Boat anchor fails leaving Florida couple stranded off coast during scuba dive

A Florida couple says they’re lucky to be alive after a frightening ordeal off the coast left them stranded in the water.

The couple said that they were in the middle of a scuba dive about five miles off the coast of Boca Grande, northwest of Naples, when the anchor on their boat failed.

They were below the surface of the water at the time, and high winds and large waves pushed the boat away from them, leaving them stranded…

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