Three teens, two fifteen year olds and one just fourteen from New Zealand were rescued after fifty days adrift in a rowboat Survival. When people claim there are no such things as miracles I can’t help but wonder what they think about the story of these three kids. Somehow I just don’t think luck quite covers it. Not that I don’t think these teens survival instincts aren’t amazing, and their mental toughness to persevere extraordinary, but when you consider how many things can happen on the open sea in fifty days the odds of them being rescued alive runs about the same as being hit by lightning inside a bomb shelter. Anyway, I thought this was a neat Thanksgiving postscript. :)
This is an absolutely amazing story, Bernard! Thanks for posting it. Just the kind of thing we need to hear as a counterpoint to all the bad news out there.
ReplyDeleteIt really is amazing, Rick. Those kids have a lot to be thankful for.
ReplyDeleteGlad they turned up safe.
ReplyDeleteAfter fifty days in a rowboat in the South Pacific, Charles, it's very much like coming back from the dead.
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