He spent 3 Days Underwater, here’s what happened

On May 26th, 2013 – the Jascon 4 is hit by a rogue wave.
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Written by Steffan Perez-Velez Solis
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@DisruptReality
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
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@BenWinder108
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
That would’ve been terrifying for the divers all of a sudden for someone to grab them while they’re under there
@blazunlimited
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
Can you imagine how hard the entire recovery dive crew must have partied after they successfully saved this guy? Their job was supposed to be a solemn body recovery mission. Then they saved someone! That was a once in a lifetime experience and they knew it.
@mitchzurbrigg2403
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
Man those angel divers litterally pulled him from a watery grave
@Mygoodbacons
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
He prayed the entire time ang got saved
@AhmedAhmed-bh3mz
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
Mans one if the only humans to ever actually enter a hyberbolic time chamber
@Beebeechannel2
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
Oh wooooow 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️ God bless the rescue team and the man who survived ✨
@tashiekathompson7953
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
God is worthy to be praise !!! Thank you Jesus !
@lycan2965
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
This man survived somthing this likely 99.9 death rate and i would say that all of us fear..
@kindnessalwayswins6766
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
When you go through deep waters,
I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty,
you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.
Isaiah 43:2✝️
@legionx4046
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
Holy fuck this is well done 👍
@Smokeydoors8067
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
As of last year he repairs underwater facilities at depths of 165feet which is deeper than he was rescued at according to business insider. Fear doesn’t control this guy.
@jen-a-purr
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
He’s actually a rescue diver now so maybe get your facts straight before you upload your BS video
@User_92020
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
Why the hell does he sound like A chipmunk
@chrispevey4886
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
He didn't find a job on dry land he became a saturation diver himself
@khfan4life365
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
“He vows never to return to sea again.”
Yeah, no sh*t. If that happened to me, I wouldn’t either.
@rayssaferreira2025
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
3 days in complete darkness with no sign of help coming. He spent all the time praying non stop and now he is alive to see the rest of his life. This is faith, strong faith.
@Koyotesucks
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
Sup with his voice?
@davidmartin565
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
God bless those divers and idk why this video has hit me so hard but it has, the look on harrisons face broke me, I can't even pretend to imagine what that man went through emotionally and physically, what must that moment of felt like when he reached to hold that divers hand, I mean he was going to die without doubt I wonder if he was trying to hold on managing his breathing or was he wanting the nightmare to end the relief of drifting off, not being cold scared and alone in the dark knowing his friends were dead and the emotional pain of seeing his own death closing in on him, idk but that look on his face and the thought of his ordeal hit me hard, what a horrible raw situation those rescue divers are unbelievable hero's and as for Harrison Im sure that shit has probably changed him and if so I hope he can take it and make it positive, what a survivor a true legend I wish him a long and happy life, on dry land
@kingkongkungkwang
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
UPDATE:
This man, who once swore to never return to the seas, is now a certified diver working on oil and gas rigs.
1 year after his ordeal, another accident struck. He was driving to work with his friend, when his car went off a bridge into the water. Fortunately, he was able to swim out, only to realize that his friend was still in the passenger seat. He swam back and rescued his friend. Then to aid in the effort of pulling the car out of the water, he dove once yet again and put the ropes around his car.
After the accident, Harrison told himself, "What are you afraid of? How can you be scared […] if you have come through this[…]?" He subsequently decided to face all of his fears once and for all, and enrolled and completed a 3 month long diving course.
Not only did this man defy death twice, it came back to stare it back in its eyes. And death blinked first. He once almost had his life taken away at 30 meters underwater, now he is capable of diving down to 50 meters – thanks to the weight of his massive balls of steel
@th3giftmusic
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
😎 Harrison 💪 💯
@paintedknight4920
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
He actually goes to his church in Nigeria shortly after, but ends up shunned by the members because they believe he used witchcraft to survive. 🤦
Still a faithful man after, He would later become a rescue diver working for the same people who saved him.
@markoredano9141
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
He DID go back to sea. Harrison became a diver. He has a YouTube channel under his name.
@borkboxtv8167
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
This man was so brave had it been me with my anxiety and panic idk how I’d try to survive and I’m afraid of pitch blackness 😩😩 every little thing touching me would freak me out this man survived off of colas and pure bravery and faith I’m so glad they found him and he was able to get home to his family he’s a lucky man for sure Harrison okene
@ueqos
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
พระเจ้าสอยเข้าใว้ดี😊
@bpdbeck
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
The way he’s laughing omg 😢
@RhythmZ-yz5lg
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
Abandoned ship starts blasting in the loud speakers
@HenryShoemaker-be4dd
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
That made me cry. I know I’ll never get that lucky haha.
@PokèMyBalls
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
5:33 Uh, I would think the worst case is Death, not Paralysis
@PutinosauRUS
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
3:07 He had different boxers. This reconstruction is incorrect)
@PneumaNoose
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
The moment we see him in the air pocket always makes me cry. His expression is a mix of absolute terror and excitement. Almost like he doesn’t know he’s still alive and he’s truly being rescued. Oh… my heart. It makes me want to physically guard over him forever so he’s never near so much as a swimming pool ever again lol. SO GLAD he’s vowed to never to return to the sea.
@spitflamez
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
He actually became a diver himself a few years later to get over his fear, one of his rescuers presented his certificate.
@bigpoppa800
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
how far under water is he???
@lalagordo
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
Imagine when white people go extinct
@kenastancil918
October 5, 2024 at 3:40 am
Nothing but GOD 💯 Amen