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Florida man resurfaces after record-breaking 100 days underwater

Dr. Joseph Dituri set a new record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization during his stay at Jules’ Undersea Lodge.

By Florida Keys News Bureau via Associated Press

June 9, 2023

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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, diving explorer and medical researcher Dr. Joseph Dituri points to his watch Friday, June 9, indicating that it is time to surface after spending 100 days in the Jules' Undersea Lodge marine habitat at the bottom of a Key Largo, Fla., lagoon. Dituri broke the previous 73-day record for underwater human habitation at ambient pressure, undertook medical and marine science research and interacted online with more than 5,500 students during his Project Neptune 100 mission organized by the Marine Resources Development Foundation.
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, diving explorer and medical researcher Dr. Joseph Dituri prepares to leave the Jules' Undersea Lodge marine habitat Friday, June 9, after living in the habitat for 100 days at the bottom of a Key Largo, Fla., lagoon.
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, diving explorer and medical researcher Dr. Joseph Dituri surfaces Friday, June 9, after living for 100 days in the Jules' Undersea Lodge marine habitat at the bottom of a lagoon in Key Largo, Fla.
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, diving explorer and medical researcher Dr. Joseph Dituri emerges from the water Friday, June 9, after living for 100 days in the Jules' Undersea Lodge marine habitat at the bottom of a lagoon in Key Largo, Fla.
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, diving explorer and medical researcher Dr. Joseph Dituri hugs his lead physician, Dr. Sarah Spelsberg, Friday, June 9, after living for 100 days in the Jules' Undersea Lodge marine habitat at the bottom of a lagoon in Key Largo, Fla.
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, diving explorer and medical researcher Dr. Joseph Dituri, left, basks in the sun Friday, June 9, after completing a 100-day underwater mission in the Jules' Undersea Lodge marine habitat at the bottom of a lagoon in Key Largo, Fla.
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, diving explorer and medical researcher Dr. Joseph Dituri, right, is examined by Dr. Sarah Spelsberg, left, Friday, June 9, after living for 100 days in the Jules' Undersea Lodge marine habitat at the bottom of a lagoon in Key Largo, Fla.

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