Career

At 11.35pm, on 30 July 1997, 3,500 tonnes of rock and mud, slid down the side of Thredbo taking two ski lodges with lieutenant The landslide killed 18 people, one of whom was Diver"s first wife, Sally (née Donald). After 65 hours in sub-zero temperatures with only a small blanket and jacket, Diver was finally pulled from the rubble.

After the incident, Diver wrote a biography, Survival, with journalist Simon Bouda, detailing his struggles with the experience of the disaster and the aftermath.

Diver"s experiences were also made into the Australian television movie, Heroes" Mountain, where his character was played by actor Craig McLachlan. Rosanna died on 21 March 2015 from breast cancer.