Coast Guard rescues boat captain clinging to cooler in Gulf of Mexico
A boat captain rode out Hurricane Milton overnight in the Gulf of Mexico before he was found clinging to a cooler around 30 miles offshore and rescued by helicopter.
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A boat captain rode out Hurricane Milton overnight in the Gulf of Mexico before he was found clinging to a cooler around 30 miles offshore and rescued by helicopter.
A boat captain rode out Hurricane Milton overnight in the Gulf of Mexico before he was found clinging to a cooler about 30 miles offshore and rescued by helicopter. (Video provided by the U.S. Coast Guard)
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