71-year-old castaway rescued in Caribbean | Inquirer News

71-year-old castaway rescued in Caribbean

/ 07:28 AM October 09, 2011

BOGOTA – A 71-year-old Puerto Rican man who spent three days adrift in the Caribbean was rescued by the Colombian coast guard, the navy said in a statement Saturday.

His wrecked boat was located off the Colombian coast northwest of Santa Marta city, 950 kilometers (600 miles) north of Bogota. He had been sailing towards Curacao, an island in the southern Caribbean.

The Puerto Rican, whose name was not disclosed, received medical attention for dehydration.

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