PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Two fishermen were thrown off a boat Wednesday and one who is known to have survived shared his testimony with News Channel 8.

Pete Hans of Trinity said he and his friend, Brandon Taylor, had planned a fishing trip to go about 90 to 95 miles offshore to an area called the Middle Grounds but amidst the voyage, chaos ensued.

“We took a wave off the side of the boat, and it just ejected us out of the boat," Hans said. "We had no lifejackets because we were running, you know, should we have had one? Maybe, but it’s something we do all the time.”

Hans described the hours he spent in the water with Taylor.

“He fought really hard for a long time in the water with me," he explained.

As time passed Hans noticed he did not see Taylor anymore. He kept on swimming and

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