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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: German man sets world record living for 120 days underwater - Caught on Camera

German aerospace engineer Rudiger Koch jumps into the sea to celebrate setting a new world record -- 120 days living underwater (Credit: AFP)

A German aerospace engineer celebrated setting a world record Friday for the longest time living underwater without depressurization -- 120 days in a submerged capsule off the coast of Panama.

Rudiger Koch, 59, emerged from his 30-square-meter (320-square-foot) home under the sea in the presence of Guinness World Records adjudicator Susana Reyes.

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