His helicopter crashed into a lake and he lost consciousness while
trapped underwater. Miraculously, he was able to escape two minutes
later.
Survived an attempted assassination when 16 bullets riddled his
car in Venezuela.
He was the first and only man who risked his life daring to ride Lemon,
Bull, Blue and Tiger sharks in the open ocean more than 30 years ago.
Prostate cancer almost took his life when 2 huge tumors in his prostate
nearly spread to his urinary tract with a count of PSA 8. Seven years
later his PSA count was 0.1 and according to the doctors, he is
cured.
Wrote his autobiography "El Consentido de Dios".
A friend suggested he take medication for emotional
control, but his suggested doses were incorrect. As a result, Garcia developed leukemia.