Freediver Matthew Villegas swims through ghostly airplane wreck in frozen Morrison’s Quarry

Freediver Matthew Villegas swims through ghostly airplane wreck in frozen Morrison’s Quarry

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Under the icy cloak of the Canadian winter, Matthew Villegas donned a wetsuit and dove — sans oxygen tank — to the bone-chilling depths of Morrison’s Quarry in Quebec, Canada.

Matthew Villegas freedives in frozen Morrison's Quarry

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Making his sojourn all the more harrowing, Villegas swam through the ghostly shell of a sunken airplane resting at the bottom of the frozen lake, before returning to the surface.

[fusion_title size=”4″]FREEDIVING THE ATLANTIC PRINCESS[/fusion_title]

Apparently, Villegas has a thing for swimming his way through submerged wrecks on a single breath. In 2014, armed with a GoPro camera on a selfie stick, the seasoned freediver explored the rusting shell of the Atlantic Princess.

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Years ago, the Atlantic Princess sank off the coast of the Dominican Republic in front of the Dreams La Romana Resort. The old passenger liner’s anchor is still on the ocean floor attached to 300-feet of chain.

2017-01-05T13:27:05+00:00 January 5th, 2017|

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