Administrator courses. Those are recurrent every two years. PADI requires the NAV specialty where as SDI does not. There are small differences between different agency requirement, but the best thing to do will be find a good dive shop you trust, and they’ll set you up. You should totally do it!!! Let me know how it goes.
Thank you for sharing. As a both a certified rescue diver and medical professional, I got goosebumps the moment he started rapidly ascending to the surface. I'd like to think I would have been able to do as great a job as his buddies did responding quickly and giving him the help he needed.
I can remember a whole childhood in the early 80’z filled with evenings of Rescue 911 the TV show series before bed! I wish they still did new episodes of that!..
It was the BEST show. I still have clear memories of certain episodes. I remember one where a couple was stopped at a railroad crossing, and as soon as the train passed, they crossed. They got hot by the caboose that had come loose and was still moving. It dragged them down the tracks. To this day, I still look really carefully after a train has passed before I cross.
This show and unsolved mysteries back when they were originally aired give me such a good feeling of nostalgia. Watching this with my mom when it was just me and her before she met my stepdad who adopted me and is truly one of the greatest dads of all time. God I miss the 80s/90s so badly!
this just punched me right back to my living room mid 90s.
This is giving me flashbacks to the first and only time ive had to give someone who was completely not breathing/no heartbeat CPR. His face was completely purple and when i tried to give him mouth to mouth his jaw was locked shut. I pried it open and was able to breathe for him and do chest compressions for probably 10 minutes before the ambulance got there. He actually woke up right when the medics got there.
That’s amazing tbh. Most people never get to know the feeling of restoring life to another person.
While I was watching this, I had to tell myself to BREATHE!!! What an incredible story! Thank God to all the men who took action quickly! Incredible!
Time played a major role here, I think. The pressure differences probably would have killed him if the process took longer. But he went up and down quickly, then back up relatively quickly. That was probably pretty crucial to him surviving.
That's exactly what causes death and injury 🤦♀️ rapid descent and ascent
@@Ndkksooejn I think he is talking about the time spend at depth not so much the time it took to resurface.
People need to watch this and do as much research on diving before making a decision. I’m happy he survived & yes it’s very critical to have EMT on standby!! Thank God
Where I learn to dive, years ago, they teach us how to recover an unconscious divers, from 30m, drag him to the coast on the surface and then make the oxygenotherapy on the coast. And this from D1 up to a D3 divers level, only the depth change regarding to the level.
Unbelievable story of trauma and saving a life. Cheers to all the rescuers involved that day.
I dont dive and never ever even plan on snorkeling and i hate boats. This channel is one of my favorites on youtube. Consistent excellent and honest content. Keep up the great work. FYI i do electrical work and fly fpv drones for fun.
Discovered this channel today and I'm binge watching it. Rescue 911 was a staple in my household as a child.
That's a great group of divers, a real friendship absolutely amazing guys when he fell my heart sank but yall saved that mans life that's awesome.
Sidebar: I love swimming but I'm terrified of the ocean it's sheer vastness is frightening.
Double Sidebar: Your commentary is very enlightening I learn a lot from you guys so thanks for that.
thalassophobia - fear of the vastness of the ocean. It's a thing!
This was my favorite show when I was a kid. I knew I wanted to be a nurse at a young age and this just gave me my first “experience”
Ah, that quick "stop touching stuff!" reminded me instantly why I love you guys lol
That’s legit some of the best reenactment footage I’ve ever seen
Such a great reminder of why the skills learned in scuba classes are so important! Shows how important it is to immediately go into assessment mode when an accident happens and to avoid panicking. Great video!
I am so glad this man was saved that day. And thanks for everyone that did it., I know this was made a while ago but it’s still such a great story..
I feel sorry for his collegue, he seems really traumatized by the whole thing
And sorry to sound harsh, but it could have been avoided. These mistakes they admitted to are based in arrogance, when divers feel they're more qualified than they really are. For a first saltwater open water dive, a diver should be eating humble pie and starting slowly...not diving 83 feet reefs. The we-don't-need-sleep thing is arrogance, and never would have been tolerated in any of our dive clubs (you don't metabolize the same). And never have I heard a truly 'experienced' diver say he FORGOT to look at his gauges. Who thinks their superman?
@@betsybarnicle8016 what do you think went wrong and how could it be avoided? Asking because I want to learn scuba diving and I want to avoid things like these.
@@betsybarnicle8016 I mean yeah, you do sound overly harsh to be honest. Remember how long ago this was, and that human complacency and human error are an in-built problem in our species. Our brains are lazy and tend to cut corners when we're overly familiar in a routine, and when we're relaxed and not expecting trouble.
Doubtless you've also made errors or bad judgement calls that could have easily ended in disaster, but luck was on your side that day, and you breathed a sigh of relief and vowed to learn from it. I know I certainly have.
Mainly, it's a shame that along with being so harsh in your judgement (and I didn't saw that no one can judge or criticise, of course you can - just urging perspective and compassion), you ended up angry and coming across as being arrogant and putting others down while elevating yourself, and missed the great parts of the story in the process. Like the fantastic job the other guys did of saving his life, his gratitude for that while openly admitting his faults, and his beautiful attitude towards the rest of his life. You seemed to miss all of that, because you wanted to sneer and place yourself as above them. Shame.
@@scarletamazon3455 You put a lot of thought and time into explaining how harsh I was...over and over...and how arrogant. I didn't say anything that the DiveTalk experts didn't say. But I guess I'm easier to attack.
Arrogance in diving can cause injuries and deaths, and it needs called out for learning purposes. At any point in time in the four dive clubs I was in (and one I helped found) you had to be ready to accept correction from the leaders, more experienced peers, and boat captains. It's part of diving.
@@betsybarnicle8016 Yeah blame his friends
Dude I started crying when they said they got a pulse, his friend got me man, so glad he made it for him and his friends sake…
This was nice. Just great analysis of a dive related medical emergency, Gus wasn't embarrassed repeatedly and I didn't roll my eyes at Woody once! Well done gentlemen.
Man even reenacting that must’ve been traumatic. Good job
First thank you for explaining the tank levels. I love your videos and appreciate your explanations.
Wow that’s amazing. They didn’t panic and got him to the top. People are human and make errors and he’s extremely lucky to be alive.
Wow. So glad the guy lived to tell the story. I had a hard time watching this one. I had to put it down and come back multiple times. Glad I finally watched all the way through.
Fully support all the comments about doing a rescue course. It may seem intimidating for new or resort divers but it is actually really fun, rewarding when you've done it, and of course may save a life, including your own!
But for me the other lesson out of this incident is preparation; ie anticipate and avoid issues that may escalate into emergencies. This diver's problems were avoidable. So as they said, don't get in the water when you're dog tired. First time in the ocean you might want to try a shore or shallower dive first. Check your weighting before the dive; 15 pounds too much lead is a lot and may well have also contributed to the high gas consumption. Know your kit and drills. Full-face masks are relatively unusual for inexperienced divers and have their quirks. Basics such as low on air drills also need to be practiced and remembered, especially when their are full-face masks in the mix! And coming back to the rescue course, one of the benefits it teaches you is greater awareness of your surroundings and your fellow divers. So if you see one of the group is burning through their gas faster than the rest of you, you should anticipate having to give them your alternate and maybe even offer it before they ask.
So it's good to see clips like this as we can all think about what we might do before and during to get a good outcome or ideally, as I say, avoid the situation entirely.
wasn't ready to cry today but wow that guys perspective on life after that got me
I love how the wife's reaction once she found out her husband wasn't going to die was "Will he be able to provide for me though?"
Yup. I was hearing her as i read your comment too. Cold bitter woman
Man… I’m not even a diver but God bless each and everyone of those guys who came to his aid so quickly! That was so intense- ☮️
Wow that was insane. Amazing acting too looked so real. Ive seen a diver got mask squeeze when diving. That happened so quick he didn't even know what hit him. When surfaced the dive guide told him you got a mask squeeze and gave him a mirror to see lol.
Amazing, how tough the human body can be to survive this ordeal.
Love these rescue 911 videos! So many good lessons to learn from and 90s nostalgia to reminisce about!
LOVE rescue 911! That’s my childhood! And I think they have great storytelling and public advisory aspects to the show. More please!!
Wow that was scary as crap!!!! Thank the good Lord this guys were all prepaired and well trained. Just goes to show you anything can hapn at any given time. You guys are super devoted and l woulndnt wanna go diving with anyone else but my guys Woody n Gus n Mike Y and EDD. You guys are awesome!!!!!
8:17 "Captain we have a problem!"
If this isn't a meme yet...
It is now lmfao.
Found your channel recently and absolutely love it 😀 I'm no diver I suffer with severe anxiety issues, I'd never go diving because I believe that you'd be taking a unnecessary risk just by taking me along.
I have watched several of your shows contemplating how I felt about it. You see, I was trained in fresh water. My first saltwater dive was the Great Barrier Reef. My little group were the recipients of this amazing gift. I didn’t want to be the one to say, “What the heck. Am I really ready for this dive.“ 100 miles from shore and 101 feet deep. I saw a minke whale. I fell in love with diving at that moment, but things change. Not every dive is a good dive. Our next dive was off of Cozumel. Wreck diving. Wonderful dive. That night while celebrating, I enjoyed wine with our meal. First mistake. By morning, I suffered a migraine. At 65 feet deep, I loosened my mask and it flooded. I choked and panicked. I looked up and that’s where I wanted to be, so I took off in a hurry. Three dive guides grabbed my fin, pulled me down and basically saved my life. After some time I was able to clear my mask and make it back up and to our boat safely. I Respect Greatly your work here!
Wow! This one brought tears to my eyes.. Awesome response by his dive buddies.
I do have to say, I spent my childhood summers in Destin and I don't think the reenactment was done there.. Still an awesome video with an amazing outcome!
I'm TOTALLY loving the hat, Woody!! 🦈
What a lucky man, he's lucky to have survived this even with the fact that he had friends helping him but thankfully he did... it wasn't his time.
Why do I not doubt the Woody happily wear these hats in public. Such a carefree spirit 🤣
Ooh yes, this version of woody id like to see carve up a jackolatern with his wiener!
He’s so silly
My friend died in accident like that in Egypt. So hard to watch this, so sorry for loss to his family. She was out of oxygen, she panicked. They told us they had to use emergency airbag to surface her. Died on the way to hospital. Will never forget that phone call. She was 19, young and loved Anastasia
I will never dive for two reasons - fear of drowning and I can't even go under in a few feet of water because of water getting into my ears. I go under, come back up and all I can hear is the water swishing around inside my ears and all other sound sounds like I'm still underwater. It takes hours for the water come out of my ears, drives me nuts.
when I got certified as a diver, (I am certified to the Advanced SCUBA diver level,) after completing one of my open water dives, one of my instructors left me with this: as a diver just always follow 3 rules, and you'll be fine. 1: Never dive beyond your comfort zone, and your certification level. 2: Never dive alone. and 3: if it doesn't swim away from you, it's not afraid of you. you swim away from it, and watch it from a distance.
in every dive I've done since then, I have always gone by those 3 rules.
Except for sharks. I was told don’t try to swim away from a shark that’s swimming toward you. Stand your ground and fight back if it shows aggression. A shark will out swim u if u swim away from it
as a prior firefighter, our scba face pieces are similar to the AGA masks in the way that when you run out of air, it is like being wrapped with syran wrap and trying to get a breath that isnt there, and im sure would be 1000x more terrifying under water, ive seen people connect their regulator without opening the tank and within 2 seconds of trying to breath and the mask just sucking to their face, some people will panic and forget basic procedures like taking the regulator off, causing them to go into mass panic, flailing their arms, running away, trying to rip off the entire mask while being under a helmet and a hood, most of the time it doesnt come off easy at all, and you can learn a lot about how someone deals with a emergency situation by seeing them in a full mask with no air, of course always check your buddies gear before doing anything. thats what i learned
Love your channel guys! I would love to scuba dive again, it is such an amazing experience that is hard to put words to. When I watch on a screen it seems a little freaky, but once you get in the water, and you take a couple breaths, you realize that you’re going to be OK. Just make sure that you dive with others that are better than you and can help you with your gear before you get in!
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"Stop touching stuff!" Great advice 😂😅. I laughed so hard when you said that! New subscriber.
I still internally cringe seeing people panic in water I drowned in a lake one time from panicking from a strong current it’s very scary stuff the weird thing is though is that I remember the last part peaceful while drowning like it was almost like even though I was actually dying and nobody would recover me I felt at peace and was ready for what was next
Yeah when I was a kid I went to the ocean and got caught in a rip current and that thing dragged me underwater at least 300 ft and I remember just spiraling head first spinning really fast and I remembered I heard that if you get caught in a rip current just relax and try to you know gracefully swim towards the edge and I did and I opened my eyes under the water to see where the sun was and I made it out granted I was under for about a minute and a half but I could hold my breath a long time as a child I can't nearly do it as long now.
@@ryandavis4689 good god 300ft? I can’t even imagine how scary that is in a ocean it’s even more scary because if you get spun around and get confused you won’t be able to tell what is up or down I was only swimming in a maybe 20 feet lake but my friends left me on the little island we swam too so I was kinda just thinking to myself well I’m out of breath but if I’m all alone the anxiety increases more with me so that’s what caused me to panic is that I had nobody near me and my body temp got bad at one point and I started to cramp everywhere too that made it even worse
@@ryandavis4689 300ft out into the water right? No way you’d be here if you meant under the water.
RESCUE 9-1-1 was my dad and I favorite show. Every Tuesday evening at 8pm central time. I couldn’t wait and had the popcorn ready. It was just that weird thing that we both found so interesting! RIP Daddy.
Another great show lads..your videos have actually tempted me to start learning how to dive..UK non diver 😁👍
Been diving as a Divemaster I can say what your channel its awesome!
Congrats and saludos from cozumel mexico
I have what's probably an incredibly dumb question... I've worn glasses my whole life, are people with normal vision able to see underwater without a mask? For some reason that just popped in my head watching this. Also how do people with glasses, that don't wear contacts, swim with masks? Are there rx masks?
Love you guys btw!!! Always the highlight of my day when you upload. 😀💖
Yeah there are rx masks, but wearing contacts under a regular mask is probably the most convenient option tbh. Nobody can see underwater without a mask btw, probably due to the different refractive index of water (idk tho I'm not a scientist)
Without a mask even having 20 20 vision everything looks horribly blury unless it's inches from my eye
You can get prescription lenses fitted for masks but they're not cheap,depending on the prescription.I wouldn't recommend using contact lenses,if your mask floods you could dislodge or lose the lenses which means you can't see properly.
Not a dumb question at all! Basically without the air pocket provided by a mask the light coming in to the eyes is refracted too much for anything to be in focus. That being said, because there is a drastic difference in the refraction, the size of objects look larger than normal.
@@chrishorne4016 Same here. For me everything is magnified. Makes sense.
I love this channel! I'm a new certified scuba diver and this story is absolutely highlights the importance of safety.
Been watching y'all for years and kept silence...
But woody's fucking hats and shit always gets me off guard💜💜💜
I love you're hats and shit it makes my day, my father was the same and he passed recently and you both've been really alike
Pls for christ do this as long as u literally can and want to, I love you're content it's so unique and different than 99 percent of content.
Sometimes it helps me through my day and sometimes it makes my day❗❗❗❗❗❗
A small word to woody, you're the most humble person I've ever met, you are an idol for me, literally if friends ask me what I'm up to, learning something from woody:))))
Love y'all
This one had me in tears to see he is ok!
This is why doing your „rescue diving“ certificate doesn‘t make you a „rescue diver“, it just males you a normal, more reliable diver. Also important: practice those skills in a safe environment from time to time.
Thank you so much guys for sharing this video. I was glued to this story. Such a horrible thing to experience. Thanks for the great content. I feel bad for everyone involved.
Woody where can I buy these hats? I love them, and you guys. I'm deathly afraid of the water but if there would be anyone id trust with safely getting me acquainted with it, it'd be you guys! I hope to dive someday and get over my fears because of these videos. Thanks guys!
I love the shark hat and want one, too!
I know all the 'DEADLY CAVE DIVER DISASTER' videos get the clicks, but I genuinely like stories like this where the person survives at the end. Glad to see a situation where this guy's friends and the coast guard pulled out their 110% and got this guy home alive.
Is this a reenactment? If so it’s a real good one
these scare me SO much! thanks for doing these feels like someone's holding my hand while watching
At first I thought that dude was wearing a KKK hat.
This man was so lucky to have mates that knew exactly what to do. I’m so glad he made it. I’ve done diving once, down 20 feet, for about half an hour and it just wasn’t for me. I felt nothing but fear the whole time. All I could think of was all the things that can go wrong. It didn’t help that my mask was slowly filling with water. I motioned to my diving teacher to go up and together we slowly ascended. I never dived again. I guess it’s for some people, but I just couldn’t enjoy the dive. All I felt was crushing fear. Plus I’m terrified of sharks. 😬
Anyway, god bless this man that made it out ok and how brave to continue to dive.