The Alabama man who went overboard on a cruise ship says he set his mind on making it out of the Gulf of Mexico alive.
Twenty-eight-year-old James Michael Grimes treaded water for almost 20 hours after he fell overboard on November 23, until the U.S. Coast Guard airlifted him to safety the next day, ABC Newsreported
The pair had been enjoying themselves at a restaurant when Grimes visited the bathroom. However, that is the last thing he remembers before the situation took a dangerous turn. It was in that moment he decided to stay positive, noting, “You know when you’re here, you’re still alive for a reason. So, all you got to do now is swim and survive. I was hoping… they will start looking for me… they will find me eventually.”the young man, who was spotted by a passing cargo ship:
Coast Guard officials released the ship to continue its voyage to Cozumel once the rescue was complete, and the young man was then transported for emergency medical care to the New Orleans Lakefront Airport, officials said.
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