Man Rescued in US after Drifting in Refrigerator 48km Offshore

11.10.2024 17:54

The US Coast Guard has rescued a man who was swept out to sea by Hurricane Milton.

The man was drifting in a refrigerator 48 km from the shore.

This was reported by American media, as reported by TUT NOVOSTI .

What happened

A man was found floating in a refrigerator 30 miles off the coast of Florida.

He turned out to be the captain of a fishing boat. The man was carried out to the ocean by Hurricane Milton.

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A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued the man and took him to hospital.

This man survived in conditions that would be terrifying even for the most experienced sailors, the Coast Guard noted.

Category 3 Hurricane Milton made landfall on the Florida coast on the evening of October 9.

On the morning of October 10, the hurricane weakened to Category 1. According to the latest information, it took the lives of 14 people. More than 2.7 million Florida residents remain without power.

Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor