yah i mean who takes off their jacket after 2-3 hrs of being out there and say im done i cant take it anymore

Just pointing out facts though

Nunzio42 said

yah i mean who takes off their jacket after 2-3 hrs of being out there and say im done i cant take it anymore

Just pointing out facts though

Where did you read the accounts from the guy that was found? All I have seen are reports about the searches, but nothing about what happened. I am interested to read about what happened out there.

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i forget the new source, but there wasnt much released.  Basically he said that one of the nfl players after 2-3 hrs gave up took off his life jacket and floated off to sea.  2nd nfl player followed suit another hour or so. and the other USF player thought he saw a boat in the distance and swam to find it.  When they found him he was sitting on top of the capsized boat

Nunzio42 said

yah i mean who takes off their jacket after 2-3 hrs of being out there and say im done i cant take it anymore

Just pointing out facts though

2-7 hours of life expediency in 60 degree water (immersed) Given that the water wasn't 60 degrees and what condition they were in I guess they should be on the high end of the scale.  Physical exhaustion would happen pretty quickly trying to stay on top of a small boat that has capsized in 6-8' seas.  All you have left after that is the will to live.

Here's a little more info…it's dated, but a little more perspective and commentary:

Coast Guard Calls Off Search for 3 Missing Football Players

Florida_Owl said

Here's a little more info…it's dated, but a little more perspective and commentary:

Coast Guard Calls Off Search for 3 Missing Football Players

That gives a little more insight. Thanks for posting it. I still don't understand why guys would remove their life jackets and float away. Why not leave them on and float away? That ensures a better chance of survival.

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owlfan1 said

Florida_Owl said

Here's a little more info…it's dated, but a little more perspective and commentary:

Coast Guard Calls Off Search for 3 Missing Football Players

That gives a little more insight. Thanks for posting it. I still don't understand why guys would remove their life jackets and float away. Why not leave them on and float away? That ensures a better chance of survival.

GO OWLS!!!

I think that was the point, they didnt want to suffer through heat stroke and dehydration and prefered to drown since it would be over quicker.

owlfamily said

owlfan1 said

Florida_Owl said

Here's a little more info…it's dated, but a little more perspective and commentary:

Coast Guard Calls Off Search for 3 Missing Football Players

That gives a little more insight. Thanks for posting it. I still don't understand why guys would remove their life jackets and float away. Why not leave them on and float away? That ensures a better chance of survival.

GO OWLS!!!

I think that was the point, they didnt want to suffer through heat stroke and dehydration and prefered to drown since it would be over quicker.

I get that, but I would think that people would have a stronger will to live than that. 3-4 hours in an throwing in the towel. People have struggled through much more difficult situations and demonstrated the will to carry on. I am not judging here. I am just surprised that they would give up that quickly. It is unfortunate.

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You gotta remember, these guys were dehydrated, and hypothermic.  It effects people differently and you stop thinking logically.  Let alone the mental stress of being stranded alone in the ocean with nothing in sight, that's gotta mess with your head.  Myself, I don't like cold water and I probably would not have lasted long honestly.  I used to wear my wetsuit while doing night dives off the beach in august.  Me and cold water do not get along.