The Incredible Survival Story Scientists Can't Explain

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[@Hayastantzi92]

No

[@Zaithez]

no KEKW

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

Hard pass. Especially how obnoxious that ad and its placement was.

[@Maven0666]

I’m female and I want to be the first female knight. Since knights were supposed to protect their charge,they had to be celebate. It shouldn’t matter if I’m female. I’m old but I can still be protective.

[@houseofpain3580]

AMAZING✝️STORY

[@davesmith3075]

I work offshore in the oil and gas sector. A few years ago Chris Lemons came in and did a talk at our office as part of a “safety stand down day” and a few of my coworkers have worked with him. Interesting story and a nice guy

[@PersonCuber]

That's incredible

[@CindyandRicoTheCoonhoundCross]

He's a s$it tonn braver than I am!

[@warrenking1815]

Wow, wow, wow, and holy s#it!

[@luizinfanti]

Awesome. You guys are the real world heroes. Thank you for what you do!

[@blakeoveracker5822]

I would love to pick his brain about what his last thoughts were when he thought this was the end and if God had anything to do with it in his opinion.

[@0utkastAngel]

Can we give a hand to our man Duncan !? Everyone else would have considered chris to be dead by the time he got back to the bell, but not Duncan. Duncan tried when the situation was absolutely hopeless.

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

I have a feeling you'd have tried too;) We really are at our best during seemingly impossible situations...

[@ivanleon6164]

a real bro

[@takotako808]

​@@BCTGuitarPlayer sadly people die every day because the people they were surrounded by "didn't" 🤷. Respect to the people that try!!

[@clownbooface2624]

Ex heavy industry spark here, In shituations like this our mandated gobshite safety and first aid programming kicks in much as we hate it it saves lives. ABC. airway breathing circulation continue cpr till emt arrives stop blood gushers and shock

[@anon_y_mousse]

@@takotako808 Indeed, far too many don't even try because they've given up before they've even started. So definite respect for the guy that tried 31 minutes later.

[@jessicahatala4040]

As a nurse/paramedic, we learn you are not dead until you are warm and dead. So kudos to Dave and Duncan for not giving up!

[@bta7658]

wait what? you aren't dead until you are WARM and dead?

[@jessicahatala4040]

Yes- you can look up the Jean Hilliard story as well. Basically, cold temps slow metabolic processes. So in emergency medicine, we continue CPR and running the “code blue” until a person is back to normal body temperature.

[@erikbongnilsson246]

Interesting, can you explain how the body heats up to normal temperatures if there is no biochemical activity, heart beat and so on? Will the body start to warm up anyway as long as you induce artificial breathing and cpr? That sounds like it wouldn't do much at all, perhaps you artificially start to warm up the body with heat blankets? Do you have to take some steps to make sure you heat up the body both from the outside and the inside at the same rate? Warm infusions of some kind? Very interesting topic! Thanks :D@@jessicahatala4040

[@dracojaco7131]

@@jessicahatala4040 does that have any relation to when people are getting incredible cold there weirdly strip naked because they are weirdly hot

[@jillianmaloney3798]

Thank u for the work you do! I too survived a drowning incident (put into a self driving conversion van driving to a lake to be murdered by human traffickers) and was dead & blue, but the emts didn’t give up on me. They suctioned my lungs and used warming blankets with cpr. There is footage and you can see them breaking my stiff arms open to do cpr. 🫡🇺🇸

[@rhov-anion]

My brother was the medic on a deep sea diving crew. Although he hired in as a welder, he had previously worked as an EMT. That medical knowledge was vital on such missions, and he saved more than one man's life. Quite proud of him, but jobs like that are terrifying for the rest of the family. It really is a job for a special type of person. It also pays EXTREMELY well.

[@jl-xs6ud]

I just googled how much these guys get paid. Extremely well indeed but I'm not surprised

[@silversonic1]

I agree with the assessment regarding his survival. The cold and the gas mixture helped his already well conditioned body survive. But had they not been able to get back to him as fast as they did or not even tried reviving him, he likely wouldn't have. The entire team all deserve praise for not giving up on their colleague. This was one of those 1 in 1,000,000,000,000 scenarios where a worst case scenario managed to be overcome. I tip my hat to them all. Well done.

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

people have survived being frozen for hours

[@reesesalen5033]

I imagine he was skip breathing too and MAYBE had air for slightly longer than 5 minutes but not more than 10

[@silversonic1]

@@ChickenPermissionOG Indeed, but he didn't go down that low. 7°C is more like being in a refrigerator, which is still very good at preventing tissue from necrotizing. And since the head is where you will lose a lot of your body heat, the fairly quick cooling of his head could prevent brain tissue death for some time. And as said before, his physical condition could also allow him to last longer with less oxygen. This is in part because a more physically active person has more mitochondria in their cells. Another aspect is the better condition of their circulatory system. What is truly interesting to me is that his body started again upon the introduction of fresh oxygen into his lungs. Chest compressions weren't mentioned at all. Just two breaths. That would imply his nervous system kicked everything back into gear simply because the lungs signaled "Hey! We have air!" That's amazing in and of itself.

[@Kekeliz]

Yeah I definitely agree that the most likely scenario of how he lived and his friend still giving him cpr to try to get him to breath again anyways as for no brain damage it’s probably cuz his lung had an extra supply of oxygen from the living conditions he was in so it was quite 100% out of air yet when they found him

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

The near freezing temps slowed the brains metabolism, Surgeons use it in some operations to protect the brain.@@Kekeliz

[@malicemadden]

I’m a paramedic, so not many things on the internet get to me. Watching that footage on the top of the manifold, seeing him twitching… that was difficult for me to watch- even knowing he survived. Thank you for showing us his story ❤

[@dickjohnson7547]

Do guys ever hit on you while they are in the back of the ambulance?

[@zackwaffen9210]

its a cartoon.. why would this bother you?

[@C_de_jupons]

@@zackwaffen9210 bro after chris got stuck They showed like 5 seconds of the real footage. Think u skipped some parts

[@malicemadden]

@@zackwaffen9210 awww sweetie, you haven’t watched the video have you?

[@malicemadden]

@@dickjohnson7547 rarely, but it happens. I’m not in the USA, so as a general rule, if you’re in the back of an ambulance here, you’re actually sick.

[@Whowascooley]

"Not many people get such a good long look at the Grim Reaper before he swings his scythe," Ooooh. That's damn good stuff, Thoughty. Damn good.

[@Dear_Journal.]

I know!

[@tonydabaloney]

Another great one!! Quick story. I was a welder and thought id take a course in underwater welding. The instructor was an ex saturation diver. I asked why he quit. He was working on an oil rig in the north Atlantic, deep, but i forget how deep. His partner was about 20ft away on the rig when he felt an underwater pressure wave, like something really big passed by. When he looked up his partner was gone, just gone. They looked for days, but no sign of him was ever found. He quit after search was called off.😢

[@sarahalramezi]

As a claustrophobic, just listening to this story was exhausting. I can't even imagine how a person can go through all this. This is beyond incredible.

[@octobsession3061]

hello extrovert

[@trevdagg]

I agree but also to not be permanently traumatized and suffer ptsd some people are just made of different stuff

[@NorThenX047]

this was insane but nothing made me as claustrophobic as the video of the snowboarder rescuing a man who fell into a tree well headfirst and couldnt move. its hard to even type this omg. 😢

[@ivanleon6164]

they are real heroes with steel balls, is just beyond my imagination how brave they are.

[@918Boyz]

Cave divers and people who squeeze into unexplored cave passages are completely mental LoL.

[@T4gProd]

In Finland, police used to have the jurisdiction to declare people dead. Then one winter, someone fell into a freezing cold river. It took about 30 minutes to get them back up. The police on the scene declared them dead, surely they could not have survived that. But they did, and the person started to breath when they were hauling them away. Sadly, because of no proper medical attention, they died. The protocol was changed, so now it has to be a doctor who declares the death.

[@sendmorerum8241]

"You're only dead when you're warm AND dead" - the new protocol, I think

[@didndido3638]

The doctor would've declared that someone dead as well, I reckon.

[@paddor]

That’s smart.

[@BleepBlop-rh9lm]

Who they? How many people died?

[@footrot17]

The person would have been brain dead anyway so cares

[@klntym]

I’ve run in to a couple of these guys during my time in the navy. The risk is high but the rewards are just as high. Sitting in an off the beaten path bar where regular tourists do get to was the first time I met one. The roll of cash in his hand was huge to say the least. He told a few stories of the North Sea from his perspective, at the bottom while mine was sailing overhead. I was young and loved hearing his stories. But the thing I remember most was that roll of cash! And that was just his ashore cash. An amazing job those boys have!

[@ghostpiratelechuck2259]

I think very few make over $200K a year. Which Def isn’t nothing, but not worth it to most. They’re also usually the type of lads to bring rolls to the bar and spend it easily hahaha , living life one day at a time. It’s for sure a young man’s game.

[@klntym]

@@ghostpiratelechuck2259 whatever they make it’s sure not enough in my eyes!!!

[@kevinmarshall3198]

Some people are just mentality built to handle it. 20k per month is nothing to scoff at. I did airborne school in the Army, jumping out of an aircraft, but deep sea operations would be terrifying for me.

[@ghostpiratelechuck2259]

@@kevinmarshall3198 Rightfully so lol. Whole different ballgame. Grandmas and children go skydiving very regularly. Sat-diving is significantly more extreme than being an astronaut, in many aspects. They don’t get paid enough imo.

[@ghostpiratelechuck2259]

@@kevinmarshall3198 is that 20k averaged out? Or that’s what they make on a 30-day op? Cuz I know they have to take three months off in between each contract.

[@martinsaunders2942]

Very well presented👍. I was a sat diver back in the 1970s and early 1980s. Fortunately it is hugely safer now than back in those days. I lasted 12 years in the job, before it was my turn in November 1983. I’ve never regretted my time diving though, it was a great experience. I was with SubSea Offshore and Comex Norge.

[@JJL716]

I cant imagine the mindset and brass balls a man needs to have to do that job.

[@Le_Rouge_Estrangere]

Im a Commercial diver and chris surviving is nothing more than a miracle. Everyone in this profession knows the story and everyone in this profession knows someone who knows chris. Its insane but the job is attracting and magical. Its the safest jobsite ive ever seen! Accidents occur rarely i bet walking down the street kills you faster.

[@JonnyHavens]

I'm so curious how much money y'all get paid to get people interested in pursuing such an extreme career?

[@samkrypt]

True, how much money do y'all get paid?

[@sendmorerum8241]

You mean nothing LESS than a miracle! But sure this job is not for everyone!

[@agnieszkajakubowicz7485]

@@JonnyHavens That was the first thing I googled while watching the video. According to my search, not that much..

[@tommyvarcity2783]

Depends what your doing down there when welding in a bubble is probably one of the highest paid plus u get paid the whole time u decompress that’s were the easy money is

[@stwright1977]

The most surprising part of the story to me is that the diving bell, and ect were strong enough to hoist Chris and his massive steel balls down to the ocean floor and back up again after the accident! He's the man's man!

[@ayedubya94]

I have heard this story two or three times now and one of them had the actual guy in it talking about it but the way you told it and work the animation it gave me cold chills this time. Very well done.

[@jozzoazoa]

I've been watching your content since the early days. What a great video. Even after so many years I keep on learning new things. I never knew this type of work existed. Such an incredibly hard job Huge thanks to those guys able and willing to do it.

[@Wesenskern]

The story is amazing but your storytelling is out of this world!!! You had me glued to the screen from beginning to end.

[@davidmacphee3549]

He is a fantastic Story Teller!

[@jdhall420]

He's no Mr Ballen lol, But he is pretty good

[@karensykas3809]

In the documentary Duncan prayed for Chris .

[@VicJang]

That’s the best part about Thoughty2!

[@elizabethebbighausen9341]

This is, hands down, my favorite channel. I've always said that I'm a cornucopia of useless information and it's like I found a channel/content creator who feeds my thirst for knowledge, useless or not. Thanks Arran!

[@mikespearwood3914]

Same here! And his name is Arran?? That's new information for me! Been watching this channel for years, and never knew this guy's name.

[@terrikeentk]

That's too funny. I always tell my dad the same thing, that he is a cornucopias of useless interesting knowledge that nobody asked know 😂

[@TheArtofFugue]

@@mikespearwood3914his name is in his KZbin channel description lol. And in all the video descriptions I believe.

[@Alfred-Neuman]

I'd agree with you if there wasn't so many discrepancies from the original story.

[@Exodus_Gaming7]

Fr Best explanation

[@cinemartin3530]

Chris Lemons turned out to be an extremely lucky guy. I would even say that he was born under a lucky star. He must have felt almost immortal after this and, of course, decided to once again challenge the sea elements. I wish I was as brave and tenacious as this guy. Be that as it may, I am grateful to these people for their work, because without such brave souls our world certainly would not look the same as it does now.🙌

[@davemarm]

When life gives you Chris Lemons, give Chris Lemons aid.

[@yerejun]

His guardian angel really did a good job 😊

[@Bubajumba]

Alittle bit of luck is earned after a lifetime of training

[@aramotoroadtrip526]

I can hold my breath for a minute underwater. But Chris Lemon's survival story is utterly amazing. Despite all odds, he went back to work. That's a man with true nerves of steel. 🙏🏼💚

[@JohanErikssonSWE]

Absolutely love your channel/content. I´m a 49 year old carpenter with an apetite for knowledge , i´ve watched every episode and i love your narration & the magnificent stash. I have serious thalassophobia and a healthy dose of claustrophobia , this one was challanging.

[@Lordrm125]

There’s a Netflix doc about his story last breath it’s called I believe very gripping

[@RooiRokBokkie]

I remember watching this documentary and it was done in such a way that the viewer had no idea whether this dude died or not. They even spoke of him in the past tense and it sounded like a really tragic story. I genuinely thought this was a story of a dude that died in the deep sea. Then he appears in the documentary as they wrap up the CPR part and I tell you I nearly fell off my chair. It was such a good documentary that I'll probably remember it till the day I die. Just goes to show the power of good story telling (and of course let's not forget the fact that it is indeed an incredible tale, story telling skills or not). I can't remember the name of the doco but I do remember that i found it on KZbin

[@dickjohnson7547]

Yeah I remember watching thinking there is not a chance in hell this guy survives. And even after you find out he lived I was just like no fuckin way. If it hadn't been documented I would have a hard time believing this story honestly.

[@Sh4tterdL0g1c]

It’s called last breath. Hell of a watch

[@Hiforest]

Still gives me chills thinking about it! Definitely worth watching.

[@qjuantum]

@@Sh4tterdL0g1cyou are Da’man!! (Or. Woman, or whatever you identify as) thank you so much! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Sh4tterdL0g1c]

@@qjuantum lol I’m a dude but hell yea bro hope you enjoy!

[@cunnyfunt30]

I absolutely love your stories, they haven't appeared in my feed for ages so I have a lot of catching up, another well read story my man😊

[@MrPhotonXD2]

I absolutely adore your videos and the stories, theories, and sciences that you cover keep up the great work!

[@foxdavani4091]

Between his amazing storytelling, and the way he winks at the camera, you just can’t help but love this guy as both a storyteller, and as someone you feel like it’s just your friendly neighborhood best friend that just happens to feel like some kind of a god coming through The Internet. I love this channel I can never get enough of it. Even re-watching the old videos to me is entertaining. The voice, the words, the topics, and the way he interacts with the audience through gestures, and the fact that he keeps the background Plane so we just see him coming out of the darkness of the universe, and the music in the background isn’t your generic hip-hop Lofi garbage. It’s genuinely emotional melodies that are quiet and don’t take over the vocals, so we just hear mostly the voice which is to me very important, because if I can’t hear the voice , because stupid music is drowning it out, I just leave the channel and never come back. Or the fact that everything he says, somehow has something to do with the story itself. He doesn’t just write dialogue just to fill time. Truly, an amazing entertainer of the highest quality. he makes any topic amazing.

[@AirwavesEnglish]

Yes, he really is the perfect narrator.

[@busybillyb33]

Absolutely outstanding storytelling, Arran! You made us well aware that the guy survived in advance but still went on to narrate such a gripping story. I've not seen anyone do this better than you.

[@The2Pandas]

20:05 Chris such a courageous hero... Indeed not all heroes were hats, some were dive suites. .. Thanks Thoughty2 for sharing such an inspiring LIFE story

[@gothikaspawn]

Really loved this one! Thank you for bringing us this great tale Thoughty!

[@vanessamelanson4111]

This...... just boggled my mind. And made me cry. I can't even imagine succumbing to death in a frozen underwater crypt, alone and hopeless, which is what I would have felt in his situation. Some people are just superhuman and super heroes. I'm torn up inside from this story, but my faith in humanity is just a bit stronger after this. Thank you.

[@sadmochineko]

i also admittedly shed some tears, but it was his dedication to his job and bravery to continue that touched me. with this level of intensity, if he had left his position, im sure it would have taken a long time to find a replacement, possibly increasing the workload of his fellows. these people help to keep our infrastructure running yet most of us dont know they exist - thank you!

[@SadiTonmoy]

I'm a Merchant Marine and I've had a few properly fucked mishaps in the sea, so yeah, I too shed a few emotionally touchy eye water drops I guess 🥲

[@feralbluee]

I’m so glad it’s your faith in humanity :) yes, we humans are so often honorable and good to others - animal or human. Thank goodness for so many you tubers who show us ourselves being so terrific, cause you certainly don’t see this in the media - and I don’t know why - there sure is plenty of it :) 🌷🌱

[@dondamon4669]

And some people tell good stories 😂

[@ksea6565]

I started crying my eyes out seeing him twitching, that real footage really got me to me.

[@baddestmofoalive]

One of my best buddies was a saturation diver. He had a mishap that nearly killed him and he had to spend days in a hyperbaric chamber. He was no longer cleared to dive and now operates a sonar boat.

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

This story brought me to tears of hope and joy for Chris. Such an amazing story of survival in one of the most extreme environments on the planet. Those divers have a dedication and fortitude of spirit that is on par with Navy SEALS, Army Rangers & Green Barets, Marine Corp Force Reconnaissance & Light Armored Reconnaissance Snipers, Airforce TACP, PJ, & CCT. The world's privately operated force of saturation divers keep the power on in our homes and businesses. Thank you Chris for your risk and service.

[@rediknight9056]

Listen man, you’re the best in this lane of KZbin. You’re informative and fun. I genuinely love your channel and I hope teachers work your videos into their curriculums. I’d love for my daughter to be taught this stuff.

[@litning123]

Old medical saying: “You’re not dead until you’re warm and dead.” This story exemplifies the saying. Thoughty didn’t mention them, but there have been many other cases of cold water drowning where the victims were resuscitated. This story is uniques in that it happened at the bottom of the North Sea, rather than a lake or river, and the victim was a saturation diver. Many other victims have been children; physiologists believe an inherent autonomic response helps lower the metabolism quickly in cold water drownings.

[@giovanniberlusconi9997]

Hahaha i was about to say that

[@miless2111sutube]

this reminds me of the stories of people drowned under the ice being brought back from death; prompting the statement in one documentary on the subject that teams didn't stop resusitation attempts until the subject was "warm and dead". Hats of the the team from bringing him ack and they're obviously all made of different stuff! Great vid as always.

[@michellevickersdixon1141]

I was thinking the same thing. He said the temperature down there was only 4 degrees.

[@Nyctophora]

Three legends all of them. Thank you Thoughty for telling us in advance that he survived, because it would have been unwatchable for me without that!

[@GiftFromGod]

I've heard of his accident before but not with all this extra info and footage! it's unbelievable how scary such experience must be and to be out there again just three weeks after must be the only sign of some brain damage because that is bloody nuts! what a man and what a lucky one at that!

[@paganpriestess979]

Have watched the film "Last Breath" a few times and the team around chris lemons were awesome. There have been times before when people ended up in freezing water and they have survived. Theory is the saturation of his body with helium and oxygen and the almost freezing cold condition are what saved his life.

[@DJ_Sycottic]

I watched a documentary about this a few years ago, it was incredible, how he survived is astonishing..

[@dickjohnson7547]

I saw that too. It was a really good doc. I couldn't stop watching like glued to the damn TV type shit. Watching him twitch was just insane bc it's like you know that's the end for him and no one can do anything but watch him die.

[@georgeflitzer7160]

Loved this episode! ❤ Thanks keep it up!

[@christopherlemons165]

A brilliant job explaining this, well done!

[@jackstevens8085]

Cheers Chris! 😀

[@addiegraves3]

I'm so happy your story of survival had a good ending chris❤

[@jothishpraburpita463]

Speak of the devil ❤

[@donbishop6994]

This man has an amount of bravery that almost nobody can comprehend. This story should be an inspiration to anyone that hears it.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

The fact that he was able to go back there after what happened... Makes me wonder what other unusual things he might've done in other situations, stuff that didn't reach the media. Surely he lives his life so fiercely. He sounds incredible.

[@donbishop6994]

@@zoyadulzura7490 Agreed. He's an amazing human being for sure.

[@pitchdark2024]

@@zoyadulzura7490 or lost braincells completely.. pretty stupid to go back to it when he should have got compensation as it wasn't his fault. Get a massive pay out and never work that shit job again. Sounds awful

[@antarabasu5091]

Thank you for covering this story. I watch a new documentary every week and I watched the one on Netflix about this story a year ago. I'm no stranger to disturbing/harrowing stories, but this one was one of the hardest to mentally process and stayed on my mind for weeks afterwards. I recommend it to everyone I know that has a somewhat strong stomach. Glad to see it's received the Thoughty2 treatment :) You do cover great stories, love your channel and your sense of humour, fkn A

[@bunnycurley1581]

Thrilling!!!! I’ve never heard of this incredible job? I’m a claustrophobic….. unnerving to watch!!!! Much admiration to these guys….❤❤❤

[@mrwiggiewoo]

You cover such great stories. Love your content 👏

[@ndzmendoza8313]

Wow! I caught a glimpse at the amount of research @thoughty2 has done! Amazing work, Aaron! You even communicated with a diver to have an understanding of their set up. THAT'S precisely why I love your vids.... There is always something I can learn. And I am in awe at the hero in the story... He really imparts a very important life hack.... When life throws you lemons, make like a Chris!

[@PersonCuber]

Love your content, thanks for sharing all these incredible stories. This particular story is absolutely incredible, incredibly animated and well narrated. I can't imagine what it must have felt like to be Chris, slowly suffocating, and going back to the same job, that shows an incredible mental strength that I would never have.

[@nicholasstauffer5830]

What a harrowing tale! You had me on the edge of my seat! Amazing that all turned out well.

[@rashidask8242]

Please do more such stories!! (Don't know if you already have, sorry.) This was so much fun!

[@ZazooEel57]

Terrifying yet inspiring story. Glad he survived!

[@anon_y_mousse]

The third element that allowed him to live through it was the high pressure. Not only would the higher amount of oxygen he'd been living with be a factor, but the higher pressure would cause his tissues to be further saturated over and above the higher concentration of oxygen, and would make his body retain it better, as in it would stay absorbed until he used it.

[@ameliab324]

Yeah, that's what I thought too

[@KenFullman]

And it's quite possible that Duncan had been eating curry. That garlic breath was enough to wake anyone up.

[@ramieskola7845]

It's the pressure that increases the amount of gases (O2, N2 and He in Trimix) in the tissues. O2 becomes toxic at too high concentrations. Thats why it's fraction is reduced in deep diving.

[@TheJadeFist]

@@KenFullman Nah, his bellmates would have probably killed him over the smell a week before the incident.

[@nerdonofriendo]

it has to be related. your whole body super saturated and pressurized, I wish miracles where real. But I don't believe so.

[@A861967]

My father was a deep sea diver, he worked on oil rigs, he told me stories about his job and that very few we’re lucky to return after things went wrong. Very lucky man😊

[@mr.lavander7145]

Very good video. Subbed. Actually telling the story without pausing for lame jokes and to draw attention to yourself like most video essayists.

[@MrJdebest]

I survived watching "The English patient" , so there's that.

[@TheKalaxis]

I died for a few minutes right at the end but it wasn't my time so The Devil sent me back

[@MrJaycrow30]

Imagine listening to your crewmates sounding like chipmunks for a month straight!?! I'd go insane lol! They almost sound alien lol. cheers

[@holidayarmadillo8653]

I’m not gonna lie, Thoughty2 comes up with some truly captivating, intriguing, and imagination-provoking thumbnails for his vids on top of the quality content.

[@MiroslavDrahos]

for the first time in 3 years watching this channel, I got serious goosebumps when watching the footage from the top of the manifold. As a thalassophobic and submechanophobic, I was scared even before the corpse showed up. Well done. Good luck to everyone!

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I always love this kind of a story. I also would agree that being exposed to Heliox and the cold temperature underwater may have indeed helped him survived as if he was like a bear on a hibernation stage.

[@dylanmartin6267]

Not may of, it 100% did.

[@truebluemiata]

What a wonderful story! Good on Chris and his mates. One thing you did not mention is the mammalian dive reflex. This case would seem to fit here, although the high O2 undoubtedly helped.

[@arisaga822]

My man, your videos’ production values are growing exponentially. Well done❤

[@MichaelSmith-bb6kg]

Great story, you really did capture the moment. I felt like part of the crew on that boat watching him pass on.

[@jkschulte3448]

Absolutely love your voice and narration of these stories.

[@ilyajeffrey162]

Wow, great video! Never heard of this career, sounds intense for sure. Thanks for making this!

[@jonmajarucon51]

This was incredible. Thank you for this work and presentation 😮

[@DWSOutdoors]

I remember when I was going to school for welding and wanted to do underwater welding because it would pay so well then I started talking to people who had done saturation diving and yeah they talked me out of if pretty quickly....

[@geoffgunn9673]

even better is if you had amalgam fillings , they fizz when you weld underwater :)

[@DWSOutdoors]

@@geoffgunn9673 Thanks for that image 🤣

[@Zeuseus6609]

Jesus christ. I can't even imagine the thought process that had him go right back diwn to finish the job that almost killed him. That's some serious dedication and amazing ability to compartmentalise his emotions.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

Maybe he reasoned that not going back would mean letting the ocean win, and he couldn't have that. JK the guy is courageous af. I just can't fathom being able to make that choice.

[@veil8ight]

This is an incredible tell.. So glad for Chris.

[@ehrise]

Best laymen's explanation of Sat Diving I've every heard... Wonderful story. Thanks for sharing this.

[@ctaber2011]

I'm a Sat diver, some years I make 300k, usually not that much though, but whats good is im off for probably 3-4 months in that year.

[@johnkooy5327]

would you return to your job after what happened to him?

[@nerychristian]

How long do you need to train in order to become a diver?

[@hellyeah_ellajane]

Thoughty2 videos incredibly help me survive the monotony of the day-to-day. Explain that!

[@jordanbrannan2842]

thoughty2 should make that a video explaining that!

[@lucre113]

Wow I haven’t watched this channel in a few years - the production value has really improved. 🔥🔥

[@adamgonzalez9013]

Thanks for the shoutout, I am megladong 😉

[@rockymolina8912]

This story touched my heart. I felt anger and frustration during the part when the ships crew could watch. I believe that my reaction was evidence of great storytelling. Thank you.

[@wyattthiel3531]

Thanks thoughty2 for the great video, been watching for years❤

[@jeanneganrude8549]

I used to dive a little, snorkel a lot and I found myself holding my breath and consequently taking huge gulps of air during this tale. I’m so glad Chris survived and continued his work, despite what I would consider “calling it a day” after that horrifying incident ~

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

How does this man keep his content so fresh?

[@caroljo420]

He, like MrBallen, were meant to be storytellers! They're the 2 best!!!

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Some celebrities are called "heroes". These guys - all of them who do this job - are _real_ heroes. This particular team - they're next level! So glad it had a happy ending!

[@deepakrao5553]

I had seen the documentary for this incident. It was just unbelievable and you can see the emotions of the crew when they came to know what had happened and how they did not give up on him

[@reapersasmr5483]

That was a wonderful and amazing story , thank you for sharing as I haven't heard about this .

[@OzzyBoganTech]

It's common knowledge that if someone suffers oxygen deprivation in a cold environment that you never give up no matter how long it's been because shyt happens

[@lisa2stewart]

They're not dead until they're warm and dead.

[@robbrown2314]

Ever see the movie "The Abyss"?

[@OzzyBoganTech]

@@robbrown2314 yes

[@Andrewza1]

i was told that in my maritime first aid class. @@lisa2stewart

[@Andrewza1]

i was told that in my maritime first aid class. @@lisa2stewart

[@Fantic156]

Probably the best "dead but still alive" true stories. Still horrifying even, already knowing the ending and presented brilliantly. Thanks.. 😜

[@rangerista3933]

What a tremendous story and great presentation as always. 👍

[@mikemears8356]

To say that I'm in awe of this video is a totally frickin understatement of the utmost SMEG!!!!!! Chris is either unfazed due to saturated oxygen in his blood and body tissues, or his brain is funked by oxygen to want to go back, and to the same site........SCREW THAT! Excellent coverage of this true story though. Brilliance of the highest order dude, love it as usual 😯😯😉😎

[@replicant357]

Holy heck . I was not expecting that “real” footage. That changes everything up until this point

[@embracethemystery]

you should watch the documentary. It's so tense and has much more footage.

[@replicant357]

@@embracethemystery I don’t know if I want too. That was “real” . It humbled me.

[@iiiiivirusiiiii]

Hell yeah, you did a sat diving video!

[@cosmicdebris42]

One of the jobs i did offshore required the use of Divers. Diving can be an extremely tedious job. All they had to do for us was open a valve when required on a 6 hour turn around. We can see them in our control cabin on a screen. Sometimes they are just sitting down leaning back against a pipe waiting for the go ahead. You could never do this job unless you were diciplined in mind and body. And of course incredibily brave.

[@OnTheRiver66]

I think this was the most amazing survival story I have ever heard of, and I think Chris is the most amazing man I have ever seen.

[@mickieg1994]

The only thing i can think of that might aid in his survival is if he spent as much time as possible while he still had air relaxing, trying to drop his heart rate, keeping calm would off also aided in lasting that long, absolutely incredible turn of events, so happy he had the strength to carry on aswell.

[@geoffgunn9673]

he would have been dropping his body temp the whole time too even before he ran out of oxygen.

[@SlippyChrisNI]

Got the notification just as i sat down on the toilet, perfect timing 😂👌

[@Thebarebones_]

Did u wash your hands or are you still motioning ?

[@2760ade]

Don't drop your phone down the bog or you'll be doing some saturation diving yourself!!😂

[@katarzynaskoropada-bartkow7670]

I love your positive stories, thank you for sharing!

[@paulnormandin5267]

Another great vid Arran!

[@embarrassedbee9140]

So Chris basically hibernated for half an hour like frogs and crocodiles. i guess this opens up a new field of study for our future space travels. like always a great content, Thoughty2

[@krashd]

Exactly what I thought, anyone researching cryo sleep or stasis must surely be interested in Chris' medical notes. He was in suspended animation for 30 mins!

[@jackblack5082]

its also possible that he just had more then 5 mins air supply could have been about 30 lmao, its not reasonable for only 5 mins of air to be stored as emergency

[@leonig01]

This is arguably the most amazing survival story I have ever heard.

[@ericjohnson8001]

Great explanation of the whole process of Sat diving- I got into it in 82 when there was a plan to use com divers as construction workers on the ISS by1988 because there was an International Treaty to keep it 100% civilian with no military involvement. The best candidates for the job would have been people already trained to work in this type of environment. I got Sat training and did some SUR-D O2 diving but the whole ISS deal never happened and it didn't even get started till 1998- 5 years after my last dive.

[@kevinburt44]

Wow. That's incredible, amazing he survived, can't imagine what went through his mind, and to go back to the job, I couldn't no way. These divers certainly sacrifice a lot so we can have gas, oil etc.

[@imperiencypher5584]

OMG! It FINALLY happened!! I actually heard "Thoughty2" instead of "42"!!! {faints}

[@kirbysednek5967]

GREAT!.....U ds!! 😉

[@linearburn8838]

Talk about balls of steel , Dude had a giant pair

[@richardabia9735]

God bless you Thoughty 2!!! Great video ! I LOVE these positive videos !

[@JasonDennis-kx2gz]

Haha, mettle, great one. Chris really had to steel himself if he was going to be able to hold his grounds 😂. Nice stubble Sire.🎉

[@sparkysmalarkey]

The people who came up with the diving protocols were obviously smarter than the people who came up with the DPS system.