Rescue Operation Saves Scuba Divers Stranded for 36 Hours in Texas Gulf Thanks to Beacon Signal

Two Oklahoma residents, Nathan and Kim Maker, went missing while scuba diving off the coast of Texas on Wednesday but were rescued by the Coast Guard after being located about 15 miles offshore amid severe weather conditions. The search operation lasted more than 36 hours, covering 1,656 square miles of the ocean. The divers were transported to a Coast Guard station and are in stable condition. Kim Maker is an elementary school teacher in Edmond, Oklahoma, and the Edmond School District expressed relief upon hearing about their rescue. The third diver, Lisa Shearin, expressed astonishment at their survival, noting that it was a miraculous outcome and believed they have a greater purpose to fulfill. The exact circumstances that led to their disappearance and subsequent rescue were not detailed in the news release.

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