People think they’re so invincible.
Last year my BIL wore his glasses into the Gulf, which of course isn’t all that rough most of the time, but as you said, all it takes is one errant wave. That wave came and knocked him over (he’s at least 230 lbs). Off came the glasses, which he is blind without.
Later that day, my sister and I were in up to our knees searching for shells and whatnot about a quarter mile away. We had little nets with us. We saw something clear like a jellyfish rolling around in the waves. She swooped with her net and caught it. It was my BIL’s glasses, completely intact!! We took it as a gift from Heaven, courtesy of a family member who had passed not long before.
A gift from heaven is right! As my sister would say, “There are no quinkie-dinkies (coincidences.)” The signs are there for those who see.
I once lost a contact during a hayride, then found it again after 20 minutes of searching, with a Bic lighter.