Minutes Before Tsunami on 12-26-2004 at Maya Bay in Phi Phi Islands, Thailand - Encircle Photos

43 Minutes Before Tsunami on 12-26-2004 at Maya Bay in Phi Phi Islands, Thailand

In the Leonardo DiCaprio movie, The Beach, college students seek paradise in the Phi Phi Islands of Thailand with disastrous results. Four years later, my family had a similar experience within minutes of arriving in Maya Bay where the movie was filmed. This was the last photo I took before we were nearly killed by the 2004 tsunami. If you look closely, the water is retreating under this long-tailed boat. Soon the water completely drained from the bay and a few minutes later a huge wave engulfed me and my two children. We nearly drowned. Read the full stories in the Adventures section.

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Minutes Before Tsunami on 12-26-2004 at Maya Bay in Phi Phi Islands, Thailand

Maya Bay, Ko Phi Phi Leh, Thailand

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