just think, he kind of knew how far out he was ( 10 miles ) at first thought... ahh, it's only 10 miles .. maybe someone would say to themselves, shit I've walked more than 10 miles
But Swimming is so different .. and like others have said. In those conditions to boot.
that's why it has to be more than 50% on the Will to Live
But Swimming is so different .. and like others have said. In those conditions to boot.
that's why it has to be more than 50% on the Will to Live
he's 38 yrs old and did it for 16 hours?
well here's a 50 yr old who trumped him,
....27 hrs, no lifejacket..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...es-27-hours-sea-life-jacket-falling-boat.html
A father of two who fell overboard from a tour boat off the coast of Indonesia has been found alive after floating for 27 hours without a lifejacket.
Brett Archibald, from Camps Bay, South Africa, was plucked from the Mentawai Strait sunburned and dehydrated, but otherwise in good spirits despite being lost for more than a day.
His family are said to be overjoyed at his almost miraculous survival, after he managed to keep himself afloat despite drifting nearly 11 miles from where he disappeared in rough seas.
The 50-year-old is now being taken to Panang, West Sumatra, for a medical assessment.
But he was well enough after his rescue to speak by phone to his wife Anita back in South Africa, a Facebook page set up to support the search reported.
Mr Archibald told her he had come close to drowning at least eight times during his 27-hour ordeal, as he was stung by jellyfish, had seagulls try to peck his eyes out and fish nibble at his body.
alas, from the article...
Mr Archibald and his wife have two children, a nine-year-old daughter and a son, six
any chance those two kids kept his mind strong?
well here's a 50 yr old who trumped him,
....27 hrs, no lifejacket..http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...es-27-hours-sea-life-jacket-falling-boat.html
A father of two who fell overboard from a tour boat off the coast of Indonesia has been found alive after floating for 27 hours without a lifejacket.
Brett Archibald, from Camps Bay, South Africa, was plucked from the Mentawai Strait sunburned and dehydrated, but otherwise in good spirits despite being lost for more than a day.
His family are said to be overjoyed at his almost miraculous survival, after he managed to keep himself afloat despite drifting nearly 11 miles from where he disappeared in rough seas.
The 50-year-old is now being taken to Panang, West Sumatra, for a medical assessment.
But he was well enough after his rescue to speak by phone to his wife Anita back in South Africa, a Facebook page set up to support the search reported.
Mr Archibald told her he had come close to drowning at least eight times during his 27-hour ordeal, as he was stung by jellyfish, had seagulls try to peck his eyes out and fish nibble at his body.
alas, from the article...
Mr Archibald and his wife have two children, a nine-year-old daughter and a son, six
any chance those two kids kept his mind strong?
If I would have asked you a week ago if ex NFL fullback Rob Konrad were to fall off a boat with no life jacket with his boat on auto pilot and would have to swim 27 miles to get to shore would you have said he would have survived that?
So you are saying that in EX NFL fullback that retired 8 years ago would be in that small group of 20K people in the entire world?
What about that that 50 year old guy that Ricboff posted about a few post up that remained in the water even longer?
That 50 year old dude is also one of these elite 20K people you speak of?
The 50 y/o was just staying afloat and get rescued, a little different than swimming 27 miles. Not taking anything away from him but it is a little different. If he didn't get rescued he would've likely died at some point.
20k, 30k, 50k are all in the same ballpark
1 million is a whole different level. Keep in mind Konrad obviously has a lot of water experience.
27 miles is basically being stranded in the middle of the ocean left for dead for 99.9999% of the population
This story reminds me of a similar story about 6 or 7 years ago when 2 NFL players died when their fishing boat capsized. Were 4 guys on that boat and only 1 survived by clinging to the boat for 46 hours in freezing water before being rescued. I read the book and it was it was pretty intense what the guy went thru to survive. Can't remember the name of the book. Good read though.
