Interesting video to say the least. Like @The Chairman, I have no reason to doubt the man in regards to him being Cave Certified. I personally have trained several 1000's of divers over the years, who have forgot things they have learned, and resorted back to calling regulators respirators, or even worse, a scuba cylinder an oxygen tank. I feel confident most instructors would agree, that some divers forget more than we teach them, if they are not immersed in scuba diving the way we are. When I talk to them now, I think to myself, "Did I really certify this person way back when." Whether he has ever been cave diving or not, and whether his story is made up, I can speak first hand, on what its like to be in an overhead environment during a silt out. The stress, the panic, the impeding fear of doom is all too real. Without experience, calmness, and training, I would have never made it out.
After 10 years in Law Enforcement, I get the most entertainment from watching news broadcast about me. The one that got me the most, was a car chase, where we exceeded 120 miles an hour for approximately 2 miles, before the suspect wreck and flipped his car. After rolling 3 to 4 times, he had cause such a dust ball, I had to wait at least a minute before I could approach the vehicle. Miraculously he survived, and was able to crawl out of the car an elude me before I could apprehend him. Afterwards, my Lieutenant instructed me to give a statement to the local news station, during which I explained why I initiated the chase to begin with and what happen after the suspect wrecked his vehicle. What made the news broadcast so funny was, the intro stated that a suspect ran from the police, wrecked his car, started a fight with the officer, injured the officer, then ran from the scene. Then immediately afterwards they show the interview with me, where I stated that I initiated a chase for approximately 2 miles before the suspect wreck his car and fled the scene. Afterwards the anchorman stated the officer (which was me by the way) suffered minor injuries due to a physical altercation with the suspect, but would recover with in a few days. The only injury I sustained, was the embarrassment from my department for not being able to apprehend a suspect after he flipped his car during a chase. I got hounded for several weeks over that one. The point being made, is the entertainment industry creates so much dramatic effect (or lies as I call them), simply for entertainment purposes.
After 10 years in Law Enforcement, I get the most entertainment from watching news broadcast about me. The one that got me the most, was a car chase, where we exceeded 120 miles an hour for approximately 2 miles, before the suspect wreck and flipped his car. After rolling 3 to 4 times, he had cause such a dust ball, I had to wait at least a minute before I could approach the vehicle. Miraculously he survived, and was able to crawl out of the car an elude me before I could apprehend him. Afterwards, my Lieutenant instructed me to give a statement to the local news station, during which I explained why I initiated the chase to begin with and what happen after the suspect wrecked his vehicle. What made the news broadcast so funny was, the intro stated that a suspect ran from the police, wrecked his car, started a fight with the officer, injured the officer, then ran from the scene. Then immediately afterwards they show the interview with me, where I stated that I initiated a chase for approximately 2 miles before the suspect wreck his car and fled the scene. Afterwards the anchorman stated the officer (which was me by the way) suffered minor injuries due to a physical altercation with the suspect, but would recover with in a few days. The only injury I sustained, was the embarrassment from my department for not being able to apprehend a suspect after he flipped his car during a chase. I got hounded for several weeks over that one. The point being made, is the entertainment industry creates so much dramatic effect (or lies as I call them), simply for entertainment purposes.
