Helping Ethan Up
The team helped lift Ethan onto the boat, where he gasped for air and regained his breath. “Ethan, buddy, can you hear us?” a crewmate asked as they laid him gently on the deck.
Ethan coughed and nodded weakly, his chest heaving as he sucked in the salty air. “Yeah… I’m okay,” he rasped, voice hoarse from the struggle.
They wrapped him in a blanket, and he finally began to regain some color, looking up at his rescuers.