"Ten metres underwater, surrounded by darkness, all Dan Frolec could hear was the engine noise of the boat above him. It had been well over half an hour since his friend Tom had descended into a mysterious underwater hole to look for their other friend, Michael."
"Frolec began to fear the worst maybe it had swallowed both of them up for good. He had almost given up hope when bubbles of air hit his mask. Somebody was coming out."
"Earlier that day, Frolec had sent Jarka a text message while he basked in the afternoon sun: I love you, fox. The group of diving enthusiasts was made up of Tom, the most experienced among them; Ivo, a close friend of Frolec's whom he invited at the last minute after somebody else dropped out."
"I always loved the ocean, says Frolec, now 55 but, growing up in landlocked Czechoslovakia, he had no access to the open sea. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, which saw the collapse of the communist regime, the borders opened and, says Frolec: One of the first things I did was buy a pair of fins and a mask and went to Croatia for some snorkelling."
In 2002, Dan Frolec, on a diving trip in Croatia, faced a terrifying situation when his friend Michael went missing in an underwater hole. After waiting anxiously, Tom emerged alone, indicating that Michael was likely dead. Frolec, who had recently ended a long-term relationship to pursue a new love, Jarka, was surrounded by friends who shared a passion for diving. The trip, meant to be a getaway from personal pressures, quickly transformed into a nightmare as the search for Michael unfolded.
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