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true story of death and survival in the world s most dangerous sport, cave diving Two friends plunge ft deep into a water filled crater in the Kalahari Desert to raise the body of a diver who had perished there a decade before Only one returns Unquenchable heroism and complex human relationships amid the perils of extreme sportOn New Year s Day, David Shaw travelled halfway around the world on a journey that took him to the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, to a site known locally as Boesmansgat Bushman s Hole His destination was nearly feet below the surfaceOn January, he stepped into the water He wore and carried on

him some of the most advanced diving equipment ever developed Mounted to a helmet on his head was a video camera David Shaw was about to attempt what had never been done before, and he wanted the world to seeHe descended About fifteen feet below the surface was a fissure in the dolomite bottom of the basin, barely wide enough to admit him and his equipment and the aluminum tanks slung under his shoulders He slipped through the opening, and disappeared from sight, leaving behind the world of light and lifeThen, a second diver descended through the same crack in the stone This was Don Shirley, Shaw s friend and frequent dive partner, one of the few people in the world qualified to follow where Shaw was about to go In the community of extreme diving, Don Shirley was a master among mastersTwenty five minutes later, one of the men was dead The other was in mortal peril, and would spend the next hours struggling to survive, existing literally from breath to breathWhat happened that day at Bushman s Hole is the stuff of nightmarish drama, juxtaposing classic elements of suspense with an extreme environment beyond most people s comprehension But it s also a compelling human story of friendship, heroism, unswerving ambition and of coming to terms with loss and tragedy some of his books are a fascination for readers like in the Raising the Dead: A True Story of Death and Survival book, this is one of the most wanted Phillip Finch author readers around the world.
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