The man who survived 30 minutes without oxygen on the sea floor: "I made peace with my death"

Chris Lemons, a professional diver, survived about 30 minutes at a depth of 90 meters in the North Sea without oxygen after his supply line was torn in a storm. His colleagues rescued him while he was unconscious, and he regained consciousness after two breaths, with no brain damage.

Chris Lemons, a professional diver, survived about 30 minutes at a depth of 90 meters in the North Sea without oxygen supply after his umbilical cable was torn during a storm. The accident occurred on September 18, 2012, during maintenance work on an underwater installation. Lemons lost contact with his team, his emergency tank emptied, and he lost consciousness. His colleagues, Dave Yuasa and Duncan Allcock, rescued him after about 35 minutes. To everyone's surprise, he regained consciousness after just two breaths, with no lasting brain damage. Experts speculate that the intense cold and the fact that he was breathing a high-pressure gas mixture helped him survive, but there is no proven medical explanation. His story became a documentary and a Hollywood film.