The survivor of the Miracle on the Hudson said getting back into the Hudson is a metaphor for everybody.
NEW YORK --"It's intense," he said. "But, it's like gratefulness."
On the day of the incident, Sanderson had to swim in the 36-degree water of the Hudson River to get to rescuers on the ferry.Sanderson could have been one of the first passengers to seek safety on the plane's wing. He was seated in seat 15A - only four rows back from the wing. But he said as he started to get off the plane, he heard his mother's voice telling him to make sure everyone was off the plane first. His mother died in 1997.
After the accident, Sanderson continued to travel frequently to the New York City metro area, and last year a friend told him he should do a Navy Seal fundraiser event swimming in the Hudson.Sanderson got into a pool with a Navy Seal friend and quickly realized he was in no shape to swim in the rigorous currents of the Hudson.
Earlier this month, he swam 3.1 miles in the Hudson with a group of former Navy Seals, veterans and military supporters for a fundraiser for the GI Go Fund -- an organization based in Newark that helps veterans.
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