‘I was just happy to be alive’: California couple stranded after near-fatal kayak accident in Skagit County

The couple has been living in campgrounds and eating from food banks for weeks.

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — Steve Barker tries again to start his car, and as it fails to turn over, he crumbles in exasperation.

It’s yet another speed bump on his road home. 

“It’s out of gas,” he says dejectedly.

This is just the latest problem Steve and his girlfriend Amanda have endured over the past few weeks.

The couple drove up from southern California for a low-cost vacation.

During a kayaking trip in Skagit County, they capsized 200 yards from shore and nearly drowned.

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