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What happened after that is still not clear, but somehow her ascent was delayed, and when she was pulled by her husband Francisco (Pipin) Ferreras from the water, 8 min. 40 sec. after submerging, she was foaming at the mouth. Attempts to revive her failed, and an autopsy found she...
Free diving was first made popular by The Big Blue, a 1988 French movie about the sport that was inspired by real events and featured rapturous cinematography. Today there are more than 20,000 free divers around the world, in a sport that was barely heard of 15 years ago...
On Oct. 12, Mestre was aiming to break the record of 531.5 ft. set by Ferreras off Cozumel in Mexico in January 2000. Ferreras and other representatives of the group he founded in Miami, the International Association of Free Divers (IAFD), were present to monitor her dive, and a video...
But IAFD president Carlos Serra, who was present, says Mestre's problem began when the air bag would not inflate properly, delaying her ascent. At 394 ft., according to Serra, she appears to have passed out and fallen off the sled. Serra concedes that there was a shortage of safety...
Director Jira Malikul's whimsical feature posits that the fireballs are set off by Lao monks, not soldiers. The dreamy opening sequence follows loincloth-clad divers as they plant clay "eggs" along the riverbed. Illuminated boats sweep by above, lighting up the expectant faces of the throng assembled along the...