I've thought so many times, after the incredible stories of raging, rushing, ever growing waters, and the survivors who road it out on a staircase or floated to something to hold onto until rescue, that swept out to the sea could have been likely for many.
God bless their families through this.
STORY OF THE LION, AMAZING SURVIVOR STORIES, ETC. - CAN'T BE POSTED HERE
Read to the end to see how tame that beautiful lion was... like a kitten.
Probably some truth in saying anyone west of the eye would have headed out to sea while anyone east of the eye would head inland - like the guy who rode a floating house across the bay from Bolivar Peninsular or maybe should be called Bolivar Archipelago now.