Bushman's Hole
Episode 53 of the Marooned: Tales of the Catastrophically Lost podcast, hosted by Aaron Habel & Jack Luna, titled "Bushman's Hole" was published on September 17, 2025 and runs 31 minutes.
September 17, 2025 ·31m · Marooned: Tales of the Catastrophically Lost
Episode Description
On January 8th, 2005, Australian diver David Shaw attempted to retrieve the body of Deon Dreyer, who had died in Bushman's Hole, an 886-foot-deep cave in South Africa in 1994. Shaw ultimately reached the body, but became entangled and died on the cave floor, leaving his friend and support diver, Don Shirely, to fight for survival.
Sources:
The Guardian: Deepest Sympathy
Dave Not Coming Back | FULL DOCUMENTARY
VIDEO: To Boldly Go | David Shaw
The Aftermath Of Love: Don Shirley and Dave Shaw
Death in the depths: the divers willing to pay the price of taking sport to extremes
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