Me Drowning but I lived

[SepherStar]

That's a pretty vigilant instructor.

[AfrojacX]

Thanks for the "but I lived" in the title. For a second there, I was worried that you died.

[tHaH4x0r]

you shoulve learned to clear your mask in scuba training. Excellent example of an incapable diver

[t10parwani]

wow.. the title for this video should be more like 'freediver saves a scuba diver'

[Hally96]

technically, a drowning is where the person dies due to breathing in a liquid. a NEAR drowning is where the person survives it. and a mask with a bit of water in is one of the things bsac, padi, and pretty much everything every other dive organisation teach you to handle

[Stoperand]

That guy who hauled you out of there was fast. Good dude.

[zeikusername]

@Stoperand He must have felt like a boss :D

[NutJob421]

If you drown you die. you did not drown.

[mealovegymnastics]

omg sounds scary

[hallgb]

Even with the DSD (Discover Scuba Diving) students, they have to be able to do a partial flood and clear of the mask. If you weren't a certified diver, getting a certification, or going through a DSD class, you had no business being down there. A lack of basic skills like always exhaling even when you don't have a regulator in your mouth can kill you in even 10 feet of water.

btw... you didn't drown. Drowning refers to a fatal aspiration of water. Non fatal is known as a near drowning.

[Hallamfoebell]

@hallgb exactly ear squeeze and mask clearing

[OrangeJuiceO]

how far underwater you guys were ?

[MAMAMACHINE]

the title made me lol

[whatitischief]

they don't make you have scuba certifications in europe? that dive master or whoever that was, did a good job

[somethingirreversib]

Scuba certification is a must in Europe, most take the PADI course as far as I know.

[n3vErw1nt3R]

Water in the mask? So what? If you are at least an OWD you must be able to swim with no mask on without panicking and of course you must know how to clear it. Can't say for everyone but my every class in the pool (plus intro) included the "clearing the mask" lesson. No skills = no open water diving. Otherwise u're dead.

[marinefish321]

yea hottiesurfing24, but there are also quite good dive stories on the net too . try the myscubastory site. type myscubastory into google and its the first one

[jenacbxx]

exactly for this you need a serious course and months of practise before diving. licence in 1 weekend is just so stupid and nosence

[mrmups]

Constructive comment: Did they not teach you to lift the bottom up and blow using your nose? this clears the mask.

[Gizziiusa]

all divers should be able to dive without a mask, let alone one that fills with water. learn your skills better before taking to the water there hombre.

[Rayner1234]

0:14 the girl didnt shut her first stage properly its leaking air

[michaelmas10]

"My friend is dying. Oh well, pretty fishes!"

[eKtechniX]

During my scuba cert in Monterey bay, one of the students did a Mask clear as part of the training at 45ft depth, and inhaled water. He immediatley staretd spazzing out and headed towards the surface. Our instructor grabbed him back down and jammed the release on his regulator to free flow air and put it in his face. He regained focus and coughed underwater for several minutes, then resumed the dive. it was amazing and quite an eye opener!

[ryjoph89]

@eKtechniX- Same thing almost happened to me couple weeks ago (I just got open water certified). We were doing mask flooding at 35 ft in Pacific Ocean (VERY cold & murky sometimes) and I was a little nervous and accidentally snuffed the water in my nose, so I grabbed the instructor to hold myself down while I regained focus on breathing till I could reclear. Salt water sucks.

[SsWsSw123]

if hed had proper training he would have learnt how to cope with a mask flood or loss first in the pool then on several open water dives...DONT DO DIVES IF YOUR ARENT READY!!!!! wait until you are 100% confident with all the little things like this that can happen but if you arent prepared for can kill you

[yallooon]

you're an idiot

[lamplight5]

was there a leak?

[jc427]

Why is it that most people who comment on youtube videos are both illiterate and assholes?

[XL0rd123]

@jc427 Idk Lol.

[lolergramCCCP]

@jc427 They be trollin' teenagers best to move onto the adult tube sites. :)

[Audiolaboratory]

@jc427 Because the majority are European.

[royaloreca]

@Audiolaboratory that comment contradicts the stereotype

[alsh2010]

You panicked from your mask getting flooded? I hope you've since realized that diving is not an activity for you. For your own safety...

[lolergramCCCP]

@alsh2010 Nice one cunt face... Bring more people to the sport, you should be club president of cuntfaceville!

[alsh2010]

@lolergramCCCP - From the way you write it's not tough to see who's a cunt face here. Has nothing to do with bringing or not bringing more people to the sport you moron. I think even the PADI recreational 101 course teaches people how to handle a flooded mask... If it's people with this level of skills you want in to the sport, then better not doing it and avoid the real emergencies.

[corex72]

Grow a beard, my mask fills up all the time.

[kareldegrote1224]

@corex72 than your mask isnt working well, get a new one.

[starkneked]

You my friend, should not dive! A mask is NOT a vital piece of diving equipment. One can still breathe without one! Anyone prone to panic has no business under water or piloting an aircraft.

[godawg13]

hahaha all these responses r stupid.. if ur mask fills with water. push on ur mask at ur forehead.. look up and blow out ur nose.. omg.. all the water is gone.. don't practice scuba without a mask.. just pop ur mask and practice clearing it.. wow..

[Kahuna76]

Looks like you got help pretty fast. Thats allways good. My girlfriend has a problem with one of her norstrils, so clearing the mask is also a problem for her if it is completely full. I have myself gotten a little bit of panic once. It was in Norway. Visibility:2 feet. Had a little cold. Could not get the water out. I felt i didnt have controle over the situation and thats when fear/panic can start. Hope you're still a diver :-)

[LootPenalty]

your meant to take your mask mask off when it fills up

you take it off and use some oxygon to take it out then you put it on again.

[adiintel]

Lol ur mask filled with water so u take it of when your few mitres down lol my friend that is just stupid

[darthmill]

I did not remove my mask did u watch the clip . 2 i do`nt know so how can i be your freind

[SMJxKAB]

@adiintel Fucking idiot you can take your mask off .

[Hallamfoebell]

@SMJxKAB thats a abrasive but he needs to mask clearing

[hottap727]

kudos to the safety diver. Nice response and,

to the new diver: practice scuba in a pool or shallows without a mask. Ive had my strap break once and a buckle break at + 50 ft. the practice helped

[Justinater2]

I just took my first dive class in a pool today not my open water yet but i had my mask fill up during the test and I had to swim up I hope that never happends when i deep thats the worst feeling iv ever had

[Quiznite]

Fantastic awareness by the instructor. Hope this has not put you off diving

[mrsanne123]

omg I would be very scared

[fufida]

what caused your panic attack?..

[darthmill]

my mask filled with water and i could not get it out

[AshleyHall]

I'm surprised that your instructor's were so quick to get you up and out yet hadn't taught you how to clear your masks in shallower water?

Had your instructor not taught you how to clear it? Very scary if not, glad you lived to tell the tale!

[steamingpoopfart]

hmm if u were dive certified you would know how to get water out i hope u dont dive again stupid bitch

[andyjm09]

@darthmill Where you Qualified because its one of the most basic diving skills

[somethingirreversib]

Happened to some girls she was on advance course, she has gone up to surface in 5 sec which is one of the stupidest thing if you are below 20m. You should always stay calm, and learn to handle the mask taking down and up. I know you can breath very hard if your nose is filled up, but its no better on the surface. You can even cough into the reductor. By the way was that test diving? I dont see any scuba gear on the rescue diver.

[Hallamfoebell]

@darthmill Oh why didnt you just clear your mask? scuba 101 clear your mask

[TheScubaDudes]

anxiety and diving don't mix

[19smalltown89]

that sucks i always get anxious and i have advanced open water tomorrow

[kcslk]

A panic attack underwater...yikes! Have you been diving since?

[loulougal]

bless you, glad you're okay

[bmboates]

great catch from safety, guy.......what I wanna know is, how come everyone around you didn't even notice? You clearly shook your head no to your buddy.....did she actually push you away, or just the camera angle.....I'd be looking for new buddies

[darthmill]

Yep I smoked a pack of 10 fags in about 10 mins

[kubekoder]

You must have been terrified!

[sianmilligan]

ha ha lol i rember that day well