John Bennett (diver)

John Bennett (diver)

John Bennett was a British SCUBA diver who is best know for setting a world record by becoming the first person to deep dive below a depth of 1,000 feet on self contained breathing apparatus (an open circuit rebreather).

John Bennett was missing presumed dead in a diving incident in Korea in 2004. He was declared legally dead in 2006, but the body has never been recovered.

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* World's deepest SCUBA dives

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* [http://www.cdnn.info/news/industry/i060915.html Renowned technical diver John Bennett declared legally dead]


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