The Associated PressLisala Folau, a 57-year-old retired carpenter who has disabilities that make walking difficult, says he survived overnight in the ocean after the Tonga tsunami swept him out to sea."It's one of these miracles that happens," said acting high commissioner Peter Lund on a satellite phone from Tonga, where communications remain patchy.
In a translated interview with Tonga's BroadCom Broadcasting, Folau said he was swept out to sea at about 7 p.m. Saturday from his home on Atata island and floated overnight before making landfall on an uninhabited island. Lund said that when he had his first briefing with Tongan government officials on Sunday, the day after the tsunami but before Folau was found, they told him a person was missing from Atata island.But officials later revised their figures to indicate no one was missing from the island."The scariest part to me during the ordeal was when the waves took me from land into the sea," he said."What came into my mind when I was helpless at sea were two things," he added.
So happy to hear of these surviving miracles.
It's not his time yet.
Bob?
What a story. I wish there was more news about Tonga; it seems their islands have been devastated. Wishing this mean well and thinking of everyone in the archipelago.
Apparently the Aquaman of Tonga that survived the tsunami had a greater power on his side. Stay safe. It is quite a personal story to tell.
God bless.
❤️❤️❤️
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