'I saw the woman go, probably about 3 feet in the air, and then the gentleman straight across from me go up in the air, and then roll over into the sea.'
, until their trip of a lifetime turned into a deadly disaster.
The Trusdales said the wave wasn't the only disaster. The Trusdales and ABC News later confirmed that a day before the accident, another passenger was seriously injured during a Zodiac boat excursion. Tom Trusdale said he and another passenger were able to quickly pull the man back on the boat, but the woman's leg was severely injured.
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