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A person, the diver exploring South Africa's Bushman's Hole, involved in the underwater recovery mission.

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Real Survival Stories
South Africa Cave Dive: Recovery Mission

Utterly depleted and unable to walk, Don is placed on a gurney, then hoisted up the slopes with a rope and pulley system and taken to the mobile recompression chamber above.

Real Survival Stories
South Africa Cave Dive: Recovery Mission

After some negotiation with the medics, Don agrees to cut his decompression in the water short and take his chances on dry land.

Real Survival Stories
South Africa Cave Dive: Recovery Mission

Don is forced to press his regulator's purge button with each inhale, which helps to push a stream of gas into his lungs.

Real Survival Stories
South Africa Cave Dive: Recovery Mission

Too weak and dizzy to maintain a diver's usual horizontal position, which allows gas to flow directly into the lungs, Don is forced to breathe vertically.

Real Survival Stories
South Africa Cave Dive: Recovery Mission

Don's throat and stomach are raw from retching, and it takes all his strength to maintain his grip on the shot line.

Real Survival Stories
South Africa Cave Dive: Recovery Mission

But despite this, Don's situation remains dire.

Real Survival Stories
South Africa Cave Dive: Recovery Mission

Don needs urgent aid.