An 11 year old girl name Tere Duperrault Fassbender, was found 49 years ago floating alone in a raff, for four days with out food or water. When the Miami cost guards discovered the little girl, she was badly sunburned, dehydrated and had a rapid heartbeat. They rushed the 11 yr. old Tere, to mercer hospital in Miami Florida. After making a full recovery she was asked what had happen to her. She told the police that the boat went down and everyone had drowned. The passengers on the boat The Blue Bell were Tere’s mother, father, brother and sister. Including the captain’s wife, who was also aboard the boat.
But, the captain Julian Harvey had arrived safely at shore in a dingy boat two days before Tere was even found. When asked what happened to him, he told the cops that The Blue Bell had caught fire and then began to sink. But, Tere fully recovered and was able to tell the cops her side of the story.
Once, Julian Harvey saw the news that the little girl had lived. He later committed suicide in his motel room. While in recovery Tere explained to the police that, she was asleep and had awaken to find her mother and brother above deck, lying in their own pool of blood. She then said that the captain Julian Harvey had chased her down below deck. And that’s when he began to pull the plugs in the halls, so that the boat can sink.
It was later discovered that he had murdered his wife for the insurance money.
And the Fassbender family just happened to be there.
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Tere Duperrault Fassbender is now all grown up. And has written a book called
“Alone: Orphan on the Ocean.” It tells her story of survival in the ocean, at such a young age. And, how she was suppose to have died with the rest of her family that night On The Blue Bell.
This will be an interesting read for those “lounge around days.”
Check the book out at Amazon.com.
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Enjoy,
T.M.G
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