Edd Sorenson's IMPOSSIBLE Double Body Recovery In The Dominican Republic! | DIVE STORIES

In this episode of DIVE STORIES, Edd Sorenson tells the harrowing tale of a double body recovery that he and Mike Young completed in the Dominican Republic after other divers failed.
Get yourself a beverage and settle down for another amazing Edd Sorenson adventure! This one will take a while!! Special appearance by Scooter the dog!
This interview was conducted on March 17, 2024 on Edd's back porch as the sun was setting and a rainstorm moved in. We finished inside when the rain started.
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[@August80ify]

The mental fortitude of Edd is seriously impressive, I panic when seaweed touched my foot.

[@BlueWorldplus]

🤣

[@joerarey8496]

😂😂😂😂

[@lucianamoraes7777]

😂😂😂😂

[@loldidyoureally3246]

Right! I wish I was as sane as Edd. Some ppl just do so well under pressure and never have panic or anxiety moments. I'm a big mess with everything! MRIs, cat scans, small spaces, bugs, animals, d3ath ect... everything effects my brain and its no fun. I wish I was normal

[@danielhermes4138]

Lmao

[@frankblackadder]

This guy is the closest thing to a real life super hero I can imagine.

[@rhegafd]

There is no better story teller then Edd Sorenson. Ive never spent a minute in a cave yet i absolutely love his stories. Man is a legend.

[@Justin-ru3zr]

Absolutely could listen to edds stories all day to not because hes a good story teller though because of the stories hes a bad story teller an amazing man with amazing stories

[@The88Cheat]

Same! I'll never cave dive or any kind of diving, but I love hearing him talk about it.

[@freedomwanderer91]

I could listen to Edd tell stories for hours. He is truly the GOAT of the diving community.

[@raganusmc]

Same here

[@Mrveescuba]

i could listen for days n days...my instructor have the same chill calm voice including experience so will listen for ages..

[@trevorduncan9635]

You wrote my comment before me 😆

[@Fifty8day]

Me too , I’ve watched a lot of Edd interviews and when this one came up I thought I’d just watch a few minutes to see what it’s like , before I knew it I’d watched it all

[@BuffyLynn]

He’s always been like Superman😊 I hope he protects his own life first. Saving folks or recovery of others is awesome but your life matters more Edd❤

[@TheHogMan]

Did anyone else notice he breathes like he's using a tank? Must just be habit now, but I love it. Show's a true hero of his craft.

[@MarcoTedaldi]

I'm a volunteer firefighter. I know what zero vis means. I know what it means navigating an unknown environment without seeing anything. It's putting a lot of stress on us. But zero visibility while under water in a maze of caves? That's absolutely unimaginable for me to do what he is doing. An absolute singular kind of person!

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

Way to make it about you

[@india1422]

​@@petergianakopoulos4926nothing wrong with being able to identify with someone

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

@@india1422 you win

[@derekjackson3990]

I grew up in Florida and I remember hearing about an underwater cave death every year just about. I never understood why people would do that sport and to this day I would never enter an underwater cave. Granted I’m not a diver at all but I would love to learn. But I’d still never enter a cave.

[@coachtim6188]

​@@petergianakopoulos4926 Miserable much?

[@Charlie1821]

“I think I’m at a blood layer”. Hardcore.

[@Nefville]

Its an honor to listen to Edd, I tell you that. The man is a legend.

[@blakebarone1809]

Edd is like the guy you know who tells the most absurd and unbelievable big fish stories… except they’re real.

[@donnamorgan2522]

No bs

[@testdasi]

When Edd mentioned "the 2 guys", I went 😂😂😂 immediately because I remember that story. Also huge respect for (a) Edd's effort to keep the victim's body intact and (b) the "I'll take a hero welcome when I bring out someone alive. This is just a job." comment.

[@ReconDiveRecovery]

I dove Wacissa on Day 2 to remove the Victim's remaining gear (fins) & pull the reel. That was a rough one for my friends who did their best. I got Edd's narrative in person around the fire pit one night many weeks later. That recovery was one of the most brutal and tight ones until this. I also dove for Ben McDaniels on night one, and supported Edd's dive for Larry Lee Higginbotham by rushing my Sidemount 95's full of Trimix to the site & dropping them with Stacy. I'm honored to have been taught Full Cave by Edd, and to have helped on a few cave recovery dives. Even more amazed by his Live Cave Rescues. When humans like Edd exist in our lifetime, there's no need for Superhero fantasy films.

[@LoveCaveDiving]

I'm a cave diver that lives in the D.R. and am 2 hours from cueva Dudú. Thanks to Edd we can enjoy diving in that cave because of that difficult recovery. Denis was my instructor. Too bad you couldn't enjoy the caves here. Maybe one day you could return here and do some cave diving. Thanks again for your hard work.

[@BlueWorldplus]

Me, Todd and Edd will come dive with you!!

[@HeatherSZ]

@@BlueWorldplus Better film it all! :)

[@anneglass8084]

A rare breed and a kind man. Thank you for another heart pounding story session

[@flinfaraday1821]

This is what Americans call humble? Praising yourself non stop? He's no doubt a good diver, but he's also full of himself. But I guess it's a thing over there. Very strange.

[@DontHateItsBased]

@@flinfaraday1821what’s strange is why the rest of the world concerns themselves with how American’s are and behave. Mind your own

[@Str8Flossin]

He’s def not humble. That’s why he is so good at what he does.

[@LittlebitTX]

He is amazing but humble he is not

[@anneglass8084]

@@LittlebitTX he’s my kind of humble I guess 😄

[@dynamite6507]

People might think he is cocky. But you gotta realize what he does takes massive cojones. He is the best at this. You almost have to be and you really can't think negatively in his profession.

[@rainydays-dancing5793]

He recognizes how blessed he is to be able to do what he does. I believe there’s a difference in cocky and confident experience. He’s humble enough to know his life is on the line each time but recognizes sometimes that divine intervention is the only way he succeeded in his mission.

[@sauce1232]

Just the fact he has to pay for his flight tickets is wtf

[@reivang7196]

Shiit I’d be too, he should tell it as it is as he should.I love the fact that he doesn’t exaggerate the environment like it was some I Indiana Jones cave, he tell like it it is but heeds the dangers of the environment. He’s speak like his not super man, but he know wtf he is doing, let me do my job kind of guy.

[@bodybong]

Well when you are literally the only person in the world capable of something it's ok to be cocky

[@itzme74]

Would you rather be rescued by some "cocky" who knows he is good and knows he can do it or a guy that says i can probably do if but im not real sure

[@XDR2201]

Still remember the iconic phrase Edd has said in other video “body parts soup” 😂

[@Nefville]

Oh I forgot until you mentioned it... ewwww lol

[@ClearwaterKB]

I am so claustrophobic that I can barely breathe just listening to this story. It is fascinating but terrifying!

[@Maxsmom13]

Edd is an amazing human, rescuer and story teller ❤

[@derrekanderson1387]

Dude, I teared up about Mike Young finding the ring and the son getting it back, that's awesome

[@dwayneroberts6616]

This man has more bravery and courage in the tip of his little finger than in my entire body. I couldn't go where this mans gone even if I was a cave diver. This guy and Mike Young are on a whole different level. Ed's friends have told stories of diving with him and even they are amazed by his expertise and willingness to go where no one else will. I truly look at Ed Sorenson as a super hero and a super human with a heart the size of Everest.

[@notiaproast1386]

A LEGEND!!! Thanx for documenting the stories, but more thanx to Ed and Mike and all of the heroes out there putting all on the line!! Endless respect!!

[@provuksmc6619]

He needs to record an audiobook. Id listen to this over and over and over again!

[@SlimSlashie]

Edd, your humility is matched only by your mastery of rhis craft. You truly are the best in the world, and more people don't know it because you are so humble. God bless you brother, safe diving.

[@fpsfishing]

“I called Mike Young” 😀😀😀

[@Dandeb19]

It is an honor to hear him speak.. I'm beyond fascinated by this man and his super abilities. He needs to do storytime for us all. We're Ed, Mike & Jonathan's fan club😉🥰

[@maggiekelley259]

I absolutely respect Ed's critical thinking skills and ingenuity. That combined with such compassion is so rare in a person. It's nice to see.

[@sjldfilms5126]

Incredible man. Would love to hear all of Edd’s stories. Thank you Jonathon!

[@LoveTOOlearn]

I’d love to meet ed and you and woody and Gus and Mike all people I look up to!

[@erkl8823]

"when it's impossible we call Edd" Edd "How do you (Edd) even think of things like that" Edd "My (Edd's) brain just works that way (the best way assumingly)" Edd "We've already called the best in the world (& they failed), so we called Edd" Edd The man does NOT have self-esteem issues, that I can GUARANTEE!! In all seriousness tho, even (especially) if you're the best in the world, & you know you're the best.... "it's always, always, ALWAYS the best to let OTHERS say the good things about you..." Me

[@attspace]

certified gangster

[@TURTLEORIGINAL]

I pray the good Lord Jesus Christ, keeps this man in his care; keeping him safe in all his adventures and life-saving crusades.

[@speeddemon467]

I’m not a diver, but I’ve been obsessed with cave diving stories on KZbin over the past 3-4 years. I’ve watched hundreds of videos over the years and this guy’s name keeps coming up over and over again. This is the first time I’ve ever heard the man himself tell a dive story - and it was awesome. No doubt, Edd Sorensen is an absolute legend.

[@BlueWorldplus]

We have several of his stories here, you should watch them all!!

[@LibbyKay188]

Never been diving, hate the water, don't even take long showers. But I watched this entire video and I'm going to watch a few more. I love hearing to Ed speak. The part about the wedding ring gave me full body chills. He's so genuine.

[@AmandaWilson-j3j]

You know how the Bible tells us to be careful how you treat people bc there are Angels among us and you never know if you’re entertaining one?…..Edd is one of those angels that walk among us❤

[@imnotakillabutdontpushme4125]

I don’t fool with water like that 😂but when I was in the army at night in the desert it’s 0 visibility. It’s terrifying I definitely wouldnt go in water where I can see. This gentleman is a hero.

[@neurosp]

When he says it’s very difficult, picture yourself something almost impossible.

[@Knate1104]

Damn Edd if you’d shown that harness to the NFPA, you’d be a multi millionaire. We have a harness like that built into our turnout coat, called a Drag Rescue Device and it’s mandatory for every firefighter

[@aleishabell6338]

If I ever met Ed, I think I would have an out of body experience. I think he is such a beautiful human being. Humble.❤

[@Paintopia_VR]

Always love to hear stories from Edd! It would be great to hear more of them from him in the future!

[@norskattforfun8575]

Incredible man doing what he does

[@MiamiMarkYT]

I love listening to these while I work! Cant wait to hear Edd’s next story

[@ryanlacoe3064]

Never dove in my life but always watch Ed's stories. thank u blue world plus.

[@Razzie.]

Thanks for everything you do, Edd. A true cave diving legend. Such an amazing guy.

[@mario-ck3es]

This guy is truly a beast. I work with a guy that has contraptions just like him. He tells his stories similar as well. The part where he's says what's this for and what's that for. I'm the guy asking. The guy always has something for a situation. He doesn't sound cocky to me. He sounds like a guy that gets after it and doesn't stop until the job is complete. That's fearless. That's what it is. ED is just built different.

[@ChargedDualtron]

Imagine to be stuck in a cave.. Breathing your last breaths and Edd shows up… He is a hero

[@chrisculley3756]

Wait a minute you guys pay for all of this out of your own pocket. That's crazy. I mean I totally commend you for not only risking your life but footing the bill for this as well. You guys should start up a mandatory fund to all divers who are going to cave dive. Like everyone. That bill the city county state or country for all expenses and some money for the risk you guys are putting yourself in. RLTW 3/75

[@19Burgandy]

I really respect how you allowed the man to pay you for the airline tickets but not a cent more.. most people now a days are greedy and it's just nice to hear. also allowing him to pay for something probably made him feel better.. being so thankful after so many failed attempts.. that story sounded terrifying and it's volunteer work?!? man that's crazy

[@MorganBrown]

It takes a stern constitution to voluntarily root around in zero viz for a decomposing body. The story about feeling for the slimy, hairy head. 😳

[@CraigNiel]

I could listen to Edd tell stories all day long. I was introduced to Edd through Dive Talk (Guss and Woody) and knew absolutely nothing about diving or cave diving before watching their channel. I have never had any interest in going cave diving, ever! It's just not for me but do find it fascinating and love learning all the rules and regulations etc... I have absolutely no idea why I like it so much, but I do. The thought of being underwater away from the surface terrifies me beyond belief but love watching others do it. I've heard this story from Edd before but just had to listen again.

[@raganusmc]

When things go bad call Edd. I have never met him I'm not a diver but I give him so mutch respect same with Mike young there both amazing people

[@BlueWorldplus]

"Don't get dead! Better call Edd!"

[@dhousegaming5010]

this man is something else! genuinely amazing!!

[@shahidhamid962]

In my eyes Edd Sorenson is a true life super hero , MAY GOD BLESS HIM !!

[@meshamybelle]

I love to hear Eds stories! He’s a very interesting guy. A real modern day hero. Mike is also a real impressive guy to listen to when he shares his adventures .

[@pageek3487]

I have never dived before and have no real interest in doing so (not brave enough and I’m not a fan of small spaces ) but I could listen to Ed tell stories for hours! What an amazing man. Bless you Ed.

[@kenmh7357]

Edd is a National Treasure

[@kiljaedyn]

Edd, the way you describe your methods and especially creating things out of necessity remind me of my father. He was a mine rescue specialist. He innovated a lot of tools and methods to find problems with the Breathing Apparatus rebreather and fix them under pressure as fast as possible. He won so many safety contest trophies he was legendary among his peers, but i was too young to understand at the time before he passed. Your demeanor and style bring back a lot of memories.

[@roybm3124]

I can’t imagine you can stay calm with zero visability while cave diving and recovering a body. What a gift ❤ Would love to see a training video with visability.

[@wakingtheworld]

Riveting story telling as ever, Edd. 12:25 Blimey, didn't think of this aspect: reacquiring the line when both hands have been maneuvering a dead body. Brilliant plan with the legs & the line. 33:03 'It's like playing Jenga with the weights' - Trying not to laugh cos here. 36:00 Divine intervention indeed! How touching. Hope this proved to them that you are indeed f**king good. Kudos to Mike Young too.

[@johnmiskin4905]

Absolutely extraordinary man, who could deal with these types of situations and keep cool and collective. Great you filmed this for us all, thanks.

[@mattx3020]

i love edd, he is an actual hero, has more living recoveries and body recoveries than anyone

[@anthonylacy4466]

That had to be a fun but sketchy dive. A mask with an integrated system like an older one but update would be nice. Printed in both upper portion of the lenses. Small but visable 2 line info layout. Has to be just the text visible though so not to take away any field of vision. Then create a wiring sytem that splits off from the battery bank. I could go on with inventions. Just no time or funding to back it and establish the prototypes. Glad Sorenson, Young and the DM government found the bodies in a safe and reasonable time frame. Congrates and props. 🤙🏼. To the interviewer, greatly appreciated for your efforts to discuss all this in somewhat detail. I am with Mike Young and will say there was a divine something that happened. Not just with Young but with everyone in the water during both rescues, even the victims. Anyway. Great video.

[@wakeboardbob]

Edds mental ability to block out things so many would find terrifying amazes me. I truly think it is his greatest asset in this profession. Can you imagine being trapped underwater, in a tiny space surrounded by rock, with a deceased diver literally in your face. I can block out alot but this is definitely higher level focus/mind control. 👏 Great job Mr. Sorenson.

[@babayaga8605]

One bad ass dude

[@roadboat9216]

I am a Scuba Instructor with thousands of dives, in many parts of the world. I have made many cavern dives in N FL. ( where you can see the glow of dayligh). In some of the caverns, when it turns into cave, there is a gate with a sign. It you are not CAVE certified, it you go beyond this point……..YOU WILL DIE. Thought hard about getting cave trained/certified. The answer was no. Not willing to invest the time, and money into it. It is a major commitment. You also clearly leave the world of recreational diving and enter the world of TECH diving. You also commit yourself to a clearly higher level of risk. No question. I fully respect cave divers, but not for me. And despite my experience and professional level of training, I wouldn’t even think of entering a cave without the extensive and specialized training.

[@sandralogue1774]

Decomposition gases would seriously alter any computation as far as determining weight needed. Outstanding effort recovering these guys.

[@antonomaseapophasis5142]

Took me a while to watch this. I had to stop a few times. I suppose it’s easier for you since you know what you are doing, but I was feeling all the panic-inducing part. Sometimes when you are in a mess yourself, and you think it’s going to be irreversible, you get detached, you are observing yourself in slow motion, but here, without pumping it up, you conveyed that situation where some move could put you beyond recovery. Cutting that line was one example. (Guess you really count on manufacturers for good quality 1/8 line)

[@xw1ngnutsx952]

I've heard Edd tell the story before, a pleasure to hear it again. Thankyou!!

[@BlueWorldplus]

Did it get better?? LOL

[@xw1ngnutsx952]

@@BlueWorldplus No Sir. Just as perfect. Please keep them coming. 🙏

[@MattyCurtis1]

Thank the Lord you are recovering well from the cancer edd. This world needs you!. I love you're channel. I'm not a diver but love the content. I could watch all day.

[@erkl8823]

"they're (dead bodies) gonna get ..."floaty" from being in the water" Edd Sorenson

[@dhanbeko8607]

BRAVO EDD

[@awkwardautistic]

I bet you'd want to take a 2hr long hot shower after that.. wash off the blood layer and human jello. I was so excited to see a new story!! Thanks for sharing them!

[@laraava]

I don’t know if these stories make me more or less likely to dive but Edd and Mike are my Michael and Kobe.

[@Juhani139]

Love these stories. I hear Dive Talk call them victims too. Is casualty not a better word?

[@AmandaWilson-j3j]

No, they are a victim of their craft. They are a victim of the malfunctioned equipment, a victim of the silt, a victim of the unmapped cave restrictions, and these unalived divers have family members who loved them dearly. Have some respect, calling them a victim is the most simpler thing you could come up with🙄

[@DougDingus]

We are hearing the words of a very high quality human. Humble, strong, tenacious, and kind. There is wisdom in these shared experiences anyone can draw on.

[@hshneo]

On cave diving world should be mandatory a sign to leave before every dive: "if I don't come back at this determined time, please call Edd!" Living legend, thank you for documenting his histories, you guys are saving people lives even before they get wet 😊👍

[@gullybull5568]

THESE are casualties of IGNORANCE and HUBRIS , NOT victims. No one did anything to these divers but their own weakness and incompetance. ❤

[@BRIDGETTWC]

❤ Edd Sorensen as well ❤

[@nelson3495]

When Edd left for college, he told his dad, You’re the man of the house now!

[@markthomas4083]

Let’s hope and pray that Edd teaches someone his secrets before he is too old to rescue/recover.

[@tyesalhus5604]

Jesus Edd. You are a gangster. These stories are so inspiring. Makes me want to just help in anyway possible. Like another story where family was so upset with you and you just took it and moved on. Like a goalie in sports it’s on you. Thanks for being who you are.

[@db-ur6td]

Thank you again for those! This guy is an absolute legend!

[@patricialyons383]

Ed you are a volunteer and you devote your time costings and energy at high risk overcoming obstacles and correcting situations with you inventive gear WOW I am close to tears so moved by fact that there IS SOMEONE LIKE YOU IN THIS WORLD OF OURS. Huge thank you - Patricia.

[@seanoregan998]

I'm speechless. This guy has some set of balls.

[@chrislumsden8045]

Some set of Cahoonas! This man needs recognition for his bravery!

[@Jcreek201]

I'm surprised that Edd, with all his ingenuity, doesn't carry a pneumothorax needle on recoveries. I fully understand not wanting to disturb the bodies, but sometimes you do what you have to and placing a chest tube to vent the decomp gas in the chest/abdominal cavities seems like it would have made this job much easier. Incredible job getting it done either way though.

[@kevinkron3740]

This guy is amazing and I love how he is so trained he is on a above ground re-breather. Great real storyteller. PS he slipped and swore and said “we’ll have to edit that” true class

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

not to brag but i can get rings at the bottom of a pool with no gear

[@BlueWorldplus]

🤣

[@Seakaye2s]

Needs to be on Joe Rogan. Great story teller and would get along great with Joe.

[@slartybarfastb3648]

It was difficult to hear Chick Fil A chicken strips commercials placed between Ed's descriptions of heads coming off and bloated bodies. I may never eat chicken strips again. 🤮

[@BlueWorldplus]

LOL! Please remember we have nothing to do with which ads KZbin chooses to run on our content!!

[@Jojo-ix8tg]

Man I wish he wasn't so Big headed. Like if you know your good you know your good. You don't have to keep saying it bro. Love what you do Tho. God bless

[@BRIDGETTWC]

I love 💙 🌎

[@ryand4533]

Bodies are not that important. They aren’t in them anymore. It’s like risking your life for a car that’s been totaled. I don’t understand how you get closer from that.

[@erikawhelan4673]

Leaving bodies in caves contaminates the cave, and nobody wants to be exploring a cave and run into a body. Plus families deserve closure.

[@OrionsKelt]

“It’s like playing Jenga in the dark with a dead body infront of you” -Ed Sorenson

[@Shaktical_Airsoft]

What a legend, all these cave diving rescue and recovery stories and I finally come across the man himself. Salute to you sir for the risks you take as a volunteer superhero!

[@benjaminbergau3047]

The ring wants to be found, Frodo!

[@TheGrobe]

I really hope I’m not the only grown man that got audibly giddy when he found out there was another Ed Sorenson story on KZbin?!🤓

[@Kroggnagch]

I believe it was divine intervention which had Edd co2 out and Mike see the ring RIGHT when they did. I'm very, very glad Edd didn't overwork his rebreather to the point that he got hurt. That must've been scary. But, Edd followed his protocol perfectly and didn't panic and let his machine catch up. He's quite wise. Such an amazing person, man. SUCH an amazing person...

[@donnamorgan2522]

That ring…miracles exist around Edd

[@Azuciea]

We really need to make a communication device thatll work for rescue divers like Edd.

[@thatoneguy7047]

There such devices, but they require a diver use a full face mask, which are dangerous for various reasons and not used in cave diving.

[@thatoneguy7047]

@Navy1977 If it floods or fails, you can't see or breathe.

[@Azuciea]

@@thatoneguy7047 I was thinking maybe a microphone in the rebreather with some sort of push to talk function. So like you couldnt have a conversation easily but you should be able to get the point across.

[@SavagePenguin13]

“Wwhhaaat did I do-well….what do they know I did??” 😂😂

[@m96k3y7]

ofcourse the officials as per usual, fail at something, and just wanna disregard anyone else being able to do it and wanna quickly bury the situation and move on. classic.

[@karinapichardo5057]

I just love this dude… such a badass so humble… great story teller