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So then we do start trying to get our little oars up out of the water and like push the water back. And we get a little bit of momentum and we come up out of the water a little bit, but barely. And then his next instruction to us is that we need to get rid of our oars because these boats are really skinny and the oars are really long. And so the oars are kind of keeping the boat balanced.
So then we do start trying to get our little oars up out of the water and like push the water back. And we get a little bit of momentum and we come up out of the water a little bit, but barely. And then his next instruction to us is that we need to get rid of our oars because these boats are really skinny and the oars are really long. And so the oars are kind of keeping the boat balanced.
And the goal is essentially for us to abandon the ship and flip it over. Okay. Oh, we need to jump off on opposite sides of the boat. We all get off. And at this point, my memory is a little bit fuzzy because we're in the water and it's freezing and we know there's alligators in there. At some point during this predicament, a family came out on their dock and they saw what was happening.
And the goal is essentially for us to abandon the ship and flip it over. Okay. Oh, we need to jump off on opposite sides of the boat. We all get off. And at this point, my memory is a little bit fuzzy because we're in the water and it's freezing and we know there's alligators in there. At some point during this predicament, a family came out on their dock and they saw what was happening.
And the goal is essentially for us to abandon the ship and flip it over. Okay. Oh, we need to jump off on opposite sides of the boat. We all get off. And at this point, my memory is a little bit fuzzy because we're in the water and it's freezing and we know there's alligators in there. At some point during this predicament, a family came out on their dock and they saw what was happening.
And some man yelling.
And some man yelling.
And some man yelling.
They must have beckoned to us or to our coach to say that we could come to their dock if we needed to get out of the water. And our coach informed us that he was going to rescue the boat. He was like, I'm going to take the boat back so that the boat is safe. So he hooks the boat up to a tow line and it pieces out of the situation. What? What? While you guys were just in the water?
They must have beckoned to us or to our coach to say that we could come to their dock if we needed to get out of the water. And our coach informed us that he was going to rescue the boat. He was like, I'm going to take the boat back so that the boat is safe. So he hooks the boat up to a tow line and it pieces out of the situation. What? What? While you guys were just in the water?
They must have beckoned to us or to our coach to say that we could come to their dock if we needed to get out of the water. And our coach informed us that he was going to rescue the boat. He was like, I'm going to take the boat back so that the boat is safe. So he hooks the boat up to a tow line and it pieces out of the situation. What? What? While you guys were just in the water?
Yeah, we're in the water. We're 14. I'm just really glad we could all swim. Did you have life vests on? No. And we had layers on. Like I had a sweatshirt and this little vortex jacket because it was cold. So we're like sailing around. He leaves with the boat. We go up onto the dock of these strangers and then they took us into their house and gave us towels and tea. So luckily they were
Yeah, we're in the water. We're 14. I'm just really glad we could all swim. Did you have life vests on? No. And we had layers on. Like I had a sweatshirt and this little vortex jacket because it was cold. So we're like sailing around. He leaves with the boat. We go up onto the dock of these strangers and then they took us into their house and gave us towels and tea. So luckily they were
Yeah, we're in the water. We're 14. I'm just really glad we could all swim. Did you have life vests on? No. And we had layers on. Like I had a sweatshirt and this little vortex jacket because it was cold. So we're like sailing around. He leaves with the boat. We go up onto the dock of these strangers and then they took us into their house and gave us towels and tea. So luckily they were
Good Samaritan strangers. Very well. You could have never heard from the nine of us again because he just left.
Good Samaritan strangers. Very well. You could have never heard from the nine of us again because he just left.
Good Samaritan strangers. Very well. You could have never heard from the nine of us again because he just left.
We had to call a parent chaperone from the home phone of this nice family's living room. And they had to drive from the camp to come get us and bring us back.
We had to call a parent chaperone from the home phone of this nice family's living room. And they had to drive from the camp to come get us and bring us back.
We had to call a parent chaperone from the home phone of this nice family's living room. And they had to drive from the camp to come get us and bring us back.