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Five People Stayed Afloat Four Days Before Sea Rescue
Newser • • world
Key Points:
- Five survivors of a passenger boat sinking off South Sulawesi, Indonesia, were found alive four days after the incident by a passing fishing boat near Matallang Island.
- The survivors, including a 7-year-old girl, stayed afloat by clinging to a fishing trap and debris from the boat.
- The boat sank after its engine failed, with approximately 20 people still missing, 47 rescued, and one confirmed dead.
- Local search-and-rescue officials noted that survivors used makeshift flotation devices to stay alive after the sinking.
