Florida fisherman rescued after spending night clinging to an ice box at sea after Hurricane Milton
Rescuers found him a day later, 30 miles (50 km) off Florida's coast, clinging to the fridge
He really kept his cool.
Dramatic video has captured the moment a fisherman was miraculously rescued after he was found clinging to an ice box nearly 30 miles off the Florida coast after his boat became stranded overnight in 25-foot-high waves driven by Hurricane Milton.
The man, whose name hasn’t been released, was saved by a US Coast Guard helicopter crew on Thursday after he was spotted floating on the open cooler in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, officials said. -- More...
A fisherman in the US was swept out to sea during Hurricane Milton, but managed to save himself by using a refrigerator as a liferaft. His boat broke down hours before the hurricane hit.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 11, 2024
Rescuers found him a day later, 30 miles (50 km) off Florida's coast, clinging to the fridge… pic.twitter.com/bPGEruKgFa