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Coast Guard Rescues Three People Who Survived On Coconuts While Being Stranded On Island For 33 Days
The Coast Guard returned later and dropped food, water, and a radio.
February 10, 2021
Two men and a woman who survived on coconuts after being stranded on a deserted Bahamian island for 33 days were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.
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During a routine air patrol on Monday, a Coast Guard crew spotted the three Cubans waving flags on Anguilla Cay, which is located in a chain of islands between the Lower Keys and Cuba.
The Coast Guard returned later and dropped food, water, and a radio. A helicopter picked them up on Tuesday and flew them to the Lower Keys Medical Center. None were seriously hurt.