Fishermen found alive floating on cooler 150 miles off Mexico 5 days after going missing - CBS News
Two fishermen were rescued by the Mexican navy after surviving for five days at sea by floating on a cooler in the Pacific Ocean. The men were located 150 miles off the coast of Chiapas and have since been reunited with their families following medical evaluations.
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This story highlights successful maritime search and rescue operations and the extreme survival capabilities of individuals in distress at sea.
Two fishermen who used a cooler to survive at sea for days were found alive and rescued on Wednesday, the Mexican navy said. The fishermen, 53 and 32, last communicated with their fishing cooperative on Aug.14. At the time, they were aboard a ship called the Camaronera. The staff of the cooperative sent out a distress call when the men were not heard from. The Mexican navy responded to the distress call by deploying surface and air assets. The wide range of the search allowed rescuers to locate the men floating in the Pacific Ocean about 150 miles off the coast of Chiapas, a southern Mexican state that borders Guatemala. Photos shared by Mexico's Secretariat of the Navy show the two men sitting inside a blue cooler.
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