Divers React to Tec diver's near death experience caught on video

Steve Luchon is a tec diver and ran into an issue deep underwater that could've ended up pretty badly. He recorded the whole dive, and we are here to analyze what happened.

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[HRM.H]

Somehow i imagine Woody has a walk-in closet just for all his headwear.

[USOTPC]

I love how divers are willing to step up and say "I screwed up, this is how I did it, and I recognize that the lifesaving potential of my experience must be shared. Ego is not a factor."

[trouty]

I love the fact you guys just bring in the person that's involved to ask them what happened. *So* much better than having to just guess at what happened.

[UNgineering]

never EVER be embarrassed about sharing this kind of videos! this is how we learn and improve. this content benefits the entire diving community!
if we only ever post smooth dives, perfect trim, nothing wrong, then we won't get better.
glad you made it to the surface and thank you so much for sharing!

[mariosall]

Excellent video this one, and excellent mentality and self-criticism by Steve ! I would trust more a guy that recognizes his mistakes and addresses them than someone that thinks he's "never wrong"

[armedandredee]

I love the fact that Woody is so committed to wearing hats, he inconveniences himself to hold the earphones up the entire episode.

[grmasdfII]

This principle did wonders for the airline industry.
If something goes wrong, even if it's your fault, report it, let it be analyzed, make sure the lessons to be learned from that get spread as far and wide as possible.
Lives are worth more than your ego.

[fuzzyboots]

Mad respect to anyone willing to put their mistakes out there, talk through them & share what they've learnt. Great vid as always

[emilynewton]

This guy saved lives with his honesty.

[TheCheat]

I absolutely love that you bring these people on and allow them to explain things from their perspective rather than just passing judgement. It really humanizes these situations.

[hotfoot]

Hey Gus, Woody: I am an advanced open water and rescue diver with between 40 and 50 dives. I had a really scary moment with some new medication I was prescribed. We were only at 20 ft doing a quarry dive in Missouri. It was a gear check dive where we were testing all of the gear, reconfiguring, making ourselves familiar and comfortable with where things were, and improving the layout. When we came to the surface I got really lightheaded and almost passed out at the surface. I have not dived since. I was really scared that I did not know what my medication could do to me underwater. I have since changed medications for other reasons but I am still scared to get in the water. Could you guys do something on the topic of medication and diving so maybe I could have some guidance on how to test myself safely and actually get back into the water? These sorts of incidents really disturb me and I agree with you, never solo dive.

[emhoj]

A good diver is a humble diver, and Steve you are humble! You obviously learnt from this experience and have taken steps to prevent a future incident.

[kotro]

This is the best interview you've ever done. And I have major respect for Steve with his willingness to share his ordeal so we can all learn from it. I'd dive with that guy any day! You guys too....lol

[mikahhgranados]

I didn’t know anything about cave diving nor do I truly have a desire to do it my self but the way you 2 explain and discuss it has made me watch your videos non stop! Y’all are truly entertaining

[lydialeigh]

I watched this video right after Steve posted. It shook me back to reality about buddy checks and practicing skills. We do it, but not often. And they change their gear configurations pretty often too. I dive this quarry a lot and it is very, very cold at depth - 37 degrees at 100 + feet on one of my coldest dives, and in a wetsuit to boot. In over two years of diving there, I have yet to have a free-flow, but man, do I think about it a lot. I commented and thanked Steve on his original post - so glad he is okay and that he shared. This helps save lives. This quarry also posts several huge signs stating “Your regulator will free-flow past 60 feet! Do not dive beyond your certification level!” One of my buddies did free-flow there at 100 feet and also semi-panicked and shot to the surface. Definitely a reality in water at those low temps.

[locodiver]

So glad he’s okay, and willing to post and talk about it. Good on him! A lot (most) buddy teams never practice OOA/ donate procedures randomly during dives. This is great practice to do once in a while. You get to identify potential problem points (ie air turned off on donation bottle) before a real emergency. Once panic sets in it doesn’t matter how experienced you are. Panic by definition is uncontrolled. So glad he’s okay

[YukonSeanHolland]

Thanks for sharing Steve!! Humility is awesome! It helps all divers both new and old and reminds us that things happen and you just never know how you might react in any given day.
I like the reminders that we need to always double check gear before we get in the water and reminders during a dive brief.
Glad your here to tell us all about it!

[callunas]

I admire his honesty and humility! I've had panic attacks that were triggered by absolutely nothing before and it's the worst thing I've ever felt. It's like your brain just flips a switch without your consent and then you're just along for the wild ride. Can't imagine going through that in a real life or death situation.

[bumblbesss]

This is "Murphy's Law" & "Fight or Flight" all in one. Glad you made it back Safe Steve, Sharing your story just makes others better and more aware we all learn by Example.

[bobfels]

I think its really brave to publicly show your mistakes / learning experiences especially so other people can learn. Nothing more than huge respect for him!