Download The 'deepest man on earth'
Herbert Nitsch is a free diver, he dives without breathing equipment. In 2012 he broke a new world record, diving to a depth of 253 metres but on the way back up things went wrong.
Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Tom Harding Assinder
Picture: Herbert Nitsch surrounded by jellyfish
Credit: ®herbertnitsch
Published on Saturday, 2nd November 2019.
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