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Jul 2024
56m 41s

Trapped Inside an Iceberg

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Canadian Jill Heinerth has one of the most dangerous jobs on earth. She’s a cave diver - she explores underwater tunnels and caverns. In 2001, she travels to the Southern Ocean, attempting to become the first person to swim inside an iceberg. Needless to say, Jill gets more than she bargained for…

A Noiser production, written by Macalister Bexon.

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