Edd in the news again

[bamafan]

http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/L...224126191.html

[kwinter]

Congrats to Edd, and also nice work by Becky.

[sskasser]

Local Cave Diver Featured in Duracell Battery Series
By: Bergen Baucom - Email
Updated: Tue 6:34 PM, Sep 17, 2013

Marianna- Several months ago, expert diver and Cave Adventures Dive Shop owner, Edd Sorenson, got a phone all that changed a lives. Four frantic cave divers, reported one of their own missing in the water.

"When I got to him, he was just moments away from passing" Sorenson recalled. "When he was up in the air pocket, he had told me, later after I got him out, that he was starting to pass out. That he knew he was going to die, and at least it would be peaceful and painless."

Sorenson was humble about the experience, but recognized what he had done was not only heroic, but often unheard of.

"The first thing we were taught is there are no cave rescues, only cave recoveries" Sorenson said. "So, I've done a lot of body recoveries over the years, and it just felt good to actually bring somebody out alive. And this just happened to be one of the four miracles that happened last year."

That's right- four. In the history of cave diving, there had only been four successful rescues world wide. Sorenson has saved four people on his own in Marianna over the past year. The miraculous feat caught the attention of Plenty Films, a production company based in New York City.

"[The producers] were researching heroic acts- acts of heroism, this dive came up, and I was contacted by them."

The project is a series hosted by Tim McGraw called Quantum Heroes for Duracell batteries.

The company flew Sorenson to New York to meet McGraw, before then flying to Marianna to shoot a reenactment of Sorenson's most recent rescue.

"He's performed several rescues and that's very rare. A lot of times people are not rescued in underwater caves, it's usually a recovery. He inspires me. It's so heroic what he's done here and I'm just happy to be a part," underwater filmmaker for Liquid Productions, Becky Kagen Schott said.

In addition to the once in a life time experience, Sorenson was also the recipient of what would likely amount to be enough Duracell batteries to last a lifetime.

[JamesK]

That's awesome. I know Edd doesn't read this stuff, but congrats anyway.


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[phreaticus53]

Woody Jasper saved two (of three, IIRC) in Otter Springs back in the early 80's as well......OW divers up in an air space near the entrance.
Not to jump the thread, or detract at all from what Edd has done... but it said that the four he'd pulled out were the only rescues.
Not true.

[Bill Rotella]

Congratulations Edd!

[kotik]

Woody Jasper saved two (of three, IIRC) in Otter Springs back in the early 80's as well......OW divers up in an air space near the entrance.
Not to jump the thread, or detract at all from what Edd has done... but it said that the four he'd pulled out were the only rescues.
Not true.

Read again, it does say that there were four previous rescues prior to his four-in-a-year.

[Tessunderwater]

That's awesome! I've had the pleasure of talking to Edd while hanging out at his shop getting fills ( or handing over my paycheck) lol. He is a real stand up guy along with the other guys he has working there. Great job.


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[Squirrel Girl]

I like Edd, and I respect him immensely. Very happy for him. Please remember that Edd had some help. Folks at his shop sprang to action and they worked as a team to get Edd into the water in time to save the lives. So, tons of kudos to Edd and his team.

[next gen]

I've heared him tell people about the rescuses and in all of them Frank made it to where he only had to get his suit on.