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Dave Not Coming Back

Two friends, Don and Dave were diving in the cave of Boesmansgat: 283 meters. Right before surfacing up, Dave - who'd just broken a world record - finds a body. They decide to dive back and retrieve it.

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Jonah Malak

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documentary, action, adventure

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[Don] On the 28th of October in 2004, - Dave Not Coming Back

[Don] On the 28th of October in 2004,

No one's ever been to those sort of depths, - Dave Not Coming Back

No one's ever been to those sort of depths,

[Don] It'd take Dave 17 minutes to reach the bottom, - Dave Not Coming Back

[Don] It'd take Dave 17 minutes to reach the bottom,

When I recall the dive, I recall mainly how smoothly the whole thing went. - Dave Not Coming Back

When I recall the dive, I recall mainly how smoothly the...

The preparation early on in the morning went smoothly, getting up. - Dave Not Coming Back

The preparation early on in the morning went smoothly,...

[Dave] I had no expectation of breakig the world record for depth. - Dave Not Coming Back

[Dave] I had no expectation of breakig the world record for...

But then again, as soon as I got to the bottom, I headed off deeper. - Dave Not Coming Back

But then again, as soon as I got to the bottom, I headed off...

When I looked across to the left, - Dave Not Coming Back

When I looked across to the left,

[Don] And when I met Dave, - Dave Not Coming Back

[Don] And when I met Dave,

Yeah, I'm all right. I got-- got started to get cold in the last hour, - Dave Not Coming Back

Yeah, I'm all right. I got-- got started to get cold in...

He says, "Dave went to 270, found body." - Dave Not Coming Back

He says, "Dave went to 270, found body."

[Derek] The moment Dave said that he would come back, - Dave Not Coming Back

[Derek] The moment Dave said that he would come back,

It wasn't a decision of am I going to do it or not. - Dave Not Coming Back

It wasn't a decision of am I going to do it or not.

It was, as a team, when are we going to do it. - Dave Not Coming Back

It was, as a team, when are we going to do it.

I was excited by it because of the challenge of it, - Dave Not Coming Back

I was excited by it because of the challenge of it,

[cameraman] Something that extreme, - Dave Not Coming Back

[cameraman] Something that extreme,

In everyone's mind, it was goig to go ahead as it was intended. - Dave Not Coming Back

In everyone's mind, it was goig to go ahead as it was...

I don't think anyone anticipatd that it wouldn't end up like that. - Dave Not Coming Back

I don't think anyone anticipatd that it wouldn't...

[Don] Because we've been doing a lot of the filmin, - Dave Not Coming Back

[Don] Because we've been doing a lot of the filmin,

There's a few times where I've put my hood on, - Dave Not Coming Back

There's a few times where I've put my hood on,

So I put the hood over my head, and if you listen to it when I do that, - Dave Not Coming Back

So I put the hood over my head, and if you listen to it when...

[Don] Then the rebreather goes on, - Dave Not Coming Back

[Don] Then the rebreather goes on,

And when you get in the water, the final part is my mask. - Dave Not Coming Back

And when you get in the water, the final part is my mask.

Now, in my mask of my diving mask I've got lenses. - Dave Not Coming Back

Now, in my mask of my diving mask I've got lenses.

[Don] When I put that mask on, - Dave Not Coming Back

[Don] When I put that mask on,

Approximately 50 to 60 meters dropping - Dave Not Coming Back

Approximately 50 to 60 meters dropping

There's been a few deaths in Bushman's, - Dave Not Coming Back

There's been a few deaths in Bushman's,

Ten years after Deon's death, - Dave Not Coming Back

Ten years after Deon's death,

When Dave surfaced, you know, - Dave Not Coming Back

When Dave surfaced, you know,

Dave was a-- was a spirit that actually wanted to do things, you know. - Dave Not Coming Back

Dave was a-- was a spirit that actually wanted to do things,...

What happened to my VR3? Did you-- - Dave Not Coming Back

What happened to my VR3? Did you--

[Don] I've never had a brother. I'm an only child. And Dave felt like a brother. - Dave Not Coming Back

[Don] I've never had a brother. I'm an only child....

[Don muttering] - Dave Not Coming Back

[Don muttering]

[Dave grunts] - Dave Not Coming Back

[Dave] Well, I am swimming for the deep area, - Dave Not Coming Back

[Dave] Well, I am swimming for the deep area,

[laughter] - Dave Not Coming Back

I contacted the most accomplished of my guys, - Dave Not Coming Back

I contacted the most accomplished of my guys,

Stephen was already an incredibly accomplished diver. - Dave Not Coming Back

Stephen was already an incredibly accomplished diver.

Peter was just about one of the first guys I met, big and bold Peter. - Dave Not Coming Back

Peter was just about one of the first guys I met, big and...

Mark and Dusan would always, always dive together. - Dave Not Coming Back

Mark and Dusan would always, always dive together.

Truwin and Petrus Roux were being trained at the same time. - Dave Not Coming Back

Truwin and Petrus Roux were being trained at the same time.

Lo was the first guy that I actually taught, - Dave Not Coming Back

Lo was the first guy that I actually taught,

As far as Andre goes, we've got almost like a mental connection, - Dave Not Coming Back

As far as Andre goes, we've got almost like a mental...

When you have a person in front of you, and they're learning, - Dave Not Coming Back

When you have a person in front of you, and they're...

I never, ever trained Dave in the water. - Dave Not Coming Back

I never, ever trained Dave in the water.

With Dave coming up, I've got someone that I could actually go and dive with. - Dave Not Coming Back

With Dave coming up, I've got someone that I could...

[Don] Dave was trying to make a documentary over the process. - Dave Not Coming Back

[Don] Dave was trying to make a documentary over the...

It would have been an amazing thing to actually film underwater, - Dave Not Coming Back

It would have been an amazing thing to actually film...

[Derek] Don spoke to me - Dave Not Coming Back

[Derek] Don spoke to me

That made the trip even more interesting for me, - Dave Not Coming Back

That made the trip even more interesting for me,

No one's ever recovered a body from that sort of depth. - Dave Not Coming Back

No one's ever recovered a body from that sort of depth.

And we dropped off some tanks on the way down, - Dave Not Coming Back

And we dropped off some tanks on the way down,

I've heard the legends behind Bushman's. - Dave Not Coming Back

I've heard the legends behind Bushman's.

I've heard of Deon Dreyer disappearing at Bushman's. - Dave Not Coming Back

I've heard of Deon Dreyer disappearing at...

I've seen hand-sketched drawins in training manuals of Bushman's. - Dave Not Coming Back

I've seen hand-sketched drawins in training manuals of...

Verna did a 220-meter women's world record dive there. - Dave Not Coming Back

Verna did a 220-meter women's world record dive there.

Now, we had a full-on body recovery process in action. - Dave Not Coming Back

Now, we had a full-on body recovery process in action.

Once all the divers were confirmed, we settled the date: 8th of January, 2005. - Dave Not Coming Back

Once all the divers were confirmed, we settled the date: 8th...

We booked a whole week prior to that day to set up the dive. - Dave Not Coming Back

We booked a whole week prior to that day to set up the dive.

[Peter] The contrast of sitting on the top, - Dave Not Coming Back

[Peter] The contrast of sitting on the top,

And you go under the water, and this thing goes, you know, just... - Dave Not Coming Back

And you go under the water, and this thing goes, you know,...

[Don] Part of the danger, the absolue danger of Bushman's, - Dave Not Coming Back

[Don] Part of the danger, the absolue danger of...

And the only way that you've gt out is a very thin line. - Dave Not Coming Back

And the only way that you've gt out is a very thin...

Below you is at least 200 meters of water. - Dave Not Coming Back

Below you is at least 200 meters of water.

My dive plan: - Dave Not Coming Back

I take the body, and hand it over to the next diver, - Dave Not Coming Back

I take the body, and hand it over to the next diver,

All of the divers had to be at a place at a time. - Dave Not Coming Back

All of the divers had to be at a place at a time.

The problem with so many divers doing, in their own right, very serious dives, - Dave Not Coming Back

The problem with so many divers doing, in their own right,...

[machine whirring] - Dave Not Coming Back

[machine whirring]

We have to literally take everything, - Dave Not Coming Back

We have to literally take everything,

It's like moving a whole dive shop to the site. - Dave Not Coming Back

It's like moving a whole dive shop to the site.

Then, of course, all your divig gear has got to get to the bottom. - Dave Not Coming Back

Then, of course, all your divig gear has got to get to the...

[Don] I've got some 35 cylinders to get in the water. - Dave Not Coming Back

[Don] I've got some 35 cylinders to get in the water.

That's by no means the-- the total. - Dave Not Coming Back

That's by no means the-- the total.

There's a few more to come down here. That's quite a dive. [chuckles] - Dave Not Coming Back

There's a few more to come down here. That's quite...

You know, Don with these solid, solid technical skills, - Dave Not Coming Back

You know, Don with these solid, solid technical skills,

It'll be-- or Lo. It'll be-- - Dave Not Coming Back

It'll be-- or Lo. It'll be--

[Jack] I was fairly young doctor at that stage. - Dave Not Coming Back

[Jack] I was fairly young doctor at that stage.

Initially, I definitely thought this was crazy - Dave Not Coming Back

Initially, I definitely thought this was crazy

We tend to first do no harm, do the good-- - Dave Not Coming Back

We tend to first do no harm, do the good--

And-- and to get the balance between those two viewpoints, it's-- - Dave Not Coming Back

And-- and to get the balance between those two viewpoints,...

Yeah, it's been very slow this morning, - Dave Not Coming Back

Yeah, it's been very slow this morning,

It's good to get all the glitches - Dave Not Coming Back

It's good to get all the glitches

So I regard the whole thing as being very normal, so. - Dave Not Coming Back

So I regard the whole thing as being very normal, so.

[man] One action to record it, one action to switch off record. - Dave Not Coming Back

[man] One action to record it, one action to switch off...

[Dave] What I'm going to do is I'm going to set it going before -- - Dave Not Coming Back

[Dave] What I'm going to do is I'm going to set it...

We always say in technical diving circles - Dave Not Coming Back

We always say in technical diving circles

Dave wasn't used to diving with a helmet, and for this dive, - Dave Not Coming Back

Dave wasn't used to diving with a helmet, and for this...

[Derek] It-- It-- You know, it plays on my mind sometimes, you know, - Dave Not Coming Back

[Derek] It-- It-- You know, it plays on my mind sometimes,...

That makes those feelings of guilt a real issue. - Dave Not Coming Back

That makes those feelings of guilt a real issue.

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Two friends, Don and Dave were diving in the cave of Boesmansgat: 283 meters. Right before surfacing up, Dave - who'd just broken a world record - finds a body. They decide to dive back and retrieve it.

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Director: Jonah Malak

Writer: Jonah Malak

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, action, adventure

Year: 2020

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ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 10 Nov 2020

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

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