“I’ve been on this earth for more than 21 years — but technically, I’ve only been born for 18,” Noah Markham says
NEED TO KNOW
- Noah Markham was born two years after Hurricane Katrina because his embryo was rescued from the catastrophic flooding
- He admits his story seems unbelievable — including the part where his older brother is actually his “twin” because they were embryos together
- Noah, now 18, plans to follow in his father’s and grandfathers’ military footsteps by serving in the Army as a mechanic
Noah Markham was in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit — but wasn’t actually born until two years later.
“I was there, but I wasn’t there at the same time,” Noah, 18, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview for this week’s issue. “All the [storms] after that I was there for, though.”
If that sounds strange to read, that’s because it’s very strange indeed…