'It is 100% a miracle that somebody didn't die.'
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"It is 100% a miracle that somebody didn't die," Hillis told "Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan in an exclusive interview, his first since the January accident off the coast of Pensacola.On Jan. 4, Hillis, a father of three, said he decided to take the kids down for a beach day. “The colored flags flying at Pensacola Beach are surf warning flags… The absence of surf warning flags does not assure water safety. Please always use your best judgment when determining whether you should swim. Only strong swimmers should enter the Gulf of Mexico,” Wood shared in part of a statement from the website.
“I hear my mom screaming and so, I looked at her and she pointed out to my son, and she says, ‘Orry and Camilla are drowning,’” said Hillis, who said he doesn’t remember seeing any lifeguards, but county officials said they were patrolling the area.Hillis recounted the "scariest point" of the incident while speaking to Strahan, recalling his decision to rescue his 8-year-old niece Camille ahead of his 9-year-old son Orry.
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