Survivors shared their terrifying tales. Vanessa Audrey da Silva, who got a life jacket, clung to rocks. “There was a moment in the water when no one could see anyone. I was fighting for life,” she said.
Camila Alves de Carvalho, another survivor, held onto a life jacket against strong waves. “We almost died. We didn’t know how to swim,” she said, also noting her injuries and swallowing a lot of water.
The survivors were Vanessa, Camila, Daniel Goncalves Ferreira, Gabriela Santos Lima, and Natan Cardoso Soares da Silva.
They’d gathered for a luxury yacht party, cruising and drinking. Later, they split into two groups to return. The unlucky group’s overloaded boat got hit by the wave.