GodUpdates

Diver Missing In Florida Was Left For Dead But God Led His Worried Family Straight To Him

February 17, 2023

Diver Missing In Florida Was Left For Dead But God Led His Worried Family Straight To Him

Dylan Gartenmayer, a diver missing in Florida, has an incredible story about how his family (with some help from above, for sure) saved him against all odds!

Hope and love will cause people to act in extraordinary ways, to push themselves and others beyond their limits. Both hope and love will cause people to keep going even when the odds are decidedly not in their favor. One video is a perfect example of what is possible with a little bit of hope and love.

RELATED:  Son Begs Police To Help Father First As They’re Found Clinging To A Cooler In Boston Harbor

A video posted to YouTube shows the moment a family was reunited with a diver missing in Florida who had been lost at sea for nearly four hours. 

WATCH: Diver Missing In Florida Miraculously Saved By His Family

While spearfishing with a couple of buddies, a strong current swept that missing diver, Dylan Gartenmayer, out to sea. Dylan says that when he was finally able to resurface, he did not see his boat anywhere. 

Dylan's family received a call notifying them their son had gone missing.

RELATED: Man Desperately Clings To The Side Of Capsized Boat For 2 Days And Then Rescue Comes

"I couldn't breathe, I couldn't talk," Tabitha, Dylan's mother, recalls about hearing the news.

To try and find him, the U.S. Guard launched a search for Dylan Gartenmayer. However, another search party - Tabitha, Dylan’s mom, a family friend, Dylan’s friend, a cousin, and his grandfather Edward - took off in a boat in hopes of finding Dylan in the ocean. 

"Literally, it took the whole family to come together within seconds because that's our baby... and that's what you do," Tabitha explained.

Diver Missing In Florida Gets Unbelievable Rescue

As nightfall began approaching, hours after he first went missing, Dylan admits that he thought his life may be over.

“Yeah, one point, whenever that sun had set, this could, this could definitely be the end,” he said.

Armed with hope and love, Dylan’s family and friends headed to his last known coordinates - a favorite of Dylan’s for diving. Sure enough, that’s where his family and friends and not the U.S. Coast Guard found and rescued the young man.

RELATED: Capsized Kayaker Feared He'd Drown Until God Sent a Boat Full of Priests

The video shows the pure joy and jubilation of the people onboard the boat as they spot the diver missing in Florida floating in the water. Several people can be seen jumping up and down, screaming in excitement. 

The diver's mother, Tabitha, in the interview, detailed what she did seconds after they successfully pulled Dylan Gartenmayer onto the boat. 

“As soon as we got him on the boat, I just held him tight because he was freezing. He was shaking,” she said

Tabitha added that divine intervention did play a role in them finding Dylan.

"It definitely had to be a miracle. It had to be God protecting him the whole time or angels above because for us to land right on him -- you can see it's a needle in a haystack out there," she said.

Praise God this young man was found alive!  

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Fishermen Find Mystery Woman Floating at Sea and Discover She'd Been Missing for 2 Years

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, said the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

WATCH: Dylan Gartenmayer Shares His Miraculous Story

LISTEN: Mom Gives Birth To Baby And Wins The Lottery | Man Stays Alive With Thoughts Of Daughter

h/t: Godtube

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/TODAY

X

Where would you like to share this content?

Today's Devotional

A Prayer for a Loved One Struggling with Illness - Your Daily Prayer - November 30

Clinging to our faith encourages us to trust God wholeheartedly, therefore giving us the endurance and strength to care for and serve our loved ones.

Read Today's Devotional


Past Stories

November 2024
October 2024