Woman Survives 19hrs in Sea off Maui

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h7JifF4_PbcQ3lRivL9ICaAX_78QD8SDAMNO0

She is very lucky, warm water, tried to swim to shore, spotted by a fishing boat.

"I won't say I am not going back to the ocean,...But I am not going back alone anytime soon"

Good advice for any outdoor activity.

A good whistle and a signal mirror might have made a huge difference. She was very lucky.

"...She was very lucky..."

That may be the understatement of the year...

"How long can you tread water?"

She's lucky that someone was looking in the right direction at the right time.

Sue

Silly me, I thought she had a flotation vest. Who goes ocean kayaking without a flotation vest?

That is the part that boggled my mind as well.

Probably the same people who go on dayhikes with just an iPod.

Hey, if you can swim, you don't need no stinkin' floation vest!
Right?

Sue