'Miracle' Rescue Of Japan Man After 22 Hours At Sea
Sumaira FH Published November 30, 2021 | 02:27 PM
A 69-year-old man has been rescued in rough seas off Japan after spending 22 hours drifting in open water, with one official calling his survival a "miracle."
Tokyo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Nov, 2021 ) :A 69-year-old man has been rescued in rough seas off Japan after spending 22 hours drifting in open water, with one official calling his survival a "miracle." The man, whose name has not been released, was alone on a boat off southwestern Kagoshima prefecture and en route to the Yakushima resort island Saturday afternoon when his boat capsized.
He managed to call a colleague on the island to alert him, but was not found until nearly a full day later, the coastguard told AFP, when rescuers spotted him sitting on the engine of his capsized boat, clasping a propeller part.
"He was out in the sea alone for 22 hours. I am amazed by his survival skills," a coastguard official told AFP, declining to be identified.
Dramatic footage released by the coastguard showed a team approaching him by boat calling out: "We are coming! Just a little bit longer! Hold on tight!"The man was able to wrap himself in a grey plastic sheet, helping him stay warm, officials said.
"It's a miracle he survived," a coastguard official told the Asahi Shimbun daily.
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