Woman reunited with fishermen 35 years after they rescued her

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• WH

  @Whatsreallyinthewoods · 5 years ago (edited)

  When she said "Im Desiree". I lost it 😢😢😢 35 years that's so crazy. God Bless Mark and Paul, you guys are true hero's.

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• MA

  @matthewmolkentin6230 · 2 years ago

  I can&apos;t imagine a 9-year-old girl being stranded in the ocean for 20 hours.<br><br>Talk about being tough! - She deserves all the best in life.

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• RS

  @rsandrews8115 · 5 years ago

  I, along with my friend Johnny, since 1959 both know the feeling the fishermen have. We rescued a lady in Eastern Tampa Bay, Fl. who was on her raft and caught in a rip tide, pulling her our into the gulf. She was fighting to get in t land, but was too tired and weak to do it. We pulled our boat up next to her, I reached over the side and grabbed her, pulling her into the boat. &nbsp;She just dropped to the deck, exhausted, but alive. &nbsp;We too never saw her after that day. We took her back to where she had parked her car and helped her onto shore and to her car. &nbsp;It was a great feeling to know e had just saved a life and she would remember that day. &nbsp;We went on about our way, going fishing that day. &nbsp;It was so well worth it. saving a life.

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• JA

  @JariVasarainen · 5 years ago

  &quot;I&apos;m Desiree&quot; got me 100 percent. Holy moly!!!

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• RO

  @rosalynw.otieno1994 · 5 years ago

  When she said “I’m Desiree”, you see first hand how traumatized they all were by that event. The gasp from one of the men tells their story. &nbsp;And yes, I am also bawling like a baby.

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• HA

  @HayleysComet3 · 5 years ago

  That poor child! &nbsp;She’s a miracle. I hope the rest of her life is wonderful and that terrible day doesn’t haunt her. Those men made me cry too, such an emotional reunion.

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• MI

  @MikeD-ne6ie · 5 years ago

  I’m a 70 yr old man crying like a baby.

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• JA

  @JackycClark · 5 years ago

  Crying while having poison ivy on your face is not good . Worth it though , the reaction of the fishermen is what being human is about . Thank you Mr &nbsp;Hartman .

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• AS

  @ashgreen3574 · 5 years ago

  God that is so sad. She lost everyone she knew and floated scared and alone for 20 hours and was at an age where she would remember it all so clearly. Crying rn. Hope life has been better to her since then

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• BI

  @bill9540 · 5 years ago

  And let’s applaud this warrior-woman for the courage to persevere and, more so, to set out to sea again.

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• KI

  @kikialdrich4574 · 5 years ago

  EVERY TIME I know it’s a Steve Hartman story I expect to cry. &nbsp; And &nbsp;I did again. &nbsp;I know Steve finds great stories to tell, but he’s a great story himself. Always reminding all of us that humanity is not lost. &nbsp;Steve, thank YOU for that.

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• AL

  @aliciabanks2293 · 2 years ago

  Whew! Lord. The way these men just lost it... I lost it. What a bittersweet reunion for this trio.

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