What were you doing on Boxing Day morning in 2004? 

Sarah Ayles was on a beach in Sri Lanka, putting on a mask about to go snorkelling with her business partner and ex-boyfriend, when her life changed forever. 

The Boxing Day Tsunami was caused by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean and experts say it had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. 

227,898 people lost their lives across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand but Sarah survived.

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Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Sarah Ayles.

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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