EPISODE · Jun 29, 2018 · 23 MIN
'Do we drown or rocket to the surface?'
from Access All: Disability News and Mental Health · host BBC Sounds
Rich Osborn had the perfect summer job as a scuba diving instructor in Cyprus - but it would become a job which led to him becoming paraplegic. On a day off, the then 21-year-old and three instructor friends decided to go for a carefully planned deep-dive. At 40m under the ocean's surface the group ran out of air. With nothing left in the tanks they had a decision to make - drown there and then, or rocket to the surface and risk catastrophic injuries from the benz. Presented by Beth Rose with Rich Osborn. Subscribe to Ouch or wherever you get your podcasts from. Like us, rate us and leave a nice review - this helps others find our programmes. Email [email protected] Tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook. A transcript will appear on this page soon.
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Rich Osborn had the perfect summer job as a scuba diving instructor in Cyprus - but it would become a job which led to him becoming paraplegic. On a day off, the then 21-year-old and three instructor friends decided to go for a carefully planned deep-dive. At 40m under the ocean's surface the group ran out of air. With nothing left in the tanks they had a decision to make - drown there and then, or rocket to the surface and risk catastrophic injuries from the benz. Presented by Beth Rose with Rich Osborn. Subscribe to Ouch or wherever you get your podcasts from. Like us, rate us and leave a nice review - this helps others find our programmes. Email [email protected] Tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook. A transcript will appear on this page soon.
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