Yes, we've got to remember to go easy on the 17 year old boy. Think of moments in your own lives; a calm stituation can turn topsy-turvy in .3 of a second and pure panic adrenaline gets pumped into the system in the next .1 of a second. It's all too easy to go completely blank and all is lost by the end of that second.
By the grace of God, this boy somehow made it ashore and, as someone suggested, is lost in overwhelming weeds and trying desperately to find his own way out. A boy at 17 is trying to prove he's a man, one who relies on himself. Bearing this in mind, this scenario is plausible.
This kind of thing is a knife to the heart. I think it's safe to say we're all praying in our own ways for the boy and his family. Let's still hope as well.
Last edited by Krakow Kid; 01/16/11 10:59 PM.
