Tere Jo later married and bore three children. As an adult, she chose to live and work close to the ocean. She is now retired and resides in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. [7] In 2010, Tere Jo released her memoir Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean.

2023年7月18日 · Known as the "Sea Waif," 11-year old Terry Jo Duperrault spent more than three days adrift at sea until she was found. In 1961, a picture was snapped of a young girl who was discovered adrift, alone, on a small lifeboat in the waters of the Bahamas.

2023年2月27日 · In 1961, an 11-year-old girl was discovered adrift on a small cork raft near the Bahamas. She was burnt, dehydrated, and on the brink of death. So it’s not surprising that she only managed to utter her name before rescuers pulled her out. Then, she collapsed. It was a severe situation, but miraculously, doctors saved “the sea orphan.”

2023年2月14日 · After about five minutes, Terry Jo crept out of her cabin. She saw her mother and brother lying crumpled in a pool of blood in the main cabin, which functioned as a kitchen and dining room during...

Surviving four days on a cork float in the middle of the ocean, Terry Jo's rescue pictures graced LIFE Magazine soon after she was found. This is the first time Terry Jo, now known as Tere...

2019年5月15日 · When 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault was found in the middle of the ocean, she was hours from death. And she was the only member of her family left alive.

2010年6月17日 · NEW YORK (CBS) Terry Jo Duperrault began life as an extreme survivor - she was 11 years old when her family was murdered at sea aboard a rented sailboat, the Bluebelle, while vacationing off the...

2021年8月1日 · The girl, Terry Jo Duperrault, 11, was the only surviving member of a family of five lost when the Bluebelle, a 60-foot ketch, sank during a storm three and a half days earlier, on Nov. 12, 1961.

2021年7月26日 · She was soon identified as Terry Jo Duperrault — the middle Duperrault child, and, aside from Harvey, the lone survivor from the wreck of the Bluebelle. When she was located, Harvey reportedly responded, with great surprise, “Why, that’s wonderful!” A day later, he checked into a motel in Miami under the name John Monroe, where he died by suicide.