World's greatest freediver Natalia Molchanova feared dead

[azurnoir]

Source: CNN

The world's best freediver is feared dead after going missing during a recreational dive off the coast of Spain.

Natalia Molchanova, the most decorated freediver in the world with 41 world records and 23 world champion titles, was diving in the Balearic Sea, near to the Spanish island of Formentera on Sunday when she failed to surface.

Freediving is a form of underwater diving in which divers hold their breath instead of using a breathing apparatus such as scuba gear.

An August 4 joint statement from Molchanova's family and AIDA International, the worldwide federation for breath-hold diving said: "Natalia Molchanova was recreationally freediving off the coast of Spain on August 2, 2015 when she was separated from her peers. She was diving without fins to around 30 to 40 meters (98 to 132 feet) and (supposedly) got into (a) strong underwater current.

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[AngryAmish]

1. Like Elvis, she died doing what she loved.

[Warren Stupidity]

2. didn't Elvis die taking a shit?

[Stuckinthebush]

3. Wow. You, sir

Just made my day

[Judi Lynn]

8. "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”

Wonder if that is written on "The King's" tombstone!

Have heard people have seen the ghost of Elvis. Don't know if they were in the throne room or not.

[Throckmorton]

10. I learned my new fact for today,

Elvis and I both had the same favorite thing.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

12. Yeah, one of the best things ever!

[7wo7rees]

6. Really! What exactly was Elvis doing the moment he died?

He was in his bathroom!

[seveneyes]

4. She should have always carried one of these in risky dives ...

[douggg]

5. What is it?

[LibinMo]

7. underwater breathing mask

http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/outdoors/watersports/triton-human-gills.asp

[ToxMarz]

9. But it doesn't exist?

It's a concept. The technology it would be based on is "under development".

[EL34x4]

11. That wouldn't be "free diving"

If she carried breathing apparatus with her. Sure, it might've saved her life but to the people who perform these extreme types of feats, going "without a net" is part of the challenge --and part of the rush.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

13. Then why do base jumping addicts always carry a backup Shute?

It used only in the event that they think they are about to die. Something like this device will someday save lives, as it may have saved hers. Remember people complained when they replaced leather football helmets with plastic ones, too.

[EL34x4]

14. Very few BASE jumpers carry reserve chutes.

Over the years, BASE jumping parachutes have been specially designed for BASE jumping. There is no time to deploy a reserve chute if the first one fails.

http://www.adrenalinebeast.com/base-jumping/

Anyways, it's a moot point. Free divers don't use SCUBA equipment. Free climbers don't use mountain climbing gear. Going without equipment is the whole purpose of these activities.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

15. I've seen several base jumpers survive because they had a spare chute.

And there was enough time for them to survive, albeit pretty badly injured. But they didn't die.