Cave Divers React to Cave Diving Accident in Utila

[@DiveSAGA]

Hi all! Nick here! 😄 Thank you for sharing the story and your views on it! I watched it with great interest! To answer the question how long Martin's "final effort" swim was, I recall him saying it was maybe 2-3 minutes but he didn't have a watch so it's a guess. He also mentioned off camera that he thinks that the cave has multiple horizontal layers and that he somehow ended up on a different "level" than where we were searching. He never noticed anything of the search party. Indeed the bit about "every cave diver knows you turn around in a silt out" was poor wording. It's indeed part of the limits we had set for ourselves because we were indeed laying line AND looking for someone. So we had agreed that pushing into the unknown trough a silt out with no knowledge of how quickly it would settle, and not knowing if we would find a body or a very panicked person in an air pocket would just be above our pay grade. Part or why we agreed to a search in the first place was because otherwise other, less knowledgeable volunteers might have tried and perhaps pushed too far. Thanks for sharing the story! 🫡

[@nordenskioeld]

It is inspiring to witness such a level of reason and anticipation! Thank you for sharing and thank you Gus and Woody for presenting it in your usual entertaining fashion! Cheers

[@shable1436]

It would have to have layers, but the hole he climbed out of and felt the rats nest, and broke through the ceiling proves it, but that would mean Martin was caught in hole with fresh air, so that would equalize water levels with every other hole that has porous Rock holes. I would like to see that cave mapped correctly.

[@DiveSAGA]

@shable1436 yes I am also not entirely clear on the structure of the cave. I do think he meant he fell out of a small hole in the wall, not necessarily the ceiling (but my animation skills are limited lol).

[@DIVETALK]

Thanks Nick! I saw you at DEMA the day after we recorded this reaction so I waved at you like you knew who I was and once you looked back with a “why is he waving at me?” Expression I realized that the reaction wasn’t going to be out for a couple of weeks and you had no idea we recorded it. 😂 Stop by next time! 😅

[@DiveSAGA]

@DIVETALK hahaha I'm sorry about that!! We will definitely connect next time!

[@fuzzyboots123]

It was actually refreshing to hear someone who knew their limits & was okay expressing them/sticking to them. Am glad this one had a good ending!

[@DeShark88]

@@fuzzyboots123 Exactly! If more people knew and respected their limits there'd be fewer videos like this one! And that'd be a good thing. The hubris of free diving in a cave is... autre chose.

[@captindo]

“You can always do anything once”- Gus

[@MajRAV]

Need that on a t shirt, with the cool mask logo and that quote under it

[@angelachouinard4581]

@@MajRAV Agree, Would make a great T shirt or hoodie!

[@MajRAV]

I just took the tdi rebreather logo the one with the octopus in the mask, stipped out the logos in ms paint and set it on my perdix 2 startup screen. Looks awesome 😂

[@timgosling6189]

There's a similar one for sky diving: A guy was asked if he was a parachutist. "No" he replied, "We are sky divers. We only use the parachute so we can do it more than once!"

[@TheHappyhorus]

It’s one of Gus’s best lines ❤😂

[@delphinelavendermorgan4627]

The "stab myself in the heart", was just such a nice throwback for me to an older episode. Never change Gus, neither should you Woody

[@IamNo1Now]

With so many trying to be the hero, I respect tf out of him for being willing to leave his ego out of it, and not risk causing a bad situation to become much worse. The freediver who survived that crazy situation is an absolute legend. Nothing short of a superhuman performance under the absolute worst imaginable circumstances. Bravo to everyone involved in this story. 🎉

[@Premier-Media-Group]

In all emergency situations, continually remind yourself: " it's NOT your emergency". Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.

[@DB-yj3qc]

A very important lesson I have learned and was reinforced when I did my Rescue diver course, during the "panicked diver" tasks. Something that probably made me better dealing with high stress situations.

[@barutsuomiei]

Wait, you guys have an intro! You always say "Hello everyone, my name is Gus! Hi I'm Woody!" I'm always happy to hear it again. Please don't change that!

[@hendersonribeirobrandina2120]

Completely agree.... hahahaha

[@PhotoJeticPoet]

I thought that was their planned intro, simple and sweet, plus I never forget their names ❤

[@peppercat8718]

I agree with you 👍

[@danmcghie30]

That's a mad story, glad the freediver was okay, and fully respect the divers not pushing their limits and risking more casualties. Can't believe he fell through the cave and landed where they entered the water 😅

[@rylandavis2976]

How does that even happen lol

[@davidyoung518]

So glad you paused the interview to point out the fact that he looks like every free diver!!

[@DIVETALK]

He does!

[@Venusienne_]

I loved your "Do I look like a free diver?" -"Bruh" I like your videos, I honestly would never consider diving, but your videos are very interesting, educational and so, even if it's something I don't do, I enjoy learning about it from your videos.

[@alainabrinton5298]

@@Venusienne_ this made me laugh out loud. It’s a mostly serious vid and that just came like a stealth attack haha

[@mrsatan2229]

Imagine being a rescuer being at the entrance when he falls from the roof.

[@kaley3684]

@@mrsatan2229 woulda scared ts outta me 😭

[@Hitman12.]

Cave divers just all confused on how he passed them lol

[@dana102083]

I knew i shouldnt read the comments before I finished..

[@ung427]

What he means about the daylight guys is that when you get to the mouth of a cave, you can see the exit, because it is illuminated with daylight.. with a cave dive that is inside of an additional dark cave, you never get that affirmation of seeing the light of day coming through the exit.. hence bringing the lights in.

[@DiveSAGA]

Yes indeed 😊

[@angelachouinard4581]

Wow this was an amazing video. Martin's guardian angel was working overtime but his description of his mental state and how he really worked to maintain calm & fight panic shows what it takes to get out of trouble. Even then you might not, but I'm glad he came back to share his story with Nick.

[@jaketschida7016]

Amazing story! Well done and happy ending! I think when he said "Daylight" I don't think he was talking about time of day. I think he meant a well lit secure scene. I'm a recovery/investigation diver and after our first briefing we set up our scene/staging area where we can prep our divers, tenders, medical, and command. It couldn't have been an easy decision to stop the dive, but I would shake his hand and said he made the right call. It isn't easy to accept your limits and I've seen a lot of good divers never dive again because they pushed it to hard.

[@pertheguy]

Yeah and he said it's harder to get out in the dark too

[@enchantededition6879]

Half way through I legit thought he found another way out or a way to communicate with the outside world. For him to find a passage that dropped him down onto the rescue party from above in the dry cave frickin PRICELESS!!

[@Spookedjay]

Woody: "Do I look like a free diver?" Gus: "...Bro." Haha! Gotta love these two!

[@t3amreflex220]

Hello! I’m a lvl 3 certified Freediver from North Florida. To answer your question, overhead is completely off limits. There’s no training or certification for freediving in overhead environments.

[@corneliusblackwood9014]

What is an overhead?

[@eldorito3491]

@@corneliusblackwood9014 when you can't swim straight up to air basically like when in a cave or wreck

[@Fox_on_a_Rollercoaster]

7:55 he put "Daylight" in air quotes. Don't take this too literally^^ Great video as always!

[@jasonlacomb5382]

I'd like to address a couple issues you talked about. Regarding the "sunlight', I believe what he was saying was that to have a reference point to return to and have surface support illumination. Regarding the silt out, you should abort the dive for a cave silt out...when you searching for a body in an unknown cave. If you are in a total blackout situation in an unknown area, add trying to find a body...not a smart move. I could be wrong though.

[@DiveSAGA]

That's indeed exactly as I had intended it!

[@Pochi1]

Sure if you are not trained. A trained rescue diver will not let a silt out stop them.

[@KoffinTV]

Dang Gus looks likes he is really slimming down! Keep up the work buddy.

[@xXCigarXx]

@@KoffinTV he's going to be getting into all them tight caves.....giggity.

[@MatthewBrown-bf5lz]

I just hope it's not Ozempic..

[@Solon_The_Lich]

30% of Gus is missing

[@chrisust8079]

Cave divers: "We're out." Freediver: "Hold my oxygen..." 🤣

[@fractalxco64]

Bro i saw a video from you guys from like 2-3 years ago and gus looks like a whole new persona now in the good way man! he looks like 10 years younger

[@dimebagdave77]

Big thanks Gus and Woody, be safe, happy holidays!

[@ShuffleReplay]

I am highly thalassophobic and somehow your videos from 2-3 years ago got recommended to me, and now I've been binge watching these nightmareish cave diving videos for days! Great stuff!

[@stingray8255]

Gus and woody y’all inspired me so much I actually just signed up for my first diving class

[@Tyfonen]

The images of the air pockets really helped me to understand what Martin was describing. Amazing video. Also what an incredible diver Martin is, there is definitely a reason why staying would be the safer option but Martin was probably the most qualified as well as most experienced (of this cave in particular) and taking the responsibility of his own survival is incredible. I also assume Martins real issue was time, since he could make the dive but if he is weakend or air runs low he immediately becomes realiant on rescue. As time passes he would probably start using more air due to becoming more paniced, he also was aware of the fact that he had already lost track of time and would probably start making increasingly desperate attempts. Brave choice but seems like a calculated one even if he admits to being in a paniced state. Great story. Great video. Great commentary.

[@Stephaniemickle]

Holy Hannah. Talk about divine intervention. I don’t think there’s any training that really prepares you for something like this, and my god how lucky was he that he fell thru to the place he did. It sounds like a final destination nightmare, and I’m glad he lived to tell his tale. ❤ thank you for your videos! I’m not a diver but I find your field so fascinating and I love learning from you.

[@armandocardenas6094]

You don’t need an opening, with Hi. I am Gus and I’m Woody is more than enough. You guys are the Joe Rogans of the cave diving world.

[@marialflores95]

Agreed, and they are way better than Joe Rogan! 😊

[@luludust]

WOW! What an unbelievable event! I am so happy it has a positive ending. Thank you Nick for sharing and thank you Woody and Gus for reacting to it!

[@ceej8582]

Gus, you're looking real good brother. Keep up the good work!

[@auntbee6993]

A miraculous return from the dead on Easter weekend. Bet the rescuers shit themselves when he dropped out of the ceiling in front of them😂 would have been even funnier if he had insisted he had only been gone 2 mins and had no idea how he ended up dropping out of a portal in the ceiling lol

[@DJMarcO138]

Woody: "Do I look like a free diver?" Gus: "BRO" 😄😆😅🤣😂

[@JASPER808]

Gus ive seen yalls videos from around 2 years ago. Great stuff. All I gotta say is WOOOW. Keep up the grind man, you look a lot healthier. Congrats man

[@nemesisofeden]

19:07 Gus will NEVER let this go 🤣

[@Sir.T]

This was a really good story! But free diving in a cave that you've never been in before & alone is just wild

[@Jefferson-ly5qe]

He got super lucky. Reckless on the way in, reckless on the way out

[@rodrigokattan5439]

I AM FROM HONDURAS, I REALLY ENJOYED THIS VIDEO. UTILA, HONDURAS IS A MAGICAL PLACE FOR DIVING. SUPER RECCOMENDED.

[@Kittieku]

Wow. Thank goodness he made it out. It was an amazing story. Thank you Gus and Woody 🤍

[@DIVETALK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@SangriaNurseBaeA]

Wow! Wild story!! But the “even though Martin looks like every free diver over seen.” 🤣🤣 GUS!

[@janclardey3824]

Hey guys! I have been watching your vids lately and found myself hooked on all your stories and comments on diving and cave diving. Also was watching a episode of this australian guy being left at sea witch you managed to get on the show and answer your questions. im enjoying every second of it. real good content you guys make! also Gus, you have lost a lot of weight man! good job. hope you both stay healthy and make a lot more episodes for me to follow. greetings from the Netherlands.

[@johncalia8598]

LMAO Gus! " Well you can always do anything Once " lol that shit cracked me up thanks for the laugh love you guy's 😂😂😆👆💯❤️🫵👍☝️🙂

[@Nefville]

What a story! Wow, I'm glad he made it. I can't imagine thinking you could be taking your very last breath on the hope and a dream that you find a way out but I suppose at some point, you either try to escape or die, a fate you have to accept either way. Makes you think what you would do if you were in that situation yourself and if it would have the same outcome.

[@jasonnikolic]

OMG I haven't watched you in a while and I cannot believe your transformation Gus! Holy Molly!

[@WindLif]

you don't need an intro for your videos guys... its just my opinion but i enjoy just watching you talking about what happens in the diving world.. im not here to watch a movie. congrats to both of you and everyone else involved for the channel :)

[@Mandanaziaei]

Yay! You have new videos! You both are perfect guys, happy holidays in advance

[@CaptainSpud80]

Awesome story all around .. and Gus gotta say I’ve been with you and woody since you started the channel and you’re looking great brother. Keep up the awesome content guys!

[@yesseniasalazar7450]

I’m new here, I just watched one of your videos from 2 years ago then this one, you look great! You have made healthy choices in your life. Good for you! 👏

[@fungi5350]

I love yalls videos. I’m sorry that it’s the accident ones that bring people in, but I think it’s the same reason true crime does well. As humans we want to protect ourselves so we want to learn from others mistakes, consciously or not. Our brain tells us “that could be you, better pay attention so we can save ourselves”. And yall know have so much knowledge it just makes me feel like I’m getting potentially life saving advice. The same feeling when watching a survivalist, knowing i only like to camp is well established drive in campsites lol. Your knowledge is what makes these so comforting and watchable, because you’re respectful and informative without being condescending. You guys are much appreciated.

[@MusiicRoolz]

I agree, it's about control. it makes us feel safe and secure as it's detached from us, compartmentalised and explained, and obviously it's not us being horribly maimed

[@lunaticpinecone]

Wow for Gus! Haven’t watched in a year or so; I come back & Gus is looking in great shape. Awesome to see 👍🏻

[@elineman7]

Amazing story- love the drawings… ✏️ Merry Christmas Woody & Gus, to you and yours. ♥️

[@TheMuhaAdventures]

I can tell you guys this . I’ve watched every video ! This video was very emotional for me to watch . Just listening to his story . Great job guys

[@CryptbloomEnjoyer]

I go through phases watching dive talk and every time I have watched for the last few years Gus has looked healthier and healthier man. Good for him keep it up!!!

[@MikeDodds]

Please correct me if I’m wrong but a CCR is basically a portable personal gas blender so when it comes to decompression time, you can blend the ideal gas mixture for that purpose. If a diver has a CCR failure near the end of their dive it would stand to reason that this could have a significant impact on their decompression time since they would have to use whatever blend they were carrying in their OC backup…. Another question, is Martin planning on doing any more free diving in caves?!?!?! 😂

[@waughstreetglass5202]

Man, I haven't watched a video from these guys in a while. Gus is looking amazing! Slimmed up and got some muscle now, 💪 great job dude. Now he can fit in tighter spaces when cave diving. 😂

[@Letha-Mae]

Very thankful he made it! 🙏🏽

[@ConjoinerGlass]

havent watched a video in a minute, just wanted to say I noticed gus is looking alot healthier than last time I saw. Great work man

[@appallokelley3207]

My father is a dive instructor that’s retired . He once told me to never go into caves under water. I got stuck in a small passage under water along the California coast once , it wasn’t really a cave , it was a constriction through a rock underwater like a tunnel . I was so lucky my father found me and got me out. I could never cave dive.

[@clairebradley6589]

I'm holding you guys fully responsible for the increase in my procrastination.

[@brynreeve4499]

I’m new to the channel. ( only been watching for a week or so). And ive been watching so so many videos I’m hooked !! But as much as i love the content. And i have to say the best thing has been watching Gus get thinner and fitter over the videos 😅 Becuase I’ve watched years of content in a week it’s been a rapid transformation for me hehee

[@EricStott]

Dive Saga / Nick Derutter is an awesome channel. If you want to show friends what scuba diving has to offer, this is the channel. (Though I am jealous of all of the places he goes!) 11:41 he stated at the beginning that they were laying line. Because there was no cavern, can we assume this isn't a jump line? I 'bet' it is their agreed upon dive plan that silt out = turn the dive

[@maryhoover7629]

You guys are awesome! I have been watching your videos for a while now as a nondiver, hoping to dive one day! You guys should do a video about different channels and resources for new divers to advanced divers. That way we know where to look and who to talk to, whether it is insurance or other information from websites or other youtube channels. I love watching your videos and I want to learn and see more about diving, but I don't even know where to start or other youtube channels to check out.

[@ThePandaDudeGuy]

Dude Gus looks like he’s lost so much weight. Good shit dude!!!! I haven’t watched a video in maybe a year and I thought I was looking at a whole different person lol

[@slanked549]

Gus looking so good! Congrats on your progress!

[@therelinquished4751]

Wow, I haven't seen a video from you guys in a looong time, but Holy, Gus you're looking amazing dude!

[@vincentmanzi4228]

just discovered you guys a couple days ago and have been binge watching all your videos! yall are soo funny and very informative! when you gonna blow up the jet ski!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@McNeelyfries]

@@vincentmanzi4228 welcome to the club. Amazing guys!

[@markwallace1251]

This is a refreshing discussion.

[@beard6488]

i was watching vids from years ago and damn ol boy on right got fit!!!! love to see it!!! well done sir!!!!

[@gretchendonlan-g7u]

mad props to u gus on your weight loss! u look like healthier and younger than ever :)

[@DannyMcPfister]

I first read ‘…Cave Diving Accident in Ulta’ and imagined a diving spot at the makeup store.

[@SoulFlask]

Love your channel guys. Doing my open water next week at 45 years old. I can’t wait.

[@SoulFlask]

I passed. Looking forward to my advanced:)

[@ActionAdventureClips]

Maybe they were worried about running into sharp formations while navigating the silted out passages. We have seen a passage cave divers dove that had formations sitting well above the water at low water level but when the water rises the formations would be right above the water line and would stab anyone who rose up out of the water.

[@TherawMike]

I have been following nick since the begining, he has a very nice videos . Shout out to nick, my two favorite dive chanels in you tube in one video . Too P

[@john59fifty]

I hadn't watched in a while but wow gus you have slimmed down well done mate

[@derSchreii]

Gus realy is in good shape. Looks good💪🏽

[@pitmonk]

You're both looking well gentlemen. Thanks for the content.

[@oscarottaviano6064]

I'm a diver, and i can't hold my breath for more than 1 minute being on my seat..

[@TopazFire15]

Regarding risking diarrhea to stay in that little air pocket, diarrhea does a lot more damage than just dehydration. You’ll lose any nutrients in the stuff still in your GI, and you’ll lose electrolytes. Both of these can hasten exhaustion and death, especially since the electrolyte loss can lead to heart failure! So in reality, unless you have some kind of filtration system for freshwater, or unless it’s rainwater, it would probably be better to wait out death by dehydration than death by heart attack.

[@watchesgadgetsandstuff]

Awesome video, great outcome and fantastic reaction as usual! (I still can't go past the fact you guys are in the same room and Woody looks like he is somewhere very north while Gus wears a T-shirt😅)

[@wompppwompwomppp]

Happy Holidays woody and gus!

[@ChantzTerrell-xf4eg]

Gus I’ve watched these for a while you are looking good man 😅 I can definitely see a difference keep it up 👍🏻

[@makzzz1986]

"That is how we spend our Sundays..." and I just rolled on the floor laughing. My God, it is insane...

[@je7055]

Question from a non-cave diver: it's not clear whether or not Nick and his buddy had a map of the cave or knew the layout going into the search. Do you guys think that could've been a factor in the decision to call the dive upon reaching the silt-out? If you knew the cave kept going along the same trajectory beyond all the silt, then it would make sense to keep going, no? The silt would suggest you're probably getting close to Martin, after all. On the other hand, if Nick had no idea what the other side of that silt-out looked like-i.e., for all he knew, the silt was hiding five different branching paths-then the decision to call it makes a lot more sense to me. That's my armchair read, anyway.

[@joshp2080]

Its been a while since ive watched, BUT HOLY CRAP. SKINNNYY LEGENNNND

[@erikaguirre7638]

I haven’t seen this channel in a while, I just wanted to say good job on the fitness brother.

[@BalthazarMyrrh70]

Gus, when ppl say cave diving gets more dangerous at night, they are talking about emergency procedures above ground. Remember, everyone else has already worked all day. They're already tired. Then there is equipment loading in the dark, driving to the scene in darkness, navigating harrowing access points - gathering gear & ppl together all in darkness adds time & effort & frustration before any search even truly gets underway.

[@mscolli3]

I wish Gus would do a personal video on how he's lost so much weight and gotten in shape. So inspirational!

[@Evie-wx2hd]

as if I only just noticed because of this comment! He's looking good, hopefully he's feeling good too :)

[@thomasroberts5623]

How crazy so happy he made it out

[@evolvedmonkey9978]

21:45, yes you reacted to a video of a South African cave diver, named Peter Verhulsel, that got lost on Sterkfontein Caves west of Johannesburg, in 1984, when he was diving with 2 of his friends, he endured for 3 weeks inside a crevace on a tiny sand island, near his corpse and dive equipment a message was written in the sand, 'I love you Shirl and Ma.', he was discovered by a team that was exploring the caves, police had already though after 2 days that he had drowned.

[@greymalkin9228]

Holy moly. I think every cave-dive-gone-wrong I've ever heard about has boiled down to 'not enough air in the tanks' and Martin didn't even have tanks, just a couple of lungs.

[@nika_3537]

"Do some apnoe" means the breathing exercise/preparation before the dive. You prepare your lungs for the dive

[@LoneStarStinger]

WOW. That guy falling through from above is insane. Good thing that cave had so many pockets and breathable air. I guess if you’re free-diving in a cave the type of cave can save your life.

[@teamhaselmyer]

Outstanding story, earned a subscriber 🤙

[@JRex415]

I may not watch often but buddy is shriveling away congrats on weight loss u look great buddy!

[@moosydc5629]

Gus looking good putting that work 💪🏼❤️

[@cloudycod4352]

Crazy story. Thanks guys

[@SeattleRingHunter]

Yes Nick has some top shelf content and is a very intelligent person. I love his videos and his respect for know his limits. Amazing experience and we are happy for that Martin made it home! Cheers, #SeattleRingHunter

[@richardevans4808]

What was the temperature in the hole? I'd think he would have been subject to hypothermia. Even if the hole was "dry" I would assume the humidity is high. After swimming around I can't imagine feeling dry down there.

[@TheRealBoomslice]

Havent watched for a while but Gus lookin fit. You been workin out bro? Either way always great to see vids from you guys.

[@CircumbulatingSamsara]

24:46 not just lucky. What he experienced is about as close to literal death and rebirth as one can possibly get without actually dying and being reborn. The story could be used as an actual allegory. The weight an event like that would hold is hard to conceptualize (for better and worse) . Life changing stuff.

[@TKE644]

Brain was probably thinking “any longer and we will not physically be capable of making a real attempt, due to lack of food/ water/ etc. “

[@ITSYVNGGROWING]

I haven’t watch y’all for a while when I clicked on the video I couldn’t even recognize Gus’s at first glance. You look good, but at the same time it makes me wonder

[@DIVETALK]

@@ITSYVNGGROWING wonder what?

[@ITSYVNGGROWING]

@ how long was I really gone for 😖