On March 17, two teenage girls, Avery Bryan and Eva Aponte, went missing while paddleboarding in Florida. They drifted 14 nautical miles off course, battling 6-foot seas and cold water temperatures. After 16 hours of survival at sea on a single inflatable paddleboard, they were rescued by a group of fishermen. Their remarkable survival was attributed to their ability to stay with the paddleboard and recall life skills taught by their parents. The incident has been regarded as a miracle by those involved in the rescue efforts.
Only an intervention from the Good Lord above could have saved those girls, Lieutenant Scott Tummond of the Levy County Sheriff's office tells TODAY.com.
What Mom and Dad taught them - it stuck. And thank God they were able to remember some of those life skills, Tummond says.
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