Maine's top elected Republican says he's glad to be alive after a giant wave overturned his lobster boat ahead of the remnants of Hurricane Lee.
FILE - Maine's House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham, R-Winter Harbor, right, attends the State of the Budget address, Feb. 14, 2023, at the Statehouse in Augusta, Maine. Maine's top elected Republican official got a big scare during the remnants of Hurricane Lee when a giant wave overturned his lobster fishing boat at sea. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Coast Guard warned mariners at noon on Friday, Sept.
Their ordeal unfolded Friday afternoon as the water in the Gulf of Maine was already starting to churn. But it still wasn't rough enough to prevent lobstermen from finishing their work. The next thing he knew, he was swimming away from the boat. Inside the overturned vessel, Polk gulped some air and pushed off with his good arm, emerging on the other side, Faulkingham said.Faulkingham climbed onto a flat part of the stern of the overturned boat and grabbed Polk with his good arm to help him to safety, as well. That's when Faulkingham realized the force of the wave had pulled his shorts and sweatpants to his ankles.
“I knew it was a bad situation but I had no fear. I can't explain the science of adrenaline or any of that other stuff. All I know was it was the presence of God,” he told The Associated Press.
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