LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man clinging to a cooler about 30 miles off Longboat Key on Thursday as Hurricane Milton approached.
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The man had taken his fishing boat out for repairs but became stranded when the rudder became tangled in a line.
The coast guard said he hadn’t checked in since Wednesday but was able to locate and save him.
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