Paul de Gelder had given up on his life in the delirious moment 16 years ago when he found himself in Sydney Harbor swimming through a pool of his own blood. An Australian Navy clearance diver at the ...

Paul de Gelder of California lost two limbs in a sudden and awful shark attack in February 2009 while taking part in a routine underwater exercise as an elite Australian Navy clearance diver. Others ...

Navy Divers is a four-episode Australian observational documentary series that debuted on the ABC1 on 28 October 2008. The program follows 27 men training to enter the clearance diver branch of the ...

He was an Australian Navy clearance diver when he nearly died in a bullhead shark attack. This year, he taunts them on Discovery Channel with a series of stunts in his 10th year with the TV event. By ...