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Diver swims 4 hours to safety

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Stephan Whelan
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John Mallard, a 62 year old diver from Scotland, had to swim 4 hours to safety after being swept away in heavy seas.

A major rescue was launched with lifeboats and helicopters, but Mr Mallard managed to swim for 4 hours to shore and dial the emergency services.

An amazing story of survival.

Full story available at the Scotsman.com News

About Stephan Whelan

Stephan is the Founder of DeeperBlue.com. His passion for the underwater world started early years with a try-dive in a hotel pool that soon formulated into a passion he pursued in all his spare time. He is a BSAC trained Dive Leader and has completed over 1,500 dives as well as enjoying Freediving (a personal best of 28m Constant Weight and a 4 minute breath-hold).

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