The Most Dangerous Dive Site in South Africa

Summary by Krater

This video details the history of Bushman's Hole in South Africa, one of the deepest freshwater caves on earth, focusing on the fatal dive attempts made by Sheck Exley, Nuno Gomes, Dave Shaw, Don Shirley, and others.

From the video

Answers: What are the tragic diving incidents that have taken place at Bushman's Hole?

• Bushman's Hole cave diving
• Extreme deep diving history
• Cave diving fatalities
• Decompression sickness and nitrogen narcosis

What it concludes

• Bushman's Hole is one of the deepest known freshwater caves on earth and is extremely dangerous.
• Eben Leyden died from running out of air after mismanaging his air supply and failing to switch to a secondary tank.
• Nuno Gomes set a depth record of 927 feet (282.6 meters) in 1996 after a 12-hour and 15-minute dive.
• Deon Dreyer died in 1994 after sinking to the bottom, likely due to hypercapnia or carbon dioxide poisoning.
• Dave Shaw died in 2004 while attempting to recover Deon Dreyer's body when his rebreather controller was crushed at depth.
• Despite the fatal incidents, Bushman's Hole remains one of the most legendary and dangerous dive sites on earth.