The Movie Open Water Was Inspired By The True Creepy Story Of This 1990's Couple!
#1 OPEN WATER was inspired by Tom and Eileen Lonergan, a married couple from Baton Rouge who went scuba diving in the Coral Sea on January 25, 1998.
This was an even worse idea than me watching the movie in the first place because GUESS WHAT they were accidentally stranded by the company they paid to take them scuba diving.
#2 It wasn’t until almost two days later that anyone even noticed they were gone.
Could you imagine that in this day and age? If I don't tweet at least once a day my mom calls to make sure I'm still alive.
#3 Searchers looked for them for three days with no results.
It's assumed they died at sea or if you've seen "Open Water" SPOILER ALERT eaten by sharks which is literally my nightmare,but afterwards, fisherman found a diver's slate with this message: "[Mo]nday Jan 26; 1998 08am. To anyone [who] can help us: We have been abandoned on A[gin]court Reef by MV Outer Edge 25 Jan 98 3pm. Please help us [come] to rescue us before we die. Help!!!"
#4 I’m uncomfortable just writing about this. Sharks are the worst.
They have dead eyes and sharp teeth and probably ate the Lonergans and thanks to their story I will never go deep-sea scuba diving ever. EVER. YOU HEAR ME?
