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The first thing is we actually really knew what happened to Dave
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Dave Not Coming Back

The first thing is we actually really knew what happened to Dave

The first thing is we actually really knew what happened to Dave

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The first thing is we actually really knew what happened to Dave.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:23:19
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, action, adventure
Production
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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.
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...
[Dave struggling] - Dave Not Coming Back 00:06
[Dave struggling]