Jeans save man in rough seas off NZ

A man who fell overboard in treacherous waters off NZ has survived by turning his jeans into a buoyancy aide using a technique employed by Navy Seals.

A pair of jeans could save your life. Source: AAP

A German tourist says he owes his life to his jeans after be managed to turn them into a makeshift life jacket while lost at sea for over three hours in rough seas off New Zealand's coast.

Arne Murke who had set out with his brother to sail a 12-metre yacht from Auckland to Brazil was knocked overboard just wearing a T-shirt and jeans on March 6, the Herald on Sunday reported.

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