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Dave Not Coming Back

And, tonight, we bring you exclusive excerpts of Shaw's footage in this E! News special...

And, tonight, we bring you exclusive excerpts of Shaw's footage in this E! News special report

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And, tonight, we bring you exclusive excerpts of Shaw's footage
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in this E! News special report.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:23:05
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, action, adventure
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

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.
The first thing is we actually really knew what happened to Dave. - Dave Not Coming Back 00:04
The first thing is we actually really knew what happened to...
David recorded exactly what went on and that is unique. - Dave Not Coming Back 00:04
David recorded exactly what went on and that is unique.
Dave there was breathing, and you could hear him breathing, - Dave Not Coming Back 00:07
Dave there was breathing, and you could hear him breathing,
And now we're talking about some leak tape going out live - Dave Not Coming Back 00:07
And now we're talking about some leak tape going out...
So I tried to stop that, and the only way I could stop it was actually talk over it. - Dave Not Coming Back 00:04
So I tried to stop that, and the only way I could stop it...
So I actually went to the studios and, literally, talked over it in the studio. - Dave Not Coming Back 00:06
So I actually went to the studios and, literally, talked...
And at this point, I could barely walk, let alone anything else. - Dave Not Coming Back 00:05
And at this point, I could barely walk, let alone anything...
[man] There was an internal debate within us, the team, - Dave Not Coming Back 00:07
[man] There was an internal debate within us, the team,
And, yes, we can stop short to the last breath, - Dave Not Coming Back 00:08
And, yes, we can stop short to the last breath,
What-- what I always did was take it to the cat's cradle, - Dave Not Coming Back 00:08
What-- what I always did was take it to the cat's...
And then there's some sounds on the thing that-- that sound like the last breath. - Dave Not Coming Back 00:06
And then there's some sounds on the thing that-- that...
[gasping for air] - Dave Not Coming Back 00:05
[gasping for air]
[Don] Dave comes to the bottom and follows the line to the body. - Dave Not Coming Back 00:05
[Don] Dave comes to the bottom and follows the line to the...
As soon as he starts to work with the body, - Dave Not Coming Back 00:08
As soon as he starts to work with the body,
It started floating, and entangled with Dave's torc. - Dave Not Coming Back 00:04
It started floating, and entangled with Dave's torc.
Normally, Dave would have put the torch around his neck. - Dave Not Coming Back 00:04
Normally, Dave would have put the torch around his neck.
He can't do that because the camera's there, - Dave Not Coming Back 00:06
He can't do that because the camera's there,
Once the body started floating, he got caught with his torch. - Dave Not Coming Back 00:05
Once the body started floating, he got caught with his...
Dave tried to cut the line, but his breathing got faster and faster, - Dave Not Coming Back 00:07
Dave tried to cut the line, but his breathing got faster and...
He lost consciousness due to the high level of CO2 generated by his efforts. - Dave Not Coming Back 00:06
He lost consciousness due to the high level of CO2 generated...