Sleeve. He survives after 19 hours at sea on his windsurfing board

Friday 27th December 2024 01:59 PM

A miracle! A windsurfer survived after 19 hours spent at sea, in the cold and darkness, report our colleagues from France 3.

I had a memory lapse”

Sunday December 22, Vianney, 27 years old, who was doing windsurfing near Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (Manche), failed to return to shore, even though the department had been placed on orange alert by Météo France for violent winds.

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On the open sea, without water or food resources, few people survive beyond ten hours, according to the media. “I don’t remember my whole night. I had a memory lapse of about seven hours, at 1 a.m. and 8 a.m.,” the young man explained to journalists, referring to the activation of his “survival mode”: “I continued to keep my spirits up.”

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His ordeal ended when help arrived early Monday morning, when a Navy helicopter spotted him offshore. A few days after his incredible rescue and brief hospitalization, Vianney visited those who saved his life on Thursday to thank them.

> The full article is available on the France 3 website

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