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Keeps playing, but they're unaware of this killer wave that's about to strike. >> our ivan watson is following developments for us in hong kong and certainly the video of that band and the people just watching, not suspecting anything illustrates that this was a tsunami that struck without any warning. what else are you hearing, ivan? >> certainly. very frightening scenario, natalie. it was 9:37 p.m. on saturday night in western java on stretches of coastline when this deadly wave hit. it was a holiday weekend in indonesia for the christmas holiday. so, beaches and beach front hotels had a lot...

And, bang, i popped up and i was in the middle of the ocean on that very last word. i turned to my right and my wife was there about two and a half feet away from me. she was screaming, "i'm broken, i'm broken, i'm broken" and i popped up and looked at the island and there was no island left. and it wasn't so much joy that we were alive, it was more of what happened and what's about to happen now? >> trapped, broken, desperate for air and yet somehow they were still alive. but the horror of that day was just beginning. coming up -- >> another one. >> killer wave number two. >> screaming for he...

It was going to be that big of a wave, something really felt different. >> to avoid getting eaten by this killer wave, garrett needs to carefully choose the exact moment to let go of the rope. >> at the last second, as long as possible, i waited. i'm always trying to get into the barrel. so i waited until the last second and then turned, and went up to go get barrelled, and it just kind of -- this big mountain of whitewater came. and it was like, i don't know, something came from up top and just landed right on my shoulders. as i was going down, this -- the chops that are coming off the face a...

Wave, something really felt different. >> to avoid getting eaten by this killer wave, garrett needs to carefully choose the exact moment to let go of the rope. >> at the last second, as long as possible, i waited. i'm always trying to get into the barrel. so i waited until the last second and then turned, and went up to go get barrelled, and it just kind of -- this big mountain of whitewater came. and it was like, i don't know, something came from up top and just landed right on my shoulders. as i was going down, this -- the chops that are coming off the face are like moguls. like you're on th...

It was going to be that big of a wave, something really felt different. >> to avoid getting eaten by this killer wave, garrett needs to carefully choose the exact moment to let go of the rope. >> at the last second, as long as possible, i waited. i'm always trying to get into the barrel. so i waited until the last second and then turned, and went up to go get barrelled, and it just kind of -- this big mountain of whitewater came. and it was like, i don't know, something came from up top and just landed right on my shoulders. as i was going down, this -- the chops that are coming off the face a...