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Originally Posted by josh909
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I don't doubt that they might have had that scheme planned, but why would someone want to risk their life in "shark-infested waters", risking hypothermia, injury, drowning etc just for a few 1000 bucks? And even if they sold their story to the Sunday Mirror for an untold amount, how much do you think their story is worth? Realistically. There have been umpteen divers drifted and searched for in Egypt and other places around the world in the last couple of years.
Of course it's news worthy, but from a Sunday Mirror stereotype reader's point of view, a story of a lost couple diving and then one survives to tell the gory tale (remember the story that came out with a tourist's photograph of his wife lying unconscious in the background) where
Gabe Watson was actually accused of murdering his wife, is a far juicier read.
Inquest continues for death of Tina Watson by Sara-Lise Haith on DeeperBlue.net - Fanatical About FreeDiving, Scuba Diving, Spearfishing & Technical Diving
If this couple Neely and Dalton really wanted to make a world scoop for the tabloid readers, they might have added an "Open Water" movie feel for it. (No disrespect to anyone meant).
Sorry to be cynical. If media attention was what they wanted for any price, then the Aussie rescue operation should be refunded for their efforts for these time wasting people.
Thanks for the link Josh. Interesting read.
