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Ryan Fahey

Man who spent 93 days at bottom of ocean joined by mum after he de-ages 10 years

A man who spent 93 days at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean - and knocked 10 years off his physical age by doing so - was joined by his mum and his brother on the sea floor.

Dr Joseph Dituri, a retired US Marine naval officer, broke the record for the longest time lived underwater by residing in a 100 square foot pod at the bottom of the sea for more than three months.

In addition to smashing the record, which was previously 73 days, Mr Dituri's feat was designed to research the effects of high pressure environments on the human body.

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