Post by: AngelOfThyNight on March 12, 2019, 06:49:51 AM
Knocked overboard in rough seas off New Zealand, a German yachtsman credited his jeans with saving his life after fashioning them into a make-shift life jacket that kept him afloat for over three hours before his rescue by coastguards.
Source: German yachtsman inflates trousers to survive 3 hours in sea (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/oddlyEnoughNews/~3/IDN5qZ7TUDU/german-yachtsman-inflates-trousers-to-survive-3-hours-in-sea-idUSKBN1QT0EN)