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My aim is to stay alive. I don't want to die.

What is worth dying for?

Is diving into a cave worth dying for?

The time comes for everyone.

I do everything I can not to die down there.

MONAMI AGENCY PRESENTS

IN ASSOCIATION WITH FUGLENE

A JUAN REINA FILM

DIVING INTO THE UNKNOWN

People often ask: "What makes you go down there,

into places hostile to human beings."

Modern technology gives us the chance to explore

every place on Earth and on the bottom of the sea

without going there yourself.

The only place left that technology cannot reach are caves.

Both dry and underwater caves.

For me caves are very visual places. I enjoy that.

The silence makes a strong impression.

You are looking around in total silence.

The further you dive, you find new places

that may be familiar,

or in some special cases you get to dive in places

no one has ever been before.

It's a fantastic feeling

when no one knows what is behind the corner.

That is the true feeling of exploration.

The dives we do are potentially life-threatening.

There is always danger

but you don't dive with just anyone.

You have to trust your fellow divers 100%.

You can never underestimate

the importance of your diving partner or team.

We kind of have our own brotherhood

on the dives we do.

You are there with the friends you trust most.

Our diving team is formed around the Ojamo mine.

I have met a lot of new people there.

We do a lot of traveling together.

They are the ones I like to travel and dive with most.

I have made a lot of good friends diving.

It's such a great feeling to travel with them

and to spend vacations together.

It has to be fun.

If it's not fun there's no point in doing it.

It's amazing to see places no one else has seen before.

And to do that with people who are so dedicated.

It's a very hands on type of group.

We went to Norway intending

to film the deep part of the route,

because no one has filmed the entire route before.

We were planning to dive from Plura to Steinugleflåget,

leave the gear there overnight and dive back the next day.

Should I bring the rebreather and everything else here?

Team one was Jari Huotarinen and Patte.

Their job was to make a hole in the ice on the Plura side.

Team two was me, Kaitsu and Jari Uusimäki.

Our job was to climb up inside Steinugleflåget

and take our second set of equipment there.

Start the chainsaw, Hamster.

The mood was laid back, everyone was laughing.

We were in a good mood when we set out.

It's a bit slippery here.

I think everything went well.

Jari and I made the hole and were ready to go

when team two told us the path and equipment were ready

and the hole was open, so you could also get out.

So, we started to get going.

What do you think? Should we wait or should we just go?

I agree.

Famous cave diver "the Hamster".

The hole.

Goddamn, it's clear in there!

Do you have two oxygen tanks?

And two argons? - Yeah.

Okay.

Are they for the trip back home?

Well, for the trip back... - Or if there is a problem.

Not for today or tomorrow, but...

Then we have one extra oxygen. - Yes, we do.

When team one entered the water, we started preparing

and we left about two hours after them.

The dive between Plura and Steine was really challenging

but I have done way more demanding dives

with all of the guys we were diving with that day.

This shouldn't have been an overly challenging dive.

Looking back, perhaps we could have done some things differently.

But the accident happened in a very short period of time.

In that brief moment, I did everything I possibly could.

But the conditions were not easy.

The beginning of the dive had gone well for team one.

When they passed the deepest part,

they reached a narrow tunnel at a depth of 110 metres.

Patte went through it first, with Jari behind him.

His equipment got stuck in the tunnel.

This created a cascade of problems

which he didn't survive, although Patte tried to help.

We passed the deepest part, and the cave started inclining

I went through it.

I saw Jari flashing his light at me.

He was signaling for me to come over.

I noticed that he was caught up in the line.

I saw that he was getting nervous,

which always happens if you get stuck so deep.

I kept telling him to calm down.

He gave me a tank, which I started carrying back and forth.

At some point, he had nothing in his mouth.

He was changing the regulator... the mouthpiece.

Then I saw him taking in some water.

I tried to push the regulator into his mouth

but of course it didn't work.

Gradually he stopped moving.

Jari was gone.

I stayed there for a while, trying to get him out.

I soon realized it wasn't going to work.

I was also breathing too fast.

I had to calm down and think.

The first thing I thought was that when the next team arrives

this passage will be blocked and...

I just remember thinking they will all be trapped.

I hardly remember the accident.

I don't have a coherent memory of the event.

I remember certain images of what happened.

Suddenly I saw Uusimäki in front of me.

He was clearly having some trouble.

He tried calling out to me.

I figured that something was wrong.

Everything happened in a few minutes.

After that, I saw that Uusimäki was...

...dead.

I was in a hurry to decide what to do.

I swam past Uusimäki.

Then I realized more people were dead.

I mean Jari Huotarinen.

Next to Huotarinen was Vesa Rantanen

who tried to get through the narrowing

where Huotarinen had gotten stuck.

Then I decided to go back the way I had come

because I wasn't sure that Vesa would make it through.

I also didn't know what lay beyond the obstruction.

Would Patrik be there blocking the way too?

Or will the path be clear?

130 metres down,

I could hear Huotarinen's equipment beeping.

Then I saw that Jari had died in the narrowing.

My next thought was to keep moving forward.

I need to figure out how to move past Jari.

I knew if I turned around,

the dive back would be too much.

A dive Kaitsu eventually did - a more than ten-hour dive.

I really don't even know

how I managed to keep myself together.

My family was probably the biggest reason why...

...I wanted to get out.

Two Finnish men have died in a diving accident in northern Norway.

Three of their friends were also injured.

The accident happened in an underwater cave

near the town of Mo i Rana.

This small mountain pool is where the Finnish men began their tragic dive.

The police say that the victims are 130 metres deep,

and that foreign help is needed in their search.

Now, all movement and diving in the area is prohibited.

Although it is sad on so many levels

that they are not here with us anymore,

there is no use thinking about their earthly bodies.

It's better to remember all the great times we've had together

and all the trips and dives we've had together.

I don't believe in a higher power,

but one place that they'll always be is in our memories.

AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO RETRIEVE THE BODIES

THE NORWEGIAN POLICE CLOSED THE CAVE

We had to abort the ongoing operation,

because we felt it was too risky.

After an assessment, we decided to abort the operation.

For the time being, access to the cave is prohibited.

This was the decision of the chief of police.

You only found one victim. Is the other one even deeper?

We couldn't even access that part of the cave,

because the passage is blocked by the first victim.

So, it's impossible to get past.

Every single dive that we do to those depths in a cave is a risk.

And the more dives we do, the more risk there is.

This really is just too dangerous.

It's not worth to risk your own lives to complete this task.

The operation has been called off.

We cannot just leave them there.

I don't know how their families and friends would take it.

I guess it's a kind of a grave, but...

I don't even want to think about it.

I've barely slept because

I'm constantly thinking about what happened

and planning how to bring our friends home.

We feel like it's our job to bring the boys home.

We have the right team, equipment and the skills to do it.

It would be a great injustice

if we didn't go to Plura to get this done.

This operation is illegal, so the problem is that

we have to take more risks, because we are working in secret.

But we have no other option.

We cannot leave those guys in that cave.

On the first dive we won't start carrying anyone.

If he gets stuck and we have to go back the way we came

it's going to be a very long dive.

And the guy who is behind won't enjoy that at all.

The dive would be too hard to handle.

If everything goes well, we'll be done in three dives.

There are 16 people in this operation.

We have Kaitsu, Patte and me.

Our job is to dive the deepest, to the victims.

We'll release them and bring them up to shallower water.

But we cannot do this without

safety divers and assistant divers.

They will make sure that we get out safely,

and they act as a link between us and the surface.

I am the surface manager.

I handle the operation on the surface.

The others do the diving.

My spinal cord was damaged in the accident

from decompression sickness, so I can't dive myself.

But I am going there to help the other divers.

I took a couple of body bags from storage.

If no one else wants to, I'll bag them.

Aren't we going to leave them in the water?

I thought we would bring them to the surface.

I just thought, if there are animals in the cave...

That won't be a problem. - They can't get into the bag.

Would it be better if they were left in the water

and if they stayed face down?

It might take a day or two before we get them out.

The bag is airtight. It has a zipper.

Did you find out anything about the stiffness of the bodies?

Basically it starts within the first 6 hours

and during the next 6 hours it's well under way.

Then it's on for the next 12 hours,

and during the third 12 hours, it starts going away.

That is normally what happens,

but when it's colder that process slows down.

It's completely different in cold water.

What about rotting? It takes months.

Or maybe a month?

I was just thinking how soft...

They have been inside their suits.

So it's not as bad as if they'd been in the water.

What else? - Communications, mostly.

We have to be mentally prepared for getting caught.

That's when the media circus would start.

If someone asks something,

obviously we won't tell them what we are doing, we are just diving.

Or we act as dumb as possible, which should be easy.

One risk factor is that we are emotionally involved.

We all know the victims.

But that cave, those conditions,

that particular place...

No one else has ever been there or managed to dive there

except the group that is going there.

I wonder if Laura is coming or not?

You can call and ask her.

On the other hand, she might go to the wreck seminar.

Okay. It was the 27th. From Friday to Monday.

So, four days on location.

It's a six-day trip if the travel time takes a day each way.

The thing that you cannot really prepare for,

especially with Kaitsu, Patte and Sami,

is how things will look when they get down there.

And how that will affect you mentally.

So you can keep yourself together.

But I have faith that they will.

The accident was already so hard for them,

and they made it to the surface.

I don't think this is an impossible task.

Bad things that could happen...

The suit tearing would be really bad.

You would have to return to the surface, or you would die.

Could I have a napkin? - Yes.

Thank you.

If your respiratory rate goes up, that is really bad too.

More carbon dioxide is generated in deep water

and you wouldn't be able to function anymore.

From the outside this might seem foolishly risky.

But life in general can be risky.

You cannot prepare for everything that could go wrong.

You just cannot practice facing a dead friend at 110 metres.

PLURDALEN, NORWAY

The Plurdalen valley is located near the town of Mo i Rana.

There are lofty mountains on both sides.

PLURA ENTRANCE

A few hundred metres off is the mouth of the Plura cave,

and a kilometer further

is the entrance of the Steinugleflåget dry cave.

Which is a massive cave-in.

STEINUGLEFLÅGET DRY CAVE

It's 300 metres from the mouth of the cave to the surface.

And the height difference is 100 metres.

It's quite a job to get

to the surface from the mouth of the cave.

You have to carry the tanks 30 or 40 metres down, because

it's too steep.

Tommi! Stay there. Wait a moment.

Let me give you this, Jani. We'll get them, damn it.

Here is the first one.

Is there still a lot of stuff up there?

A couple of tanks and a scooter.

Okay.

Are we done?

Yes. Nice. - Is there still something up there?

...18, 19, 20.

There should be 24.

There are three or four up there. We will get them tomorrow.

There are a few things

that will define what we do over the next few days.

What do we want to bring up from there?

Do we just want the guys up,

or do we want the guys and their gear?

If we want to bring more of the gear up,

it'll take an extra day or two

and some of us will be leaving before then.

If we go there tomorrow, we can get Jari

and probably his scooter.

Depending on who is diving,

we might even get some rebreathers.

Kaitsu, do you remember if Jari closed the loop?

I don't remember... I mean, I didn't see it.

If the loop was closed and the machine is dry,

it could be worth some money for the heirs.

But again, we have to remember the risks.

Maybe we shouldn't take the risk. We can't sell a dead man's gear.

If it's upside down, it may be flooded.

The only thing is really Uusimäki's scooter.

If his wife gets it back, and we could find a buyer for it.

They would get some money from it.

It's easy to get that, it weighs nothing.

So, should we get Jari and both scooters?

Yes. - We can get all of that tomorrow.

Okay. - Good night.

Good morning. How are you? - Very good.

Is someone going to Mo today?

Sorry? - Is someone going to Mo i Rana today?

I don't know, maybe. - You need gas.

If someone goes to Mo i Rana, it's in the evening.

Can we drive with just your scooter?

Yes, we can do that. It's soaked.

There is a little left, but we'll drive until it's empty.

How big should it be?

Bang on it a bit.

Like this?

Jari Huotarinen and I were good friends.

I have thought about how I'll react

when I meet my friends at the bottom of the cave.

When you have to look them in the eye again.

But somehow you can psych yourself up

and think about those things later.

Diving is a very psychological sport.

It multiplies all your feelings, your fears

and having nerves of steel makes up for a lot.

The actual ice is underneath.

It wasn't so thick, after all.

When you have been through such a traumatic experience,

all the talk and everything about the subject

makes you really emotional.

I never want to experience anything like that again.

We absolutely can't have any more accidents.

The rescuer becoming the victim would be the worst case scenario.

Can you hear me, Laura? - I hear you.

A hundred minutes from now.

Team two can leave in 100 minutes?

That's right, but hold on for a moment.

We are making sure that everything is ok.

Okay, let me know when.

See you on the other side.

PLURA ENTRANCE

STEINUGLEFLÅGET DRY CAVE

This goes from down here.

There was a rock slide.

So the visibility may be zero at first.

What time is it? - 3:47 pm.

Okay.

Don't go too fast. I can't keep up with this scooter.

I'll put it in second gear. - That's good.

All right.

(Patrik:) Is that the scooter's rope? (Sami:) Yeah.

(Patrik:) There was nothing left. (Kai:) Sorry?

(Patrik:) No tanks left.

(Kai:) I told you that Sami will bring four!

(Kai:) Sami will bring them.

It takes extraordinary peace of mind

to slow your breathing down, to calm yourself down.

When you start breathing poorly, it generates more carbon dioxide.

You become less and less alert.

When the situation goes far enough, the diver becomes a passenger,

and your diving partner is forced to see the whole thing through.

There's nothing you can do.

It's Jani.

Hi!

Jani...

Oh, shit.

It really hurts.

Ok, then.

Fuck. - Did it start at the end or earlier?

I felt it a bit at six metres,

but now it really started when we came back up.

It felt like my hand was being hacked off with a blunt axe.

This started out well... - Not a strong start.

Just take it easy and breathe in some oxygen.

I'll arrange a ride and more oxygen,

and we'll see if we have to take you somewhere else.

Laura had signs of decompression sickness.

For a moment I thought we are totally fucked.

I was thinking about how this would turn out.

I started thinking, "What the fuck are we going to do?"

Can she even sit in the car

if we have to get her out of here?

If she had needed a chopper it would've jeopardized the operation.

This is not good.

(Kai:) Where are you?

(Kai:) Where are you?

(Kai:) What the fuck are you doing there!

No one should dive down there if it doesn't feel right.

You don't only put yourself at risk, but others too.

Recurring accidents have made me question

whether I even enjoy this sport.

I really want to dive, but I have become increasingly concerned

about the friends I dive with.

I just never want to go through that again.

I have slept so badly that

I felt I wasn't in the right state of mind to dive.

SAMI AND PATRIK CONTINUE DIVING WITHOUT KAI

(Sami:) Let's continue.

(Sami:) There is the first one.

(Sami:) And there is the second Jari.

(Sami:) Shall we start cutting?

(Sami:) Cut that. (Patrik:) Sorry?

(Sami:) Cut off that rubber cord.

(Sami:) Easy, easy.

(Patrik:) Take the towing rope. (Sami:) Okay.

(Sami:) Guide it a bit.

(Patrik:) Wait, I am going to pass you.

(Patrik:) It's pretty tight.

(Sami:) Sorry? (Patrik:) It's tight.

(Patrik:) Did you get it? (Sami:) No.

(Patrik:) Shall we take a break? (Sami:) Yes, let's do that.

(Patrik:) Shall we go? (Sami:) Yeah.

(Sami:) Lift him up.

(Sami:) Jani, over here!

(Janne:) How far away is Uusimäki?

(Sami:) Only about 20 metres.

(Janne:) Is he attached in any way? (Sami:) No.

(Janne:) So we can get him tomorrow? (Sami:) Yes, yes.

(Janne:) Okay.

(Janne:) I'm going back to the surface.

(Sami:) Go ahead. We'll be okay.

(Patrik:) Don't take him up to the surface.

(Jani:) No, we won't.

AFTER A 6 HOUR DIVE

Way to go, Patte! - All right!

There is more light in here than last time.

It was pretty dark then.

Can you walk all the way up? - Yeah, yeah.

Uusimäki was upside down, with all the tanks strapped on.

And Jari was there on his knees, where I left him.

Just like I remembered.

This trip was a success.

I have been waiting for this for a couple of months.

I haven't been able to think of anything else

than getting this dive done. And now it is.

We are almost there now.

Do you think this night will go a little bit better?

Were you restless?

I've been thinking about this every single night

since I walked out of here. - Yeah.

About when we would be able to come back and get them out.

We are well on the way now. - We made it here.

So...

Tomorrow we'll go there from here,

take the second Jari with us and come back up.

Last time I didn't know

whether to come back up or stay down there.

I'm ready to go, but I'll wait for Sami.

If you're waiting, should we all go together?

Sami and I were talking during decompression.

He asked if Kaitsu is diving tomorrow.

My guess is that Kaitsu will never dive with us again.

I saw it in his eyes this morning.

Normally he never speaks, but this morning he said

that he really doesn't want to dive.

It's good that he said it. - Yes, sure.

If he had started falling apart down there...

We all would've been screwed.

I could take a day off on Wednesday because I'm so old.

That's the first time you've said it. Usually it's me.

But you were serious. I'm just joking.

You must really be old if you're realizing it yourself. - I'm not old.

See, you really have a problem with it. - Yes, I do.

Once you hit 40, it's all downhill.

I never thought I'd live to 30. And look what happened.

That was a pretty long dive, too.

Is there anything warm to drink? - Yes.

Cup of noodles?

Yes, noodles are good.

This was a fucking good day. - Yeah.

I was really careful going through all the tight spots.

We should always do extra dives.

Not like what we usually do - going straight to the end.

Like the last time we came here.

If we had done a practice run then, things would've been different.

It was totally our own fault.

Now that we know the deal, the next dive should be quick.

Way to go, guys! - We can call it a day.

You bet.

We felt so great after the successful dive on Monday.

In many ways it went better than we expected.

Even though you try to avoid being lulled into thinking

the next dive will be easy, that's kind of what happened.

You should never expect that a dive will go well.

Because then it never does.

I guess the traumatic memories will fade with time.

Or you learn to live with them.

If something happens to me, what would happen to my family?

Those all might be reasons

to possibly stop diving.

I guess we are ready to go.

I am not too excited. - Yeah, I bet.

I'll stay on the surface. - Yes I heard.

Nothing wrong with that.

You shouldn't go if you feel down about it.

So we have about 90 minutes?

Should we take the stuff down there?

So that everything is ready.

I'll check what we need to check for Uusimäki.

Mainly where he was breathing from, the pressures.

I'll leave the scooter on the other side?

And then... - We'll come with our scooter.

You can probably start to swim when you reach the slope.

I can check if the narrow spot is good, it's not far from Jari.

No, only about 20 metres.

I can stay there to pull him.

Any way you like. We'll get him easily.

You'll come with the scooter

and I'll film.

Then we'll start cutting. Should we cut... these?

Cut all the straps so it drops off.

The shoulder straps, belly strap...

That should come off just by pulling.

Yesterday we were on full throttle or in third gear.

If he seems not to be moving, try slowing down and then revving it.

You'll hear a call from behind. - Yell "stop"...

Or "full steam, go!"

"Go" is probably clearer. - Go or stop.

Oh, fuck! -"Kuusamo, taas kutsuu mua Kuusamo..."

Ok, off I go. - Do well.

Bye!

(Sami:) Was it there? (Patrik:) Was it this one?

(Patrik:) Well... Yes, over there. (Sami:) Yeah.

(Sami:) OK.

(Sami:) It's tight.

(Patrik:) Fuck!

(Sami:) Wait, wait!

(Sami:) The cave is collapsing!

(Sami:) OK, go!

(Sami:) Pull, pull!

(Sami:) Pull, pull. Go, go!

(Patrik:) Fucking hell! (Sami:) Pull, pull.

Kaitsu? - Yes.

What time is it? - It's ten minutes to.

Should we go now? - In a couple of minutes.

There is no rush, whenever you are ready.

Janne, do you have everything? - Yeah.

(Patrik:) Goddamn, that was heavy. (Sami:) Yeah, it was.

(Patrik:) He was so fucking positive that I cut the suit,

but it didn't help.

(Patrik:) I told Jani to attach the tanks to the cord

so that it would pull him down.

(Patrik:) But he was in a hurry to leave and he didn't hear me.

(Veli:) Pull, pull!

Wait!

(Janne:) That will add some weight to you.

(Janne:) Let's put one of those heavy tanks on the waist rope.

Here, at the end of the rope.

(Veli:) Hey, stop!

Hey, hey! He is drifting away!

(Veli:) Come down quickly! (Mika:) Sorry?

(Veli:) Come down! Grab that rope!

AFTER A 5 HOUR DIVE

Did they get him up?

Is the rope here? - Did they get him up?

Yes, he's under the brim. - So, both are up?

Yes.

He's 30 kg more positive than Huotarinen.

I almost fainted a few times. - We had to take a few breaks.

Fasten it under your arm and secure it there.

Let's put it there so that he's nearby.

Yes, let's put Uusimäki there.

Try to hold it tight. So the knot won't slip off.

Vesa.

Way to go, guys!

I gave it all I had.

All in? - Yes.

I am totally exhausted.

What an easy little job. - Yeah.

It feels like I am totally out of shape.

Let me dismantle it. - You can unzip this.

Has Kaitsu already carried all the gear up?

Most of it is at the foot of the hill.

I figured he has been working his butt off.

No, he was outside. - Is he totally worn out?

He's probably okay now.

It has been tough for him. - Yes.

I was thinking during the break that

if there was a problem and I took the wrong regulator

that would have been it.

I couldn't continue. - Where did it happen?

At 00 metres.

I just held on to the rock and breathe as deeply as possible.

I need to get my lungs fixed and start rehab.

Detox, not rehabilitation?

Hello, hello.

Howdy!

Can you take my fin?

Where shall I put this device? - All the way up, if you can.

Show the way, Vesa.

The surface manager will go ahead, I can give you a push.

Don't. - Okay, no more then?

"Don't touch me, God damn it!"

I'm not phobic, but get your hands off my butt.

I might as well carry these all the way up.

Patte, did you notice? The cave collapsed.

Yes, I did.

You'll be able to see in the footage

I was cutting the straps and a rock fell on me.

I was like: "What was that? Now the cave is collapsing!"

I tried to fling it off and kept going. Eventually it did.

I guess we have to start carrying the gear up.

I think that the gear down there

can stay as a memorial.

If someone goes there, or...

when it is permitted to go there

it can be a reminder of what a challenging place this is.

My appetite is much bigger than when we first got here.

I'm not sure if it's all the carrying or something else.

I guess it's something else.

Let's hope it's easier to sleep, too.

Does Maria know? Has anyone spoken to her today?

I promised to let Uusimäki's family know that everything is okay.

It's tough to have to be taken out of here by your friends,

but if no one else can...

It has been tough for us to get our friends back.

On the other hand, this is a good tribute to them.

If it was me, it would be amazing to have

an escort on your final journey.

Your friends coming to get you from down there.

Indeed.

Hello. Is this Bjørn Einar Bjørnå?

Yes. - Hello and good morning.

This is Sami Paakkarinen calling.

I am calling from Plurdalen.

And I had the knowledge that you were the

investigator in the diving accident, which happened

last month in Plurdalen.

Yes, that's correct.

We have news for you that we have recovered the bodies up.

Okay.

We have been running a project for five days, and

the bodies are now up in the Steinugleflåget dry cave.

Both of the bodies? - Both of the bodies, yes.

Are you at the farm in Plurdalen? Are you calling from there?

Yes, I am calling from the farm in Plurdalen.

I understand.

We also took one of the scooters of the victims,

one wrist computer and one tank up with us.

So we have those for you

and then we have a video of the recovery.

So we want to give them to you.

So you have taken both bodies up?

Yes, we have.

I will give a message to my chief

and then, one police will contact you. Is that okay?

Yes, it is okay.

What, what, what... Both?

Both? Yes, yes.

Shall we bag them? - I don't have a strong opinion about it.

I thought we should leave them in the water, but...

I am positive that we should bag them.

But if Torsten is opposed to it for some reason, then...

then we won't.

Then we won't do it.

I wish we knew how long the officials will take.

That could help us decide.

We have packed almost everything.

We'd like to hold a moment of silence in the evening.

I'd like to put them in body bags. - Is that what you have decided?

Yes, but I understand that you think it's a bad idea.

Well, no. You know best.

The bags are airtight

and can be closed with a zipper.

I use them at work.

Do as you see best.

We would like to do that. - Do that then.

It's agreed then.

At some point during the evening then.

Thank you to everyone who has helped us.

I hope we can return the favour.

Contact us if you come to Finland.

We are never going to visit you, Patrik!

Okay, see you in the summer then!

I'll come to your Finnish sauna! - That can be arranged.

It would have haunted me for a long time

if we hadn't come back to dive there again.

Everyone understands how important it is for the families

to bring our friends back home to be buried.

So there is a place to bring flowers.

Thank you, everyone, for taking part in this.

Now we can bring both Jaris back home.

Many thanks on my behalf too.

This wouldn't have been possible without you.

Time heals all wounds. Maybe in this case too.

But, I don't see myself

as a hero in any way.

We just brought our friends back home.

481 and 483 on the way, with a strength of three.

We can begin. Good Monday morning, everyone.

Before the extended meeting of the Executive Board,

we have an accolade to hand out.

We can begin the rehearsal.

But not quite yet.

Fortunately, we didn't drink yesterday.

Too much.

The retrieval of the victims was an extremely challenging process.

Neither the Norwegian nor the British divers could accomplish it.

It was also a demonstration of real professional commitment,

and his respect for brotherhood.

Sami, what would your motto be?

I couldn't think of anything before, so I guess I won't now either.

Can you come up with a catchy one?

How about what you said before the first deep dive?

"See you on the other side."

What is this? - An olive.

Did you like it? You didn't?

It's still in your mouth.

Just spit it into the napkin.

In recognition, the President of Finland has awarded you

the First Class Medal of the White Rose of Finland.

Congratulations. - Thank you.

Action!

"If you can leave something for tomorrow, do it tomorrow."

Thank you. And Sami, your turn.

When?

Just a moment. Look into the camera.

Action!

"Never leave anything until tomorrow."

I'm not good at giving speeches, but...

The way I see it, we had no choice.

We had to get our friends back, no matter what.

We took a little risk and went to get them.

I could never have done it alone.

I had a great team. They should all get medals too.

But...

I guess it's up to someone else to apply for them.

That's all.

POZO AZUL, SPAIN

If I can't dive anymore, it will leave quite a void.

All of my friends are involved in diving.

I don't want to think about it before going into the water again,

to see if diving still feels good.

Or if I have some fears or issues that are keeping me from diving.

I don't know if this accident has changed me in any way.

Would it help my family if I quit and found something else?

They know that I have to dive.

My wife asked the girls if I was still allowed to dive.

They said: "He has to",

because he is so mad when he can't."

I do want to dive. It's what I'm good at.

It's what I enjoy doing. That's the way I see it.

At times it's hard to justify going somewhere to dive.

You have to explain a lot of things. Like what we're doing and the risks.

It's annoying having to explain it so much.

On the other hand, I do owe them an explanation.

It would be tough to tell them I'm returning to that place again.

That would be unfair on my family.

Time will tell what I am going to do with this.

I can see that someone else has also zipped this.

There you go. - Thank you.

If you have to ask why I have to go there,

you probably wouldn't understand the answer either.

It's hard to explain to someone who doesn't know this sport

why we go to places that are so hostile towards humans.

No matter how hard I try to articulate or explain it,

you will never understand why I have to go there.

Patte! Be careful out there.

THE NORWEGIAN POLICE

DECIDED NOT TO PRESS CHARGES AGAINST THE DIVERS

IN MEMORY OF JARI HUOTARINEN AND JARI UUSIMÄKI