He clung to a buoy, right ate the algae Y took rainwater. Thus, in the extreme conditionsa man spent several days in the English Channel, the arm of the Atlantic that separates France from Great Britain, until he could be saved.
According to the fishermen who found it, despite the cold, I was wearing only swim shorts.
From this strange episode, there are many requests rising. Who is this mysterious man and what was he doing there? How long has it been in that situation?
Chronicle of a dramatic rescue
Man has 28 yearsis a canoeist and was found on Thursday 27 October. I was in the middle of the sea, trembling, Without food, Waterfall Or any type of protection.
Regarding this issue, he assured that he was trying row to Spain when he ran out of strength, he posted The mirror.
Some reports claim he was holding on to the buoy two days; however, others claim that they were 12 days.
According to the medium, Dutch fisherman Tunis Van Luut (41), who saved, the young man told him that he was at sea since October 15 and on the buoy for four days.
“We found the kayaker on Thursday around 11, he was not well, we tried to talk to him, but he was very sick“Van Luut told the media exclusively.
The fisherman indicated that he and his crew were working at sea for three days when they came across the man. At that moment, the boat he was on was passing the mark and Van Luut was very careful as he was the boat’s skipper.
“I could see something and I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. I thought: ‘Is it really true that I can see a person?’ “She said.
And he added: “We got a little closer to the mark, I called my crew and I told him there was a person, I told him over the loudspeaker that we could see him. He with some things made a flag to greet us“.
Local reports describe that the fishermen had caught little that morning and then went to the area where they found the man.
Speaking of the incredible rescue, Van Luut added it conditions were so bad they couldn’t get close enough to the buoy for the man to jump aboard, so they it was difficult to find a way to get him to safety.
“We moved slowly towards the buoy and got him a life preserver and a vest, and threw him a line so he could put them on, but his condition was so bad that it was impossible for him to do so“reported the ship’s skipper.
And he described: “One of my crew members put a life jacket on him a meter from the buoy and jumped on him.”
The men then managed to get the kayaker aboard and, once on deck, two crew members had to do so. help him stand up because of the terrible situation he was in.
According to the rescuer, the young man’s condition was so severe that his eyes were sunken and many blue veins could be seen on his head and arms.
Taking the temperatureThey found that the young man had 26 degrees. For this reason they immediately called the coast guard who, in about 10 minutes, came to pick him up and took him to Hospital to take care of him.
The fisherman tried to ask the man who he was or where he came from, but he soon discovered that the English was too weak to speak.
as he said The mirrorVan Luut asked him when he had left Great Britain and the young man replied that he had left Dover by kayak October 15. Furthermore, she stressed that she does not have a family.
“I have very lucky to be alive, he was full of spirit to be alive. I could see in her eyes of him, she was so happy to see us, she took us in her arms, when she got on board I saw that she was at the limit, that she had nothing more to give “, he concluded.
Source: Clarin
