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Sir David Attenborough has detailed an unsettling incident in which he nearly drowned when scuba diving.

The natural historian and broadcaster, 99, first appeared on screens in the 1950s, when he presented natural history programmes including Coelacanth and Zoo Quest for the BBC.

His TV credits now span eight decades, with Sir David since presenting shows including Wildlife on One, The Blue Planet and Planet Earth, as well as the newly released film Ocean.

However, he’s now recalled a moment early in his career when he came close to a deadly situation.

Speaking to Prince William at an event to promote his new documentary Ocean, Sir David was presented with an open-ci

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