Florida teens stranded in ocean saved by boat named ‘Amen’ after desperate prayer for help

(KDFW) – Two Jacksonville, Florida teens are lucky to be alive after getting stranded at sea. Tyler Smith and Heather Brown, both 17, were enjoying senior skip day at the beach on April 18. The two are students at Christ’s Church Academy and have been friends since fourth grade. Smith and Brown were swimming off of Vilano Beach, near St. Augustine, when they realized they were about 2 miles from shore and

might not make it back. Tyler tells Fox 35 that he and Heather fought the waves for two hours, becoming weak and tired. That’s when he said they started praying to God. It seemed their prayers were answered when Captain Eric Wagner and his crew found them. Wagner posted the encounter to his Facebook page. READ MORE