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  • Teen on vacation survives nearly 10 hours in waters off St. Simons Island

    07/14/2018 5:06:40 AM PDT · by BBell · 46 replies
    https://www.actionnewsjax.com/ ^ | 7/12/18 | Amber Krycka
    T. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. - A 19-year-old spent nearly 10 hours in the ocean fighting for his life. “Worst vacation ever, but also my most exciting ever,” said Blake Spataro. But it’s the kind of excitement we’d all like to avoid. “I was out there sitting by the shore when a rip tide washes me straight into the ocean,” he said. The teen was stranded in the ocean for nearly 10 hours. “I didn’t want to die out there. I was talking to God the entire night,” Spataro said.He screamed for help, but no one heard him over the waves...