True Story Behind 'Open Water'

[@WeirdHistory]

Snafu this morning, we also launched Teddy Roosevelt Got Shot Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5OVp2uXj9usnLM

[@stephaniegowan9109]

D B cooper would be a good one

[@irvingramirez2335]

Thank you again for the teddy vid 😁💯🔥is it possible to do a another Cannabis one ?

[@mysticalpineapple7263]

You should keep to mystery’s & dark themes type of videos . They obviously get more views

[@fwmatvias]

You should do something about cannibal.

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 wait her wet suit was found intact with some minor holes. Barnacles growing on it, showed length of time, so roughly indicating it was tossed on day of their dive. I thought it would have been torn in pieces being eaten by sharks etc. So she took it off.....nope it’s hard to do this on dry land & nearly impossible in water, especially if you are trying to tread water or float Seems one of them died in some kind of accident on board boat, other was tossed in water. The diving boat person covered it up by throwing their belongings over board hoping to get rid of evidence & hoping it would look like shark attack. I don’t think couple faked their death & did this without money or resources. I think one died first & other thrown in open water to drown. Sadly they would be eaten. I don’t think they were in wet suits at time of this sad faith. I believe their stuff were chucked into water after their demise to make it look like diving accident. Why would diving boat leave two people in ocean? Why indeed 😳 Fishy, very fishy

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Negligence of the crew in charge of the dive tour is the primary reason that this mess had happen.

[@Johnbartheart]

Are they still in business?...

[@caseyphelps6232]

John Jordan finish the video

[@iprobablywontseeyourreply.7193]

I don’t get why dive crews don’t just do a namecall instead of a count

[@KarryKarryKarry]

I probably won’t see your reply. Well it doesn’t really matter since a headcount is all you need to do in order to know that someone is missing.

[@cw5451]

John Jordan No. That was stated near the end of the video.

[@BlueHooloovoo]

Not only did the dive company not notice they left behind two people, they didn't even notice that their diving equipment was missing until much later? It's unbelievable how negligent this dive company was.

[@187SicknesS]

Floating in the dark in the middle of the ocean probably scared them dead. All your deep sea horrors come to life.

[@AverageAlien]

Once again there quite a lot of evidence that they faked it all

[@raymondnewbill5294]

@@AverageAlien What evidence??? Can you elaborate on that please???

[@187SicknesS]

@@AverageAlien there are other options to get out of a job and marriage other than faking one's death. It's not like they were career criminals or had murder warrants out for them. One thing I learned from homicide detectives is that some "witnesses" are often unreliable and only provable facts and evidence matter.

[@AverageAlien]

@@187SicknesS Well even ignoring the witnesses. Multiple boats passed over the exact the same area they were at. There was no one there. They had no reason to remove equipment. If you were scared you absolutely would not dump equipment like life jackets or wetsuits. You'd have me believe they calmly took their wetsuits or diving suits off in the middle of the ocean like it was no big deal? Nah. They washed up ashore with no damage, and no bodies or body parts ever washed up. And then there is that one boat that counted two extra people coincidentally at around the same time.

[@_RobBanks]

Pfft that’s not even scary.

[@FreedomWriter3]

"How do you think you would've survived being abandoned at sea?" I wouldn't. The paranoia alone would've killed me.

[@이하나-m2h]

same

[@jjmccloud]

Absolutely just sitting there waiting for a shark in the invested waters gonna grab my leg or whatever f#%k that do it already

[@matthewdarnell3535]

I was thinking the same thing! 💀

[@kevinroark5024]

@@jjmccloud Agreed,not gonna lie I wouldn't make it.

[@billymitchell1513]

@@amym2754 think of those poor sailors that were on the USS INDIANAPOLIS IN 1945 !

[@ron-paultamayo2939]

When my grandmother was still a young adult, she went scuba diving just off the hawaiian coast, and she said she too was abandoned by the boat, but not long after, two paddle boarders found her, and brought her back to shore. She said it was terrifying out there alone, and she firmly believes the two paddle boards were angels.

[@PaulHahrrgis_]

They were :)

[@face805]

Respect to your ama 👏 its the captains fault not checking names idek how they get jobs like that

[@TheOneanjel]

I was once saved by an angel. No doubt in my mind.

[@EvilDick1995]

Hope she sued

[@miatoretto1178]

Wow that’s very lucky for her.

[@_JayRamsey_]

"How do you think you would've survived being abandoned at sea?" *I wouldn't.*

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

Me neither

[@harveyabel1354]

@Denis Frampton For hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and....?? Good luck with that.

[@sneakersheik2418]

Denis Frampton 🤣

[@bossbabies347]

@@harveyabel1354 lollll fr

[@KarryKarryKarry]

Harvey Abel They were wearing scuba gear. So floating wasn’t a problem. They were also apparently experienced divers so it’s pretty weird.

[@sanantreass9701]

If someone can't count to 20 he shouldn't be able to organize diving trips.

[@MyKombucha]

It should be more than a head count, right? I would expect a manifest with each individual accounted for by name.

[@ibnmianal-buna3176]

MK IKR??

[@lauren.g5382]

Honestly yeah!

[@pattiburtonsalmonsen3202]

How about using the names with the count? I mean if 2 people jumped back in, and got back out why weren’t they watched?

[@bobbys4327]

@@MyKombucha Yeah, roll call

[@lisabanaszak293]

My daughter worked with the sister of the guy. She told my daughter the family had suffered greatly not knowing what happened & thinking about their fear in the water. A very sad case.

[@chrislorenzo7883]

What a sad story, hello Lisa how are you doing I hope you’re doing good?

[@lolokay7976]

I can’t believe the horror and anxiety even Xanax couldn’t kill knowing that sharks are below you ....... or anything squid jellyfish etc true horror

[@maryconn1]

What do you think happened to them? It just baffles me that all of their stuff washed to shore and no bodies were ever found. If sharks ate them, how did their suits come to shore perfectly in tact with no blood or anything on them.

[@Nadsow]

@@maryconn1 exactly…what do you think happened?

[@Nadsow]

@@maryconn1 I’m thinking they took everything off their bodies and ended up killing them selves. That’s the only logical explanation.

[@heatherhillman7280]

It is terrifying to know that a tourist dive company is so disorganized and incompetent that these people were left out there in the first place, and they seem completely unconcerned when they finally do figure out something is wrong. At least they went out of business.

[@lpr5269]

"Hello I'm Karl Malden. You took 26 people out for a dive down to the Great Barrier Reef. You came back with only 24, but you didn't notice until 48 hours later. What will you do? WHAT WILL you do? That's why I always carry American Express traveler's checks. Don't leave home without them."

[@Ericasentertainments]

That’s what happens when you take excursions out of the country. Stuff isn’t regulated there

[@ReinersBlauerHoden]

​@@lpr5269 first thing i would do is to learn how to count to 26

[@sharonarroyo2995]

The fact that they asked for help in a note to be rescued, tells me that they did not plan any type of suicide or disappearance by them from the ocean.

[@calumhamiltonthelord4423]

Maybe they planned a disappearance but it went wrong and that’s why they wrote that note

[@Tommy-dk1xk]

I’m just gonna wait like 15 years for this channel to do a video titled “ 2020 “ a true story

[@firstname4208]

This comment is IT! 😂😭😭✊🏿

[@johanvajse8410]

I hope we all live that long

[@marcusjohnson6412]

This has been one of the crappiest years of my life

[@NekoJesusPie]

Marcus Johnson the other day I had to realize nobody’s gonna give us a hard time for having a bad time in 2020

[@jdbarr769]

🤣

[@JG-kk1mr]

Two years after they disappeared my family went on a holiday to Port Douglas, and we spent one day snorkelling on the great barrier reef. I still remember crystal clear how seriously the crew took the head count. I was only a kid but I remember how much they reiterated how important it was. Now it all makes sense.

[@markdauber6073]

Deaths don't make sense! NO EXCUSE! THE CREW IS AT FAULT!

[@missmay713]

@@markdauber6073 The commenter doesn't mean the deaths made sense, they mean they now understand why their own dive crew from their childhood trip was so serious about the head count, because they didn't understand as a kid. Now that they know about the incident, which likely enforced the importance of a head count to all dive crews in the area.

[@LifesPeachy321]

*The thought of being left behind because the crew didn't take particular care in making sure everyone they came with was present when leaving...is simply terrifying to me!*

[@v3izp4]

Its really important to them. These people are addicted to counting heads. They do it for no good reason, its just their culture to count, but if you try to stop them from counting, they can summon storms seamonsters and laserbeams its crazy, the brother of my mothers sons have seen it once, when he was there with my dads sons, sister, they are haveing an incest baby and of the acient god monsters was able to smell that little incest babys female bodyparts and tryed to throw it to death with stones. Lucky thing, one of the other disgusting pessengers manged to made the natives continues counting, so the scene ended there, and only 3 swedish kids were missing, but they stopped the search for these kids, cuz their were 100% swedish

[@kaitmadrid8125]

That’s because after they disappeared, the Queensland government made it a regulation that the captains AND the dive masters are required to do a headcount.

[@mysticalpineapple7263]

Nothing would be more terrifying to me. Left in the middle of the ocean and you can’t see land

[@debbiegubala5429]

OMG just the thought...

[@ezj8262]

Also horrifying... see Black Water (2007) and Backcountry (2014) -- based on true stories.... and A Cry in the Dark

[@stephengrimmer35]

There was a case of a guy called Brett Archibald who fell overboard at night in the Indian Ocean and watched the ship steam away. He trod water for 28 HOURS!!! And was rescued.

[@TB-pu9kq]

Like just drown me at that point.

[@radrook2153]

I personally don't like being out in the ocean. Even getting in it at the beach worries me since I can't see what it is hiding.

[@Salty-cracker68]

This is the most horrifying thing I could possibly imagine

[@ezj8262]

Also terrifying.... Backcountry (2014), Black Water (2007), A Cry in the Dark

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

All my yourself is worse.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

@@Sha_Tee Underwater cave accessible by sharks

[@hinckleh]

Imagine just floating in the middle of the freezing cold ocean in the dark, with sharks swimming beneath you😭

[@ghost-dg6tj]

It wouldn’t be freezing cold

[@alberickmendes6472]

Nice

[@jezzadelirious4921]

Sushi

[@adrianaboga8361]

Nope; imagining that is enough to send anyone into an anxiety attack! 😖😒😕🙁☹

[@jessestewart169]

No thanks 💖

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

This is why a lot of people have fears of the ocean. It truly is a terrifying place, with the addition to the fear of the unknown. Who knows what's lurking beneath the depths.

[@CuriousConnoisseurs]

The Boogey Man is coming for you.

[@virginiawolfe2581]

JAWS

[@WtfYoutube_YouSuck]

I know.

[@ZM0-5hr00m]

Man I see you everywhere these days

[@virginiawolfe2581]

You can blame KZbin's format for that. Otherwise I would still be looking at funny cat pictures and listening to ghost stories.

[@txmoney]

I saw the move, Open Water. It was genuinely terrifying. Very few supernatural horror films are as terrifying as the horrors of real life.

[@chasestanley2906]

But isn't the whole thing that it probably didn't happen that way in real life

[@theyoyoyo7833]

I found it to be boring as fuck. Yes, the idea itself is terrifying, but the movie is the lamest snoozefest that I have literally ever seen

[@Floridafanatic28]

It's a good story but the acting was bad. Also it's a conglomeration of various events. This is not the first time this sort of thing has happened and the movie really isn't based on just this case.

[@ajnlayaog3129]

Where can i see the full movie?link pls..

[@kinziek3190]

I saw that movie and what made it terrifying for me was how they filmed it. A $120K budget so they filmed off a boat platform and the clearness made it feel like you were there. Good movie for a small budget.

[@tubadude905]

We went on a dive boat in Thailand and my wife and I were dropped off to snorkel in fairly open water, and the boat took off to the dive spot. That was freakin spooky and as soon as it was visible again we waved it over and got back on board. It must have been horrifying for that unfortunate couple.

[@thehorrorcounselors4747]

Oh my god

[@professormoo2]

this happened to me and my dad scuba diving, the whole crew and team of 30 people all were getting on the boat as we surfaced, lucky for us we surfaced as the last guy got on the boat and we swam over fast and got on the boat, so we weren’t left behind or anything but me and him surfaced 5 minutes later we would’ve been left at the reef 12 miles from the st lucia island

[@WittyOriginalUsername]

@@professormoo2 why the fuck wouldn’t they do a head count? Like jeeeessusss

[@M.Ray95]

@@WittyOriginalUsername right

[@RenateFarida]

OMG - you must have been in fear...

[@bobbys4327]

Tom was a friend that I worked with when he was still in the USAF in Albuquerque. What happened to him and Eileen was terrible and should have never happened.

[@phyllindaiam2494]

Two days stranded in the middle of the ocean with no food or drinkable water surrounded by sharks is more than enough time for any human to meet their unfortunate demise...😱😢

[@Brandon_Speth]

Geez this would be my worst fear. Being left in open water is scary af to think about.

[@lmuriilo5803]

Then don't tell the captain that you and your friend is gonna do your own thing and disappear on your own away from other's 🙄

[@buttercupj6208]

Same......

[@Brandon_Speth]

Shantia J cause you don’t know what’s underneath the water!

[@Brandon_Speth]

Toya Murillo yeah fr. I kind of think they somehow are alive.

[@allans2642]

Since when are the waters around Australia populated by harmless sharks...?

[@JB-vd8bi]

Yeah that's what I was thinking. Fatal attack just last week, poor bloke.

[@Letskeepthingsreal]

Australia is full of sharks, on land and in the ocean.

[@kozmikk5424]

Completely false. Obviously not an Australian.

[@simmybee3661]

Hahaha i thought the same thing

[@eslbehplten525]

Hahaha yeah huh what!?? Harmless?

[@lukeyaple5949]

"The waters around Austrailia have harmless sharks." Ok.

[@bungalowfeuhler1541]

“How do you think you would survive being abandoned at sea?” Stupidity squared.

[@niggacode]

Harmless🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@radrook2153]

Are the Australian saltwater crocodiles frendly as well?

[@alimay8344]

I remember when this happened. My dad was a dive instructor for another company and was part of the search

[@shlempae]

Getting a proper head count is often a problem. When I was 7, I, along with another student about my age, were left by our school at a ski resort. We wandered around looking for anyone else we recognized, but found nobody. We tried to use a payphone, but had no money. Finally, we went to the front desk, and I asked to use a phone. Thankfully I had my mom's work number memorized, so I called. The ski resort was quite a distance from home, so the other student's parents came straight away to get us, but it was still late at night before they arrived. We had to go home with an employee, while waiting. In the end, it all turned out OK. It took a great deal of effort for my parents to get a simple apology from the school. After that, the school was much better about making sure all students were present during a field trip.

[@RobinMarconeCassidyRN]

What a story! You were so young at the time. I'm sure your Mom was extremely upset that the school left you. I would be livid. Glad the ending was a positive one which isn't always the case.

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

Lawsuit?

[@Thegreenpig22]

My school used to take register so you would respond to your name, they should do that with everything that requires a headcount.

[@tommynorthwood]

A ski resort for a field trip? Damn. Not shabby

[@shlempae]

@@MASTEROFEVIL sometimes I think lawsuits need to happen. My family has never been the type to jump to a lawsuit. However, if the school would have refused to apologize, I can't say for sure what my dad would have chosen to do. There is great power in a genuine apology.

[@ShanieCakesss]

How how how could u lose count of your divers. Unbelievable smh. Awful.

[@kl2894]

It's actually happened a couple of times in the same area since then, but those stories have better endings

[@simplysavyyy]

I hope that company got shut down smh and the owner isn’t allowed to open another company with that anymore.

[@bunnydexter7178]

@@simplysavyyy you didn't finish the whole video didn't you :/

[@annettecosta5948]

EXACTLY!!!!

[@slideshowgurl]

@@simplysavyyy The owner was charged in their murder, but not convicted. He plead guilty in a civil suit for negligence and the fines in legal fees plus the bad reputation in the press caused him to shut down. Queensland also passed new laws that require much more thorough dive counts (I believe they take first and last names, plus get birth dates of everyone individually before and after, rather then just a head count) because of this tragedy.

[@sthomas2592]

I watched a 2 hour documentary years ago about this couple. I recommend it to anyone interested in this case, it was full of weird and unexplainable facts. The one that really sticks to me is that they were not alone on the reef that first night after being abandoned. There were several other dive and fishing boats that were anchored on the reef that night, and they interviewed some of those people. They said if the couple was stranded and yelled for help they would surely have heard them.

[@Maha-np1fx]

What is the name of that documentary? Thanks in advance 💗

[@randysavage1997]

what is the name of the documentary?????

[@babiegat]

Do you know the name of the doc??

[@oldironsides4107]

I looked all over and couldn’t find a 2 hr. Doc

[@Scottocaster6668]

"How do you think you would have survived?" I get anxiety watching this movie on the friggin couch!!

[@adrianaboga8361]

"How do you think, you would have survived..? Well; there is an asinine question for you..smh. 😖😖😒😒😕🙁☹

[@crosslane75]

​@@adrianaboga83611

[@hootilicious1395]

That has got to be one of the worst ways to die. Terrifying.

[@jdbarr769]

Stay out of the water!

[@AverageAlien]

no evidence they died in the ocean, did you just not listen to the video?

[@stevecarey2030]

@@AverageAlien I watched the video which was filled with evidence they died in the ocean. Did you watch the video?

[@jort281]

Beats being trapped somewhere like a cave. I'd be ok though. Just back-crawl my way home. I reckon that's the best use of energy swimming style.

[@AverageAlien]

@@stevecarey2030 Lmao there was zero evidence they died in the ocean actually. No bodies found. Wet suits completely intact. Bullshit they died. You're telling me they just casually took their wetsuits off and made sure to turn Invisible after death? Bahahaha

[@ARedMotorcycle]

Obviously, this is why roll call is so important.

[@WobblesandBean]

It really is terrifying to think about. I wonder if their families ever sued the captain of the boat for leaving them behind like that. 😕

[@EndyMX]

@@WobblesandBean You didn't see the whole video, right?

[@lmuriilo5803]

Roll call? 🙄 How about staying with the pack, the stupid couple said they were going to do thier own thing they were asking for it! 🤷

[@thefacelessgamer2297]

Toya Murillo stupidity has nothing to do with it, there is a serious problem with tour groups not doing headcounts. Lots of people end up getting abandoned because the tour group doesn’t either remember or lacks concern. Think before you type.

[@Crashed131963]

@@lmuriilo5803 How can two people jumping back into the water confuse them? You do a seat head count just before returning. not count them as they come out of the water onto the boat.

[@brucemcgraw7014]

This is one of the few films that I found viscerally frightening.

[@gip3640]

i dont like not seeing the ground below me while im in water

[@debbiegubala5429]

That's why I only go in my built in pool. No oceans, seas or lakes for me. I like to live...

[@8JFJK8]

Levii Proctor You could be 10,000 feet below the waters surface and you still wouldnt be close to the bottom. Absolutely terrifying.

[@lauren.g5382]

Sameeee

[@trawlins396]

@@8JFJK8 it really is. Absolutely ANYTHING could be living down there.

[@azusa0421]

That's terrifying. I only want to be in a waist-high, clear water.

[@fioreariadne]

I've always loved this movie. I think that stories about human vs raw nature are the scarier stories because they can happen to anyone. It makes you realize how fragile we truly are.

[@GamerSkinny]

It's one of the worst movies I've ever sat through

[@chasestanley2906]

Bro if you don't think Nightmare on Elm Street happened you should see that documentary Wes Cravens New Nightmare

[@jmk0574]

This movie jacked me up. I felt like I couldn’t breathe for 90 minutes.

[@WobblesandBean]

I think it's atrocious. Not only is the film dull, and needlessly demonize sharks that already are critically endangered cuz of stoking unnecessary fears like this, but it's a cheap cash-in on a real tragedy, where their families were still in mourning. They changed just enough so that they didn't need their families to sign off on it, can you imagine how terrible it would feel to see such a movie, knowing it was making money exploiting the violent deaths of your loved ones?

[@carolsnook4659]

@@WobblesandBean totally agree with you. ..

[@magsvots783]

I think people forget how terrifying and ruthless the ocean is

[@chasestanley2906]

Hell naww people just risk death for cathartic moments like selfies, hiking off trail, and diving on your own Ever see those guys backflip on a building ledge? Why is that cooler than a backflip on a foam pad People are odd

[@khadijhashqerat485]

- "How do you think you would've survived being abandoned in the sea?" - well u see, I cannot swim so it will take me only 2 mins to sink

[@alp7928]

Same!!😂

[@MrCarlos07770]

Float on your back

[@notjimpickens7928]

@@MrCarlos07770 you can only do that so long, especially with no scuba gear, the bouyancy is a life saver

[@vsanchez7158]

It’s weird they both kept diaries.

[@geneset5879]

That is weird to me too.

[@TyeArtisik]

My thoughts too

[@eddiedurkin3568]

The diaries did say they were both unhappy and unhappy with there jobs, I do like the theory of them getting picked up the next day, it said the oxygen tank wasn’t completely empty rite?

[@giaparmer]

It’s sad, I thought the same thing at first and then I thought they probably accepted at some point that they were not going to be found and wanted to try to give something to their family members to be found. Or it just kept them sane writing every day.

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 I’ve never kept a diary lol Not even as a child or teen, never had the time to write anything, was having too much fun

[@mikayacox3035]

I can only image the sheer panic once they realized that they were going to die and nobody was coming to save them :(

[@Haterzarefans]

Omfg😭😭😭

[@numerotresaccount]

This tragedy belongs to my aunt and uncle. My family. My mother’s sister and her husband. All I can say for certain at this point is that due to negligence they were left behind on a scuba trip. Period. A few hypotheses have come up based on journal entries or some such but that is honestly irrelevant and invasive. As her niece I know that she would not have left the people she loved In such a way. She was a free spirited adventurer, she fought for peace and our planet- a beautiful soul. I also find issue during this video when they describe people who apparently saw the couple (after the disappearance), the first photo shown is my immediately family who I know for a fact has never seen her.. they have mourned and prayed in such hope that whatever happened to them they are in peace. So, while I somewhat appreciate this, in the future try to refrain from posting misleading/inaccurate information.

[@aprilwallace3678]

Are you actually their niece-

[@numerotresaccount]

April Wallace yes it’s my mother’s sister and her husband.

[@deechan623]

May God bless you and your family. Tom and Eileen, I guarantee, are in a better place now.

[@Russellsagecline]

I'm surprised you don't get bombarded with questions from idiots on KZbin. I'm sorry that happened to your family. A missing loved one is worse than their having died a thousand deaths. Keep sticking up for your aunt. You knew her, these assholes and their theories, didn't!

[@mick2spic]

My heart goes out to the couples families. Truly heartbreaking. I’m relieved that people have kept it respectful here. Peace to your aunt and uncle.

[@Arcademan09]

Another reason to add to my "reasons why I'm scared shitless of the ocean"

[@politecat4236]

Thalassophobia

[@Trd2020]

Me 2. I hate it

[@nickie7874]

I don't hate it but I have a lot of respect for it.

[@patjones4250]

I prefer the sea 🏄🏻‍♂️. Respect and common sense without fear.

[@jashanestone]

Other than my head is above water and I cannot see beneath me? 🎯🎯🎯😂😂😂

[@donnajoseph-barford1076]

I was a diver in the late 90's to early 2000's. For this reason my husband and I never went on a dive boat. You can't trust people. You can only trust each other.

[@NataGeo83]

How on earth can a company just “forget” in open ocean!!! When we went to Mexico on a little diving trip , the crew was making sure , like every few second that we are in sight! If we went a bit out of the area , they called us immediately back to the group!

[@saucyyikers3877]

This dude can talk about unicorns and make them sound like a creepypasta

[@nurse7559]

His voice is grating on my nerves🤷‍♀️

[@Kim11546]

Hahahaha!!

[@PlanetZac]

💀😂

[@cookiesnmilk9200]

hahaha

[@celestenelson127]

Lol

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

He said sharks around Australia are harmless?? You kidding right. Great whites, tiger sharks all around Australia and have killed humans

[@Ethan7s]

Everything in Australia is dangerous, that’s like Australia 101.

[@fatsolutions]

Bull sharks! You have to be tough to survive here in Australia as everything is out to get uouv

[@Screddy_Henks]

It's not that bad. As long as you know first aid you'll be right mate

[@PurplePinkRed]

Australian here 👋 Deadly shark attacks close to shore are uncommon as they don't like swimming in shallow water. Bondi Beach (the most iconic tourist beach we have) has not had a confirmed shark attack since the 30s - That local guy who claimed to be attacked by a shark 10 or so years ago lied to cover an injury from a crime he committed. It's even more unlikely they both died from a shark attack. The proteins in the blood residue would have been all over that wetsuit. Sharks only attack humans when feeling threatened or extremely hungry. We are not their first choice for a meal. You are more likely to die or get seriously injured from a rip or by a wave pushing you against rocks. Also, the whole "everything in Australia is deadly" thing that Americans believe so blindly is getting out of hand. It's far more common to die from a car accident from one of our many crappy drivers than anything else.

[@kizzjd9578]

Can confirm, I have been attacked by 4 sharks on the gbr

[@mygrandma3041]

I will never dive into ocean... I feel so vunerable 😂

[@AR-zr1om]

I remember when I was a teenager snorkling in the ocean and I went over one of the ledges.it was just black below I couldn’t see anything and I’ve never been in since it terrified me 😂

[@wendellswendell2001]

I feel the same way bud. I stuck my head in the ocean off western Canada, I could see the floor then absolutely nothing.

[@WtfYoutube_YouSuck]

You are more vulnerable right now.

[@donutgalaxy2115]

The ocean is one of my greatest fears😰

[@jameyr5531]

It's beautiful in shallow depths where you can find a bunch of variety of fish

[@stephaniebristol3837]

One of my worst nightmares, sounds like they were left and stranded. in the freaking ocean. Grew up near the sea, central coast Monterey/Santa Cruz CA. Ran the beach everyday for years. Saw five great white sharks breach hunting seals. Was chased by seals been chased up dunes by them coming out of water after being chased by a white. Once in Santa Cruz after a big winter storm and huge waves calmed down near Pleasure point I looked down and a massive great white shark was on rocks and stranded by waves. That's what's in that bay. Have never and won't go deep into the ocean. It's their home and I respect it. Beautiful, but no way in hell I'd ever go in there. Witnessed Jaws up close they are real and closer to the shore than people think. On much dryer land now and will never move back towards the sea again.

[@thehorrorcounselors4747]

I couldn’t blame you one second.

[@tawunnaeaton9726]

I grew up in Seaside small world

[@stephaniebristol3837]

@@tawunnaeaton9726 Very small, my great great grandmother loved Seaside she lived it there her husband was a Portuguese fisherman. Generations of my family are from Seaside too. I believe at that time it was called east Monterey my great aunt Stella and I used walk Roberts Lake all the time.

[@ChefBardo]

I was collecting abalone and sea lettuce out in big sur back in 2009. I saw a great white circling me and I bolted for the shore. I never looked back and I never set foot in the water there after that. Scary how fast they move.

[@stephaniebristol3837]

@@ChefBardo Exactly, you were damn smart going for that shore. Whites are all over Big Sur , aka The Red Triangle. We used to catch crawdads all the time down there in the Carmel River that flows right into Monastery Beach another beach to steer clear of. Dangerous, instant cliff drop, deadly undertow, waves and Whites. Beautiful beach, great parking, looks very inviting, it's not. Another great place for dirt bike riding, but not ocean Pismo Beach, CA or Morro Bay whites are abundant central coast is dangerous.

[@andrewfrost8422]

So the dive boat departed the dive site without 2 persons. That’s criminal. The second skipper who said he had two too many the next day, OMG, how incompetent are these skippers. It seems like the original skipper was incompetent and the second skipper ‘possibly’ tried to give an easier ride to the original dive boat. As the wet suits, flippers etc etc were washed up, how did they supposedly board the second dive boat, stark naked ? It’s all guess work as to the final hours or days of this couple, but what is not guess work is the incompetent dive boats.

[@notjimpickens7928]

What do you expect from someone who cant even count to 20? That manchild shouldnt have even been let out the house lmao

[@andyaim4764]

I came far to close to dying in a scuba accident.... Trust me when you find yourself 26 metres under in the Red Sea, on your own, out of air and out of ideas, the full realisation of how incredibly stupid being in a alien environment really is!!!

[@kittybitty3099]

Indeed. People REALLY don't comprehend that saying what you'll do in such a situation, is so easy when you're NOT actually in that situation and therefore not in a panicked state of mind. We lose a significant amount of logical thinking in such panicked states of mind, that's when the reptilian part of our brain activates and either it's decisions result in our death OR results in our survival; I know one person whom still kept his arrogant views of "well if they couldn't figure out how to get out of that situation they deserved their demise, because I would of done blah blah blah blah", even after he put himself in a practically 99% fatal situation and survived by ONE scraggly hair on his asshole; because a moutain ranger just so happened to fucking be in the exact area he wandered into after being lost on the mountain for 2 days. Had that ranger not been there he'd have been dead that day, because he had no idea wtf he was doing and wasted what little survival resources he had; and was already half dead from an injury he sustained while trying to climb down the actual cliff like a rock climber, without any rock climbing gear. People can be idiots, BUT they can also be phenomenal in survival situations.

[@kshatriya1414]

What about your dive buddy?, did you have a Bail out pony tank?.

[@minorcek]

Wow...so that must be what it feels like to Have a vagina

[@icephoenix8023]

BS!

[@icephoenix8023]

Slave Kitty BLOWHARD, you would use up all your air in 5 minutes!

[@yipikaye]

This movie came out the night I received my open water license. Never dived since. Lol

[@Americandude-de6zd]

Yeah it's probably a sign lol

[@Amy_L33]

Pussy

[@Novac799]

@lil chxrrpp Watch 47 meters down ;)

[@aurelie8220]

Go with a dive master and there’s no reason to be scared. We always have a dive master assigned to 2-3 of us. They stay down until the last person is up, check your equipment for you, and help you underwater if you need it.

[@susanbodiford3530]

I DON'T BLAME YOU, SMART THINKING

[@danleonhart1]

Fast forward 25 years now in 2023. A diving couple was left behind again by their boat in Hawaii. A survival expert said most people would not have survived their ordeal. Fortunately the young couple made it back to shore on their own. Now they're suing the boat company for 5 mil.

[@eleanormckelvaine6939]

Still can’t figure why a movie about these horrible deaths! Sickening, and sickening that they were left!!!

[@WallyTony]

Those poor people just floated out there until dying. They're one of the reasons I hate tourist dive operations.

[@blackenedwritings]

I love the sea but being trapped in the middle of the ocean is a terrifying thought.

[@thetruthispotenza3602]

I know man. I was picturing floating in the water for hours, just praying that no fin pops up. But, in reality its a matter of time before a group of sharks see or hear you. Maybe even smell you. Man.... thats a terrifying way to go

[@dannyt2966]

Yeah, especially at night!

[@brianmatthews4323]

I love being by the sea, ON LAND.

[@debbiegubala5429]

I love the sea, from a video. My built in pool is the best...

[@artflorez1568]

In 1982, I graduated from Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, LA with Tommy Lonergan. While we were not close friends, we were friends none the less. I remember when this story first came out and we were all shocked and saddened by it. If they were accidentally left behind by the crew, as it appears to have happened, that must have been terrible.

[@danicapapali7810]

They were escaping the teaching jobs. They’re now living happily on a tropical island somewhere, where people finally appreciate them.

[@mco.4191]

I love the narrator’s voice 😩 I could listen to him all day

[@mortybunneraccount3483]

TF😂😂

[@jacquesvoorthuijzen5786]

He should read a book

[@NB-ut5hv]

Sounds a bit like Matthew mcconaughey

[@Twentyhundredseven]

He sounds like Steven Colbert

[@maddiestephenson6318]

I always feel relaxed listening to him talk about weird history 😂

[@jimmyshrimbe9361]

This is on par with being buried alive in my opinion.

[@austingode]

No way ....!!! There is a very good chance of surviving..... buried alive is death 💀

[@rileyswack6718]

Burried alive is nothing compared to being stranded in the ocean

[@Hey___you]

I'd rather die any way than premature burial.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

You suffer more being at sea and slowly dying

[@sheffield99]

That Ryan Reynolds film 'Buried' scared the f**k out of me.

[@NewMessage]

Maybe I'll pass on that bath I was planning tonight...

[@matthewjordan9043]

Take a longer shower

[@chasestanley2906]

2 hippies got married in a bath tub It was a three ring ceremony

[@maineh3985]

After i seen JAWS at the drive in i was afraid to swim in a pool....lol

[@jubi400]

LMAO!! 🤣

[@jubi400]

@@maineh3985 I remember that feeling. Being a kid, in a pool after seeing Jaws. That's when I learned about butterflys in the stomache. My mom told me it was an adrenelin rush. So I was definetly afraid of being eaten by a shark in a pool! LOL. KIDS!

[@michellebowers9409]

First thing we learn at school is theres a register, They call out your name to see if anyones missing .. It's the first thing we ever learn... Bad error

[@anonmouse2253]

When people get hypothermia they remove all their clothes when it gets really bad because they feel really really hot, I think that’s what happened.

[@jakehole3944]

Do you think that’s possible while trying to stay afloat ? And I’m not being a smart ass if that’s how my question comes off I’m genuinely curious

[@anonmouse2253]

Jake hole , yeah I think so ! Depends on how restrictive their clothes were , but you can hold your breath while you duck under for a second

[@TheShockwaveDragon]

Would it even be possible to develop hypothermia in such warm waters as those around Australia?

[@eviljohnz10]

John Doe overnight in the water? Yea it’s very very possible.

[@szymonkejna3469]

@@eviljohnz10 those wetsuits offer some really good insulation. Water in JAN is around 23 degrees in australia.

[@bobbys4327]

I worked with Tom at KAFB and he was a good friend. I was deeply, deeply saddened when hearing of his and Eileen's passing. the hopeless feeling had to have been horrible...RIP

[@amandaochoa1991]

I’m pretty sure I would’ve had cardiac arrest if I got left out at sea, at least I hope I would I’d rather have a heart attack then be eaten by sharks or any fish

[@catmeifyoucan4649]

That movie freaked me the hell out when I saw it, all I was doing was putting myself in their shoes..

[@canamrider07]

It’s very easy to panic in stressful situations. Your adrenaline flows and you quickly are zapped of energy. Floating on the ocean surface with a BC (dive) vest is difficult. The ocean water is constantly slapping you in the face making it difficult to breath. You have to hold your head high and that is difficult. You won’t last long in the ocean. I cringe each time I watch the movie and I am a diver.

[@aurelie8220]

In another missing person case, I learned that the final stages of hypothermia make you delirious and feel like you’re so hot you’re on fire. So in cases where people got lost and are found naked, it’s most likely they stripped their clothes before hypothermia took over. That’s always my go-to thought when people’s clothes are found in the wild. But, I don’t know how likely this is where they were at... I know you lose body heat a lot faster in water, but I don’t know the temperature in Australia at night and how warm their wetsuits would have kept them. Deliriousness from hypothermia could have been why they took off their BCs. No lucid diver would ever remove their BC in that situation, it’s your life vest and keeps you from drowning and holds on to any remaining air you have. . Or... They could have also floated away at night with the current because they lost their bearing in the dark. Salt water begins to destroy the skin quite painfully after a day or so. I could see them being delirious from sun exposure and dehydration and removing everything without thinking because their skin hurts...

[@wawaelias8842]

I remember we went to the movies to see open water and I left feeling heavy hearted, these people where trying to rest from their hectic lives, and towards the end their hectic lives seemed like a dream vacation!!!

[@frankie1012]

Tom knew his death was imminent. I’m sure he never anticipated they would perish in such a horrific manner. This is such a terrible and preventable tragedy. Why were they diving so far from the boat? They were experienced and knew the risks.

[@Maxdouble07]

I’ve seen all the open water movies. This movie sticks with me. My wife and I went snorkeling last year and I think I stayed in the water for about 8 minutes and I went back to the boat😉.

[@aloha_oe311]

I watched the movie.. The ending was very sad. RIP to the beloved couple, so sad that they didn’t find them.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

How awful.. what a horrible thing to happen.. they must've been *utterly terrified* Guys - we take for granted how dangerous something like a holiday day excursion or a theme park or open water can really be.. please be careful and judge risk adequately.. you owe it to yourself 😘

[@williamcutting5224]

The faked death scenario would have made for a better movie.

[@rileyswack6718]

They should have made an alternate ending..

[@iScAre1]

Not really, the stakes wouldn’t be as high if they didn’t genuinely feared for their life bc they got abandoned. Instead it’d more of a “Aw nice all according to plan” sort of thing and it wouldn’t be as interesting. That’s how Hollywood works baby

[@leodefine86]

The faked death theory is as valid as alien abduction

[@surfrescue3232]

Another great story line - they made it to a nearby island only to be attacked and killed by Thurston and lovey Howell.

[@Appleton-WI]

@@leodefine86 What exactly are you trying to say?

[@amybradley5821]

Been diving for years and being left is my nightmare. I make sure and talk to everyone on board so I would be remembered, am usually first in so am one of the first back on board. Also make sure the boat is safely reviewed. It is inexcusable for this to happen. Bad company.

[@ReturnOfTheJ.D.]

I deliberately talk loudly to as many people as I can so someone will miss me if I don't show. A lot of dive boats hang around for a long time now in Cairns before leaving a site. Back then they rushed things.

[@ercieberwick1513]

Why dive at all? I just stay home and have afternoon tea. If I spill the tea, t's a big deal. I can't imagine drowning in the ocean!

[@TheNYgolfer]

Both kept diaries. Tom made an entry saying that "Like a student who has finished an exam I feel that my life is complete and I am ready to die. As far as I can tell, from here my life can only get worse. It has peaked and it's all downhill from here until my funeral." The entry was in character with the rest of his diary. 2 weeks before the dive Eileen wrote "he hopes to die a quick and painless death, and he hopes it happens soon. Tom's not suicidal, but he's got a death wish that could lead him to what he desires and I could get caught in that. Our lives are so entwined now and we are hardly two individuals. I am still Eileen, but I am mostly Eileen and Tom. He is mostly Tom and Eileen. Where we are now goes beyond dependence, beyond love." So imo, they did not set out on this trip with the mission to commit suicide , but once they found themselves in such a desperate situation, with no rescue after 48 hours and dehydration and hypothermia setting in, suicide became a convenient way to bring his diary entries to an end without leaving evidence of a suicide, which would have destroyed his mother who was a very religious Catholic. Suicide by stripping off all their gear and drowning themselves .

[@zacharywood9416]

Eh...

[@henrikandreason7261]

Love how when they talk about tigersharks, the first picture that usually pops up is that of an sand tiger shark. Yes, very similair names but the difference in behavior and threat level is like a golden retreiver compared to a beefed up pitbull.

[@sir1thomas1]

That knife wielding goon in the stock footage is amazing.

[@adventure_onthedaily9851]

We’ve had 9 recorded serious shark attacks and 2 fatalities in Australia so far in 2020.

[@chrisnicholls445]

Why did the video say the sharks in the waters arnt harmful to humans ?

[@matterman7662]

Chris Nicholls it’s almost like the videos are badly researched

[@kshatriya1414]

If you wanna be in their territory you better face the consequences. Shark attacks are still very uncommon when compared to the amount of people who actually swim in the ocean.

[@DexKen]

@@chrisnicholls445 Australian waters have the great white shark, tiger shark and bull shark. The three primary man eating sharks. So yea the narrator messed that one up.

[@idk5749]

Not that much considering the sharks are social distancing

[@CuriousConnoisseurs]

There so many other Animals in the Ocean who can kill Humans.

[@philsteinberg6985]

@@Solmaz_S thanks

[@philsteinberg6985]

@@Solmaz_S I really like you...

[@susiechoban1542]

There literally aren’t.

[@callmecharlottex]

This is a genuinely terrifying case. If they're dead, may they rest in peace.

[@toxicperson8936]

As someone who loves the ocean, as well as wanting to go scuba diving my entire life, & still do, this had to of been so fucking terrifying. Their hearts must have sank (no pun intended) once they realized they were abandoned. They probably had hope that the company would realize its mistake & come back, but they never did. We don’t know if they died that same day, or lived or a few days, or even if sharks were involved, but if it were me, I would rather die by shark compared to floating on the ocean for days with nothing. At least I know I’m not gonna let the boat out of my site when I do go scuba diving.

[@Frenchylikeshikes]

Never heard about that story before, and it's absolutely terrifying. Mostly knowing that this truly happened.

[@tweezerjam]

When I hear “head count” I immediately think of Home Alone 😂

[@TheaterPup]

Yes! 😂

[@StephWinter1289]

I watched "Open Water" yesterday, its been forever since I have seen it...this is why I don't like the ocean too much and have a fear of sharks! 😭😭

[@rayaandreanuestro3313]

yesssss

[@miguelmontenegro3520]

I'm not saying It was aliens... But no, this time It was mermaids.

[@Britttanyy]

Sirens💡💭

[@jaissesoben]

🤣

[@ianfortuna9385]

Sorry but both answers are wrong clearly it was cathulu

[@mikemelina7395]

"Open Water" is the scariest movie I've ever watched. I've only watched it once and plan to keep it that way.

[@sham2695]

Why is that so?

[@mikemelina7395]

@@sham2695 Because what happens in the movie has happened to people IRL. Treading water in the middle of the ocean with no idea what's below looking up at you. Praying for rescue, thirsty, hungry and part of the food chain. Hours and days go by, eventually tasted, then eaten by sharks. Primal fear at it's worst. The fear of drowning and the fear of being eaten. " "Am I being stalked?" "Is help coming?" "How much longer can I tread water?" "What just bumped me?!" "Something just bit me!" "Oh God, I'm bleeding!" "They're eating me!"

[@sham2695]

Thank you!

[@mjboutin7224]

@@mikemelina7395 your description literally just have me chills

[@prinsettajones5712]

NOBODY KNOWS HOW THEY ARE GOING TO DIE BUT THIS COUPLE DID MY HEART GOES OUT TO THEIR PARENTS BECAUSE I COULDN'T EVEN BEGIN TO IMAGINE HOW I WOULD FEEL IF IT WAS MY DAUGHTER OR MY SON LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN. CRAZY SHIT.

[@chuckd5877]

A lot of people know how they’re gonna die. Think about people on war in shitty situations or people sick with something like AIDS.

[@RamittaLestat]

None of the other divers notice two people were missing?

[@lexb1075]

I was thinking the same thing! I've been on multiple trips like this, and by the time you get to the reef site, you're usually pretty familiar with who's on the boat with you. Between all the passengers and crew, I can't imagine how 2 people could just "disappear" without ANYONE noticing!

[@RamittaLestat]

@@lexb1075 exactly!!!

[@vegasgirl3538]

Yeah, you'd think two Americans in a sea of Italians would've stood out. You tend to notice different accents, languages, etc.

[@RamittaLestat]

@@vegasgirl3538 no shit! Blows my mind how no one noticed.

[@lewisgottschalk2178]

Actually not surprising. Most people today are narcissistic and are oblivious to people around them, even if sharing an experience, like diving in this case.

[@brianmatthews4323]

If you have a large aquarium, focus your gaze upon one single tiny piece of fish food in the water next time you feed the fish. That's you in the ocean.

[@DolbecAqua]

An odd but powerful statement indeed. The food will disapear, weaker fish will be taken out and eaten still alive. In the fish keeping hobby lots of people report having fish ''dissapear'' from their aquariums overnight and never finding a clue. Can't imagine how horrible it must feel on a larger scale such as the ocean.

[@lynnkayee1015]

It's the fact two days passed before they were noticed missing that's getting me. You can almost hear the couple ensuring each other that a search will start when the boat gets back to shore and their absence will be noticed. Meanwhile everyone else is living their best life without a clue.

[@BodyOpt]

Treading water, unable to sleep at all, no food, no drinking water (ironically, in the ocean!)...I think people overestimate how long one can last in these conditions. I’ve experienced hallucinations from sleep deprivation, and I’ve witnessed the delusion caused by dehydration when hospital staff were negligent to my dad...he was waving his hands around and rambling incessantly and incoherently. Assuming they went out from fatigue, dehydration and sleeplessness, sounds absolutely horrific. Sharks just make for a better movie of course, though that may well have expedited their exit.

[@rosebud6485]

Just thinking about being out there alone, knowing you won’t be rescued, knowing this will be your death and it’s only a matter of time. Your exhausted, starving and cold. Near the end, probably begging God to just take you. It just gives me goose bumps.

[@WobblesandBean]

I love the inserts of random stock footage. 😂 4:54 "HERE WOULD YOU LIKE A GLASS OF WATER IN THESE TRYING TIMES?"

[@rachellynee6879]

It's just weird to me that they took their life jackets off.. That would of been the last thing I would of done. They would come in handy if you got tired. The notes on the board is proof they were still alive, she dated them and all. And why is it that she took her clothes off? Kind of odd. I feel like her husband killed her, and then killed himself.. Or just eventually drowned. Judging by his diary he wasn't right in the head, and they weren't happy together. Maybe she was seeing someone else he was ready to die anyway and they were stranded on the ocean so he thought, hey why not.. Perfect opportunity. If he can't have her, no one can.

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

I remember when I watched the film, I always thought it was disgusting how the company didn't notice they were missing for so long. I am glad the man was at least brought to court for their deaths.

[@cxa1936]

God i love the way he says Lonergan

[@samthfkr]

Loner gang wudup

[@prometheustv6558]

Llllllonergan

[@fly69doc]

I cant even swim in a lake knowing there could be something under me...its like walking blindfolded in the middle of the forest

[@justhatemeisrael6760]

Lots of leaches there.

[@rachelpalmer7823]

I thought I was the only one who felt like that. Im glad to know its not just me!!

[@lohaye3260]

Me either, I only get a little comfortable swimming in natural pools filled with rain water.

[@radrook2153]

As a kid, I was once wading in Lake George located at the Adirondax Mountains in New York State when I felt this huge thing brush up against my leg. I assumed it had been a large fish. I got out of the water.

[@tammyduncan719]

Yep, That deep water fear is pure terror.

[@airypotty]

I remember having sleepless nights after watching the movie. No horror movie has scared me to this extent before.

[@shadowknows5750]

The message found explains all. It wasn't a suicide note.

[@bryansummers3219]

Really? You write a message. on a dive slate. let it float away. so someone will someone will rescue you before you die in a day or two. They just missed as the slate was found 6 months after their disappearance.

[@jeffreyhejny7522]

Tom be like, "My glasses, I can't see land without my glasses.

[@madArt1981]

I had the unfortunate experience of being stranded in mid ocean after diving. But in my case. I did a dive with a young man 10 years my junior. We went down the anchor line. After about 15 minutes I noticed the Captain decided to join us. Leaving NO ONE ON BOARD to mind the ship. Sure enough when we surfaced 45 minutes later there was no boat. Captain A hole panicked and began swimming with the current. He actually thought he might catch up to it. But it was obviously over the horizon. My dive buddy and I were rescued. An ambulance was waiting at the docks. Ponce Puerto Rico

[@sage3093]

Holy shit... did the boat detach from its anchor? Or did the anchor become loose? How the hell did that happen?

[@shombie2737]

What happened to Captain Arsehole?

[@javimoreno3196]

Coffee and Weird History, a good way to start off the day! 😁

[@patearl4036]

ditto

[@cocolocofamily759]

We have palacinke (smth like crepes) coffee and this, watching it while Im planing to go snorkeling soon😅

[@KatGlos]

After what I saw during my divemaster course, I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. They forgot divers on two occasions, fortunately it was in a busy location and we were picked up by another boat.