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In 2013, Harrison Okene spent 60 hours underwater, in total darkness, after his vessel capsized 20 miles off the coast of Nigeria and sunk to the bottom of the sea. He was discovered alive by divers sent to recover dead bodies.
Aleksander Doba kayaked solo across the Atlantic Ocean (5400 km, under his own power) three times, most recently in 2017 at age of 70. He died in 2021 while climbing Kilimanjaro. After reaching top asked for a two-minute break before posing for photo. He then sat down on a rock & "just fell asleep".
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Minutes before the 2004 tsunami hit Thailand, Tilly Smith, 10 y.o. girl warned her parents it was coming. While on beach, she recognized the warning signs of a tsunami as she had learned them in geography class just two weeks earlier. She is credited with saving the lives of hundreds of tourists.
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