These People Treaded Water to Survive

[@jokodihaynes419]

You never feel more alive when you're closer to death

[@journeysalkebulan]

😂🤡

[@montamiddleton9318]

But yet some of these lucky folks find the energy to live stream their past and future life dreams.

[@candyrobinson3659]

🤷

[@fatalberti]

speak for yourself

[@updownstate]

I almost choked to death and when my sight, hearing, pain and ability to move left me I was floating in warm complete blackness. I wasn't afraid, I wasn't sad or regretful, I was so comfortable I didn't mind at all. Then my husband, a construction worker, who had heard me fall, Heimliched me back into my body and let all the pain and life back in. If you want to survive choking keep a construction worker around. I was so squeezed it was several weeks before I could draw a good breath. It has changed my life so much for the better. I know now I had spent a lot of my life uselessly worrying about being good so I wouldn't go to Hell, or if people liked me, or my housework was done. Now I've forgotten that and concentrate on the things I like. I cook, I read, I see my friends, I make bead jewelry, I look at maps and dream.

[@MTA2012]

My biggest fear is being stranded in the middle of the ocean not knowing what’s at your feet. I have a fear of sharks

[@spaghettikennedy896]

People always say that, but you‘re way more likely to die by exposure/ drowning than a shark attack. Treading for hours only to die scares me more tbh

[@Asuomynon]

@@spaghettikennedy896 exactly. at some point you just become too exhausted and have no choice but to simply give up and sink down.

[@sbross9863]

you and me buddy, not being able to see whats under me would unfortunately make me panic, just that alone would be a fight, to control those thoughts... I am a pretty good swimmer, but I would pretty much never allow myself to be in a situation like that... frightening beyong anything :(

[@Evo9000]

​@Asuomynon what you can lay on your back and float

[@CASA-dy4vs]

@@Evo9000if your too cold you can start to experience breathing problems and you would just sink down since your buoyancy is mostly from the gases you breathe in and expel while flat

[@enigmatic474]

Woah, that middle aged man was able to tread water for 20 hours!? Thats insanely impressive

[@JonClyde-i3z]

Riotous

[@rosemadder5547]

Lol you know 65 and over is considered geriatric right? He's def not middle aged 😂 Unless you're just being funny... Or like 90 years old yourself haha

[@mirrrstery]

You float more with the more body fat you have lol

[@Theegoaat]

The navy training kicked in.

[@cadebecker2486]

I can't even tread water for 5 minutes. I'd be dead in these situations.

[@reprovedcandy]

You also probably can barely hold your breath for a minute and yet you can actually survive without oxygen for as long as 10-15 minutes. There's a difference between what you can do comfortably and what you can do to survive.

[@anthonymacleod8829]

You'd be surprised at what you can do in an emergency.

[@minimaladjacent]

on your back you can float.

[@h.deaner6834]

@@minimaladjacentI’m a decent swimmer like I can dive, swim fast or swim long distances without stopping before I get tired but I’m not able to float on my back. I know it’s easy to do, but I have no idea why I can’t…

[@michaelbrucker8624]

Much easier in the ocean vs the pool

[@marieneu264]

I’m glad these people were rescued, but there’s honestly NO excuse for a grown ass adult to go overboard on a cruise ship. Get it together, people!

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

First video: why did he not have a life raft and/or have floatation devices while flying over water?!? I’m guessing they’re from that area and spend time flying over the ocean.

[@CountryAndProud]

Accidents happen...

[@Candy-O1776]

@@yourlifeisagreatstoryseat cushions

[@therealPman219]

perhaps short faint?

[@lcfflc3887]

@@yourlifeisagreatstory sounds like insurance froud, to make it less obvious they didn't carried any with them.

[@younesaltuma7809]

If I was David, I wouldnt be alive. I fear oceans with no visible ocean floor

[@ellalynntaylor]

relaxing is always the best option no matter how hard is sounds

[@LouisCasas]

Is it me or did David try to stage his own death for the life insurance money 💰 🤔

[@amatomic257]

This video makes one realize the importance of a lifejacket. Think about how much energy a lifejacket can save you from spending.

[@EdFredHernandez]

If I'm ever on a cruise I will just walk around everywhere in a life vest just in case. Going to dinner in my life vest.

[@amatomic257]

@@EdFredHernandez No need. Big cruise boats tend to sink slowly so you'll have time to acquire a life vest, in fact the crew will most likely be handing them out, plus all modern cruise ships have more than enough life rafts. You'll be alright without one on a cruise.

[@EdFredHernandez]

@@amatomic257 Thank you, good to know, that all makes sense, but what if someone suddenly throws me overboard. With my life vest on I'll be ready!

[@iStorm-my5fp]

​@@EdFredHernandez great plan. I never intend on going on a crew ship

[@EdFredHernandez]

@@iStorm-my5fp even better plan!

[@i-5o234]

Camera man never die.

[@OttoByOgraffey]

Something original next time

[@montamiddleton9318]

​@@OttoByOgraffeyYou mean the camera man actually do something instead of filming like he's invisible? For once the camera man could do something original.

[@LouisCasas]

Cameramen never die. Idiots who take selfies at night while violating the safety guidelines however . . . . ☠️

[@lcfflc3887]

@@LouisCasas technically not a camera man.

[@79Bobola]

Damn that Navy dude hardcore

[@RichRich1955]

Important thing is getting a youtube video of yourself

[@lcfflc3887]

Yes and no life jackets because it doesn't look cool and if you can commit insurance fraud at the same time even cooler.

[@FDR-ww6xz]

They just had the “Life of Pi” experience.

[@lcfflc3887]

Magnum PI? Is that what you mean?

[@Life_Kreated17]

Wow. Someone else that knows.

[@whereisyourhumanity7557]

I can't propel myself in the water very well - but I can tread water FOREVER.

[@bornwithbsguards]

Same! Im as bouyant as a cork! 🙌 I float so easily that i struggle to swim down to the bottom of a pool. But open water is no joke. I think my fear of sharks would give me a heart attack

[@mendmywings7238]

Let's hope you don't have to test that theory!

[@arfriedman4577]

Wow. The seal swam with the man. I love seals. Im glad these people were saved.

[@JMUK]

My uncle Miles survived drowning in the San Francisco Bay after he and his friend’s fishing boat broke apart during a storm. Sadly his friends did not make it. My uncle survived through survival training my military grandfather taught him.

[@lcfflc3887]

And no life jackets, i see.

[@saiyongdawn7756]

Imagine those that don't live to tell. Frightening!😮

[@thinline8504]

this happened to me 2 years ago.. kayaking in the sound... the waves were insane. I said to the guy in the double will we be okay???? he's like yea sure. get all the way out in the ocean , and we flipped. tread lmaoo. I couldn't even think straight. I went straight into panic mode. eventually after 2 hours of swimming I made my way back to shore. haven't been kayaking sense lololololl

[@saiyongdawn7756]

You had sense to give it up. 😅

[@saiyongdawn7756]

Glad you survived it, though. 🙏

[@thinline8504]

@@saiyongdawn7756 I sold my kayak right after lol.. I might get another one though ... lol

[@lcfflc3887]

So i see wouldn't make more sense to fleep the kayak back?

[@Juanita-gf4te]

This would be my worst nightmare. I'm not a good swimmer and for some reason I cant float. I just sink like a stone.

[@ellalynntaylor]

relax on your back to float, dont tense

[@Juanita-gf4te]

@@ellalynntaylor I had lessons in a deep dive pool by divers but I was still unable to float so they had to put a flotation device around my waist or I would sink to the bottom of the very deep pool.

[@ellalynntaylor]

@@Juanita-gf4te oh dang that sucks

[@JamesThomas-kx5sj]

@@Juanita-gf4te You probably have higher than average muscle mass. Fat floats but muscle sinks

[@Juanita-gf4te]

@@JamesThomas-kx5sj I'm very small. only 5 feet tall. I used to have good muscle mad and attend weight training etc but now I'm stuck in a wheelchair with severe osteo arthritis and ca barely stand much less walk. I'm waiting for a hip replacement operation, so my muscle mass has decreased. I haven't been swimming for years, juts getting dressed and undressed is painful.

[@49ers_red_and_gold2]

Great information, especially about your jeans. I stay away from the water 😳

[@infinitepower1449]

Seals helping humans ❤

[@k.ohalloran8758]

I love the man at the end who had the seal swimming with him. Choked me up!

[@Gurl-5150]

Nothing short of a miracle. I REALLY do not understand people doing this sort of thing.

[@twistedtypos2029]

Sharks. That would be the fear for me.

[@Celisar1]

I can float easily but my fear of sharks would forbid me to turn my back to what’s beneath me. So what then?

[@trinity2145]

Nothing scarier than being in the middle of nowhere, let alone IN THE OCEAN. No thank you! Glad they were all found. Be careful out there.

[@iagreewithyou3478]

Adults falling over ship railings is ridiculous. You just know it's their fault, unless someone pushed them.

[@gmbh8443]

4:43 she… landed on the lifeboat then the ocean

[@kathyweber6844]

That coast guard guy who saved the 2 from the first crash 😍😍

[@MidwestArtist]

Right!

[@smallone9825]

I would be more hysterical knowing sharks can come anytime 😢😮

[@RITAD1]

He's a damn good pilot! Nobody was injured.

[@lcfflc3887]

Could be insurance fraud.

[@droo3010]

Imagine you have a beeper that notifies the coast guard immidiately but they arrive after 4 hours . Wtf . Total useless

[@TheDanDangler]

My shein pants could never

[@mac4060]

Shein bills can break marriages

[@MakintheMeats]

The best way to survive in water is to make yourself bouyant and to lay flat on the fire so that you dont have to tread, try holding your breath too the air in the lungs acts like a floatation device

[@somniumisdreaming]

We learnt this at school. How to make flotation devices from clothes and low energy treading of water.

[@lcfflc3887]

What? Stop it, what school exactly?

[@somniumisdreaming]

@lcfflc3887 English school in a market town. We had weekly swimming lessons at public pool and had 4 levels of life saving badges to do once we could swim a bit.

[@wcdc-worldcupofdiecastracing]

Check out Rob Hewitt, he was in the water for 75 hours

[@YeruchomGershbaum]

Everybody treads to survive

[@Rguu]

Yeah, TRYING is better than giving up and dying.

[@sabagecabage7828]

@@Rguuin a pool you don't have to tread water. Is open ocean different? Like floating on ur back? Never mind they quite literally state that

[@ytzpilot]

They were never actually treading water they where hanging onto the floating cushions, having inflatable life jackets should have been equipped in that aircraft before flying over water, but they improvised instead

[@fatcatyay10]

I can't float, and I'm short so if this would ever happened to me I would immediately drown.

[@SophiaMmt]

Time to prohibit alcohol from public consumption

[@dtgaming488]

(Crazy story) my grandpa is 82 now and back in his twenties he went to the beach with 5 of his friends. Surprisingly, out of the 5 of them he was the only one who knew how to swim. One of his friends went in the water still and the current pulled him far out like really far. Then the current pulled 3 other girls that they didn’t know out. Since my grandpa was the only one who knew how to swim he tried saving all of them by swimming really far out. The girl were screaming for help and he tried helping his friend but every time he grabbed on to his friend or one of the girls the current was tough and they couldn’t hold on. Eventually my grandpas friend and all 3 girls drowned leaving my grandpa really far away from the beach and he thought he would die. He treaded water eventually luckily floating back to sea. He was the only survivor out of 5 of them. I am so glad he knew how to swim and made his way back to shore. If he died with them I would have not been here today. He is alive today and doing well at 82!

[@dylconnaway9976]

Why was the first guy nine miles off the coast without the proper equipment?

[@AnnaAnnieAnneofGreenGables]

Tight wet jeans however especially on some can be impossible to remove in water ;)

[@daophan3709]

Parachutes. Let people know before during after you fly airplane.

[@sinead187]

This would be easier said than done.

[@Urbaddiecharcoal]

Don't assume anything

[@therealPman219]

@@Urbaddiecharcoal?

[@jenniferwilliams9548]

Wow their positivity during this stressful situation is impressive

[@fransschreuders8488]

It's official, Aquaman is an useless superhero.

[@brookemckinley5709]

Don’t worry my guy, u didn’t inspire anyone to jump off the top of a cruise ship 🤦🏻‍♀️ I went on a cruise with my high school graduating class, so we were all wasted the whole time AND only 17-18 years old (so young dumb & drunk lol) and none of us thought jumping off was a good idea 🤦🏻‍♀️ 😂 We all can laugh about it now but he’s really lucky to not be dead or paralyzed. The alcohol in his system is probably what saved his life honestly.

[@Justice_for_all220]

This is the one thing that I don’t ever want to be put in a bad situation of knowing that I can’t hold myself up to long and I would become a sharks meal.

[@Mellyboowhowho]

Almost all of These stories sound like, HUMAN error. Like the man said “you can only go over board, if YOU purposely climb over the safety barriers.”

[@Hazel-b6u]

Oh wow!🤯

[@nervousbabbs2769]

😢 that poor guy that constantly thought about what if I fall off my boat while it's in gear and then it happened like I feel that bro some of my worst fears literally come true in life and I feel like I'm manifest them because I'm so afraid of them happening it's not even funny it's scary your fears will literally manifest

[@sabagecabage7828]

Read it as traded and I was severely confused

[@wafflehouse8383]

2:49 home girl was STRUGGLING in the water . sis couldn't. even do a backfloat .

[@JesusisKing2025]

👉Jesus died,was buried, and rose from the dead on the third day to pay for your sins and give you eternal life. Believe in his sacrifice and you will receive his free gift of salvation. 🎁❤✝👈

[@Kleberei]

0:25 "So, we're out here in the pacific ocean floating around" ... "Wooow!"

[@juanitawashington106]

Omg 😮 He's out in the water recording like it's no big deal, like it just happens everyday. Smh

[@Gary_Fairbrother]

The pictures of thar family shook me to tears. I couldn't imagine losing my dad like that

[@offical2PRO4U]

Him: god, can you take care of my family... GOD: YOU'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY MY CHILD 🙏

[@JEWELZYOUTUBE]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@JayVala520]

That guy really stuck to his phone. 😅

[@saiyongdawn7756]

Hey, your phone is your life. 😅

[@pieRana]

I'd be more scared if a seal was near me, worried a great white shark was hunting it and it's using me as a decoy lol dolphin! I want a dolphin!!!

[@dawnr5158]

I was looking for this comment!! 😮

[@MaryShoemaker-wi4fy]

Deadmans float will work for me 💯 thank Jesus above that ALL is ok 🙌

[@fallondixon5270]

You wont float if you have muscles

[@RaptorJesus.]

i'm always amazed when people manage to fall off cruise ships... they all have fairly high railing to prevent people from falling over them, but i guess its like John Hammond said in Jurassic Park, "idiots will find a way."

[@iStorm-my5fp]

This video is giving me anxiety

[@user-sk4gj3ji3o]

Great rescue

[@Anxietye]

Think about it. There is NOTHING out there in the middle of the ocean. It’s. Pitch. Black. No light. Whatsoever. It would be absolutely mf terrifying.

[@FBIrblx]

I like turtles.

[@trinity2145]

0:43 he managed to keep his phone safe.

[@Tylwaa]

I had 8 uncles in WWII, 4 from each side, I think the worst was from Uncle Elmer who was in the South Pacific USN and what they went through trying to survive when in the water. Praying if you were rescued it wasn't the Japanese. Terrible time in our history.

[@AMSDAVE]

Training to be a lifeguard, we had to tread water for 2 hrs fully clothed. It was hard!! Using our pants as a flotation device, a shirt and shoes. Its so important for everyone to learn to swim and how to survive in water. I was lucky to learn this at 16. If i could give any advice, learn techniques in survival, you never know. E

[@yolandatanner1509]

I'm so so sorry for your lost,this breaks my heart so much I don't think I can watch the whole video,my nephew also is autistic verbally if I said that right...ima watch it,he asked for medication that right there said enough but he past from the head banging i cant help but to cry but he's with god now for sure and may he protect you and your family and heal your heart,god bless you 🙏🏾❤🙏🏾

[@MrOptimusheath]

Thrilled to be what? An ADD interrupted what they were saying. LOL 😅🤣🤣

[@seraphicanarchy9515]

*Trod.

[@robinbeck4610]

I appreciate so much being able to see something that could have ended in a tragedy, turn out to be such a wonderful ending. And they all have amazing attitudes about the whole experience 🥰 I swear I wish I knew people like this group of friends.🤗🤗

[@teeetekkr3xx]

@4:40 that wasn't no accident she was either drunk and jumped in or somebody threw her in... It's impossible to just accidentally fall off a cruise ship especially if you're only 5ft tall

[@PawesomeTomCat]

Not trying to defend the guy but he excuse for the xnax was partly valid. It's a sedative it could possibly be used to calm a seizure much like lorazepam.

[@jenniferdonow5036]

I like your coverage of the war, but I will just fast forward through your coverage of American politics.

[@rosemadder5547]

Its clear the blonde carnival cruise lady didnt climb up and over that barrier. She fell backwards over and kept hold of the bannister, even, trying to save herself. Its literally filmed.

[@Growup1163]

Whose plane did he lose?

[@MRBL6711]

I feel like it was God's way of helping him out to get to the Oil platform by sending the Seal to him on case #5, as I too almost drowned I can give testimony that God is merciful and good.

[@kaydee6555]

Man: Dont think this is a joke. Immediately after: sounds of his friend dying with laughter. Glad you guys got banned for life.

[@davidponseigo8811]

Always wear a life jacket. My son is current US Navy and he was taught how to tread water for long periods of time in Basic Training.

[@Irregulargeneration]

This seems so completely wrong bro I really believe they did this on purpose for attention. Yeah conveniently they crashed with his cell phone ready to record and their friend above them calling in rescue oh yeah he put it down gently nobody got hurt. I am sorry but truly I truly from the bottom of my heart I feel they did this on purpose for attention and thank God that everybody can get their opinion because that is my opinion

[@christiereavis2689]

the seals looking out for him til he made it.....GOD yall is in everything he might not directly intervene but well......

[@gardengeek3041]

Really, some life-saving tips here.

[@truthserum9157]

@6:18, the reporter says they used inferred binoculars when in fact they used thermal imaging technology.

[@xdpower1300]

Amennnnn

[@Bythebartalk]

I was in the water on vacation for a couple of hours just chilling and then I started feeling pressure in my chest and left the water, I don’t see how people survive days and nights in the water

[@adolfocorrea6105]

Why do people act this way? Is this supposed to give you stress cred? Cause you out here just catching a case and looking like trash 🚮 lol

[@wanderingseth]

What is wrong with you people? There's no such word as 'treaded'. The past tense is 'trod'. They trod water. 🤦🏻

[@michaeljo3007]

The skill of that pilot is amazing

[@halroxdynasty8683]

I was like nah how...oh their friend was in another plane and only 9 miles away lol ijs, that would be impossible otherwise

[@bodanacam]

If they serve accessive amount of alcohol on board, he has the right to sue them too😊😊he was still under the influence of alcohol 😊😊

[@LivingtheDRdream]

This crash look intentional. It look stage for social media. How convenience, He had his friend flying there to make sure rescue is coming 😂. He needs to be charged

[@Michael9-23-15]

* charged

[@judigrumm7190]

Good info. First thing to teach little ones is to float and tread water. Then for pool safety teach how to sink and bounce up if the bottom for air.

[@bethoneybee]

Here i am thinking they spent days in the ocean & the reality is that someone knew exactly where they were. 🙄

[@tp5561]

Flying over water without accessible flotation device is definitely a good idea

[@Its._.Jasmine2]

0:52 THAT HAD TOO BE A SHARK

[@tasha3757]

How did that guy who jumped off the cruise ship actually get out of the water in the end?

[@WinterGTAG2]

3:53 It’s simple, don’t fall off a cruise ship

[@MarySmith-bc7mf]

All of these people were very lucky.

[@rallzam]

2:40 to be honest, that girl cant swimm at all, she wouldnt survive 10 min in the ocean.