today in class, my friend asked if i heard the news about her parents. i said "no.. what happened?" so she told me that her parents went mulleting (fishing) on Tuesday (it was windy that day too), and something happened that tossed them off the boat into the water. and her mother cant swim well, so her father tried to swim out to rescue his wife. while tryin to grab her out of the water, he believed that she wouldnt make it and she might die anyways. so, he told her that he must let go and have one parent die instead of two for the kids. he doesnt want their children to lose both parents, so he decided that it would be better if one survived. (that part touched me the most..) when he surfaced, he yelled, advising (sp?) her to take her clothes and boots off since this will lighten the weight of pushing down. He then thought that she really died and tried to swim to the nearest shallow area. But, her mother managed to surface from the water and found the boat. she then drove the boat to find her husband. if she arrived later than that, he couldve died.
i think that it was very lucky for her parents to make it. they were so close to dying. i couldve wrote this in more detail; however, it is kind of hard to explain thoroughly.