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Headline: RAW VIDEO: Man Rescued Clinging To Ice Box In Gulf Of Mexico After Hurricane Milton
Caption: A US Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a man found clinging to an ice box cooler approximately 30 miles off Longboat Key, Florida, after he became stranded in the Gulf of Mexico during Hurricane Milton. The man, whose identity has not been disclosed, had been aboard a fishing vessel that became disabled on Wednesday 9 October 2024, off the coast of Madeira Beach, just hours before the hurricane made landfall. He managed to radio the Coast Guard station in St Petersburg before losing communication at around 6:45pm. On Thursday, search crews located him drifting about 48 kilometres offshore, clinging to the open cooler. This dramatic video released by the Coast Guard shows a diver being lowered from a helicopter to swim to the man and rescue him. The man was transported to Tampa General Hospital for medical attention. Meanwhile, rescue teams continued to pull residents from the devastation left by Hurricane Milton, which battered Florida’s coastal communities. At least six people have been confirmed dead in the aftermath of the storm.
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