Illegal Cave Diving Ends Badly | The Plura Disaster

On February 6, 2014. A diving expedition turned tragic, affecting five Finnish divers, with two facing an uncertain fate and three others had decompression sickness. Their journey is captured in the riveting documentary "Diving Into The Unknown,".

The GoPro camera, which was attached to one of the divers, recorded the moment disaster struck.

Further details and credits:

Tekst: Lars Christian Wegner | Foto: Fredrik Solstad, Janne Suhonen, Patrik Grönqvist og Sami Pakkarinen | Grafikk:Sondre Nilsen, Dan Kåre Engebretsen, Simen Grytøyr

Text: Lars Christian Wegner | Photo: Fredrik Solstad , Janne Suhonen, Patrik Grönqvist and Sami Pakkarinen
Graphics: Sondre Nilsen , Dan Kåre Engebretsen , Simen Grytøyr
VGTV: Patrik describes the rescue dive

VIDEOS AND PHOTOS:
VESA RANTANEN
PATRIK GRÖNQVIST
KAI KÄNKÄNEN
PEKKA ELOMAA

DESIGN AND CODE:
UOLEVI HOLMBERG
JUKKA PYLVÄS
BORIS STEFANOV
JARMO LUNDGREN

TRANSLATION:
ALEKSI TEIVAINEN

Diving into the Unknown (original title Takaisin pintaan) is a 2016 Finnish film directed by Juan Reina.

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[ajessm]

" Kai vowed to give up cave diving for good, " but his "passion" caused him to continue. After ignoring the deaths of 2 friends while diving, it's no longer a passion but an addiction.

[Leksa]

As an experienced cave diver, never diving in caves has saved my life numerous times.

[krishnasaikia]

"After 2 fresh tragedies he again went to cave diving " at this point just leave him there

[thebigpicture]

Guy loses three diving partners on three different occasions? Needs to be investigated. Air tank not turned on is highly suspicious and a basic check your partner does. I’d certainly never dive with him.

[harrisaxer]

The most disturbing thing of this story is that if you saw him speak about the recovery operation you’d see a man clearly more filled with emotions of pride and exhilaration for having recovered his friends’ bodies whilst other recovery operations failed than sorrow or devastation for their loss! What a basket case…

[rodrigocampos]

Man, I would think twice before even coming near a swimming pool in the company of that guy.

[emilyhaas]

I really love the maps you make. They help me understand what is going on so much better.

[slowbro]

Moral of the story is dont dive with Kai. He is bad luck and can't take a cosmic hint when givin it.

[fatalattraction]

Kai is either a serial killer who finds ways to kill his friends while diving or he’s the unluckiest totem in the world of diving. Either way, you couldn’t pay me enough to get in the water with him.

[spinynorman]

Speaking personally, I wouldn't go to an artificial swimming pool with Kai, considering the number of people that have dies on his dives.

[justendaniel]

"A passion he couldn't walk away from." Wrong, he could have, but chose not to.

[dontmesswitme]

Watching videos like these is about as much cave diving experience i will ever get in this lifetime.

[iloiloilona]

I'm a Finn and this accident was truly what started my morbid interest in cave diving disasters. What makes this one even more harrowing is how cold and dark it must have been when the survivors resurfaced...

One thing to add though: the accident dive wasn't illegal, the cave was shut down AFTER it and the recovery dive was illegal. The cave has since been opened for divers.

[jin]

As a person who has never been in a cave before, I can say it has saved my life.

[Gukworks]

Watching these videos acually cures a bit of my anxiety issues when I realise I am safe.

[mish]

You know I always thought being extremely pressure sensitive and bathophobic (fear of falling into the depths) was holding me back from certain activities as a kid. But as an adult, I realize that it's prevented me from dying/drowning in a cold cave hundreds of feet below the surface of the Earth. Might be a survival mechanism at this point.

[robertredmon]

How after being involved in 2 incidents one involving himself and another where a diver died did he think it was a good idea to continue doing this?

[KellJell]

I've heard this before from other creators, and everyone has their own unique style of presenting, but the map and the step by step was really helpful to understanding how it unfolded for each individual. Thanks!

[creativeandaliveat]

I feel sorry for the parents, wives, and children of these people. Must be harrowing to live constantly wondering if you'll ever see your dearest again.

[ericp]

I don’t understand how anyone finds this an enjoyable hobby.