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Can't imagine what he went through

An American missing at sea for 66 days was rescued from his capsized boat 200 miles off the North Carolina coast, telling coastguards he survived on drinking rainwater and catching fish.

Louis Jordan, 37, who was reported missing by his family in January, was spotted sitting on the overturned hull of his 35ft boat by the crew of a German tanker.

A coastguard helicopter crew airlifted him to a hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, and he was said to be able to stand and walk without assistance, but has a shoulder injury and was dehydrated.

His 1950s single-masted sailboat had lost its mast in a storm, which also damaged his communication equipment. It was not known how long ago it capsized.

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