JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Two fishermen who spent nearly 30 hours floating in a large fish cooler have been rescued.
Crewmen on a Navy aircraft spotted Duane Grove and Robert Christenson more than 70 miles off the coast of Jacksonville yesterday afternoon.
A Coast Guard helicopter later hoisted them to safety.
Both men were listed in good condition last night at St. Luke's Hospital in Jacksonville. They had mild hypothermia.
The Coast Guard says the pair's boat was hit by a large wave Thursday morning, listed and began to take on water. One man was knocked overboard; the other escaped through a window.
They had no life preservers and couldn't get to the life raft, so they climbed into the floating fishing box.
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