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‘We were so exhausted:’ Couple survives 36 hours at sea after current carries them while scuba diving near Matagorda
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MATAGORDA, Texas – A couple from Oklahoma survived two nights and nearly two days bobbing in the Gulf of Mexico last week.
Kim and Nathan Maker were part of a group scuba diving old offshore oil platforms roughly 15 miles off the coast of Matagorda.
On Wednesday, while trying to help another diver get back to a rope they could hold on to, Nathan was whisked away by the current.
His wife tried to reach out and grab his hand while he fought the current.
An Oklahoma couple spent 36 hours bobbing in the Gulf of Mexico, fighting for their life.
This is the moment right before the two were swept away by strong currents while scuba diving off the coast of Matagorda, Texas last week.
Hear their story of survival on @KPRC2 at 6:30 pm pic.twitter.com/oGXdLIzrLY
— Gage Goulding – KPRC 2 (@GageGoulding) August 2, 2024
“Kim reached out for me, and we were about a foot apart,” Nathan told KPRC 2′s Gage Goulding. “Our hands were almost there, and somebody inadvertently knocked her off the line.”
The two spent 36 hours at sea before being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Watch their full story of harrowing survival on KPRC2 News at 6:30 p.m.
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