Idaho Firefighter Deals With PTSD Through Art

Earle Swope died in January 2008, trapped under icy water during a routine training exercise for his rescue dive team. That is just the beginning of the story. "We're not meant to be underwater," the Boise firefighter says on a video, filmed from underwater, that is part of a performance art piece titled "POST: PTSD the Musical." "You lose body heat 25 times faster in water " you move slower, but with more freedom than anywhere else in life -- except you can't breathe."
Sept. 1, 2011
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