Rescue of a man who fell from a cruise ship after 24 hours: ‘a miracle’
The 28-year-old was seen drowning more than 30 km off the US coast on Thursday. He had flown to New Orleans the day before with his sister. He disappeared around 11:00 PM that evening, but his sister did not report it until about 12:00 AM the next day.
After another two and a half hours, the Coast Guard was called. Then the sailing area of \u200b\u200bthe ship was searched by helicopters, planes and boats.
Big surprise
Because the chance of finding him was so small, the surprise when someone was seen in the water was enormous. The Coast Guard captured pictures of that moment:
He was found at 8:25 pm, about 24 hours after he fell from the ship. According to the Coast Guard, he showed signs of hypothermia, dehydration and shock, but was able to walk on his own and could talk to him, although he could not yet explain why he had gone to sea.
You will live
Someone said: “But it is unlikely that he will be able to keep his head above water for a long time.” Coast Guard employee Against the American news channel CNN. “I will not forget it for the rest of my life. It shows that the will to live is something you have to take into account in any rescue operation, because it can exceed all expectations.”
The drowned man was taken to a New Orleans hospital. It’s fine.
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