In 2013, Harrison Okene a Nigerian man spent 60 hours underwater, in total darkness, after his vessel capsized 20 miles off the coast of Nigeria and sunk to the bottom of the sea. He was discovered alive by divers sent to recover dead bodies.

@MythAndFact Baba Blue So the theory behind his survival is this:
When the boat sunk, it sunk with a pocket of air (the empty space he was in), also at cold temp CO2 is more soluble...so he had an extended supply of 'clean air'...and 'luck'

Precious Chukwumeri @MythAndFact Baba Blue And he's lucky he could withstand the pressure at such depths too. 20 miles offshore Nigeria coasts might put him somewhere around 30 ft water depth.

~Dauntless~ @MythAndFact Baba Blue Yep, d rescuers also had to perform some sort of decompression too....think d level of oxygen he was exposed to had to be gradually upped from the one he had gotten accustomed to under water

Precious Chukwumeri ~Dauntless~ @MythAndFact Baba Blue Also nitrogen build up in his blood neccesitated the decompression else he would have turned to jelly inside

Burnt Chocolate Precious Chukwumeri ~Dauntless~ @MythAndFact Baba Blue So you all mean Nigerian rescuers were this capable 🤗

Bayode😎 Burnt Chocolate Precious Chukwumeri ~Dauntless~ @MythAndFact Baba Blue It was a foreign company that handled the rescue. DCN Global