Dave Shaw and Don Shirley were already legends in the scuba diving community when, in October 2004, they decided to explore South Africa's Boesmansgat cave, breaking a world record in the process because of how deep they went. What they didn't expect was to find a dead body at the bottom - that of Deon Dreyer, another celebrated diver, who had disappeared there ten years previously. Partly out of concern for his family and partly, they admitted, because they felt drawn to the challenge, they arranged to return to the cave in January of the following year to try and retrieve it. It was an expedition which they knew would be dangerous and they approached it with extreme care, but nevertheless, Dave lost his life in the process.
Much of this film is comprised of footage from the documentary which Dave and Don planned to make about the retrieval. It's framed.
Much of this film is comprised of footage from the documentary which Dave and Don planned to make about the retrieval. It's framed.
- 11/14/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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