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This report comes in from Japan and it happened to a Chinese Woman but it could have happened to anyone, anywhere. The good news is that she was rescued. In fact, the rescue was a whole lot more dramatic than the incident which got her in seriously life-threatening danger. While at the beach, she was so relaxed floating in her simple inflatable ring, that she didn’t notice as wind and current swept her out to sea. Not until it was too late.
Woman safely rescued
The Japanese Coast Guard isn’t releasing the name of the “Chinese woman in her 20s” but they airlifted her off a tanker ship. Two of the tanker’s crew “dove into the water to rescue her.”
They pulled her out of the water 50 miles out to sea, about 36 hours after she went missing on July 10.
Since Japan is “a nation of more than 6,000 islands,” it’s also “home to some of Asia’s most beautiful beaches.” Those beaches are especially popular “with tourists looking to cool off during the sizzling summer months.”
Swimmer lost for 37 hours rescued while floating 80 km off Japanese coast: The woman, a Chinese national in her 20s, was spotted by a passing cargo ship as she bobbed alone in an inflatable swim ring in the Pacific Ocean. https://t.co/Sxb9ulfeo9 pic.twitter.com/XHeJ4324Xf
— Janie Johnson – America is Exceptional (@jjauthor) July 11, 2024
The woman didn’t have a care in the world as she plopped her bottom into the ring and floated along the shore at Shimoda.
It was about half an hour after she started when she realized there wasn’t anyone else in her general vicinity. By then, “currents and strong winds” had her drifting off a peninsula south of Tokyo.
The woman was reported missing at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Probably because the ring was a rental and missing in action.
Dehydrated but conscious
Ironically, despite water all around her, as far as she could see in all directions, she didn’t have much with her to drink. After whatever beverage she climbed aboard with ran out she had nothing.
As soon as she was reported missing, the Coast Guard started searching. It wasn’t them who spotted the woman, the crew of a cargo ship did. They weren’t in a position to help, so “radioed the tanker for help.”
They could have lowered a boat but the crew of the unidentified tanker didn’t bother with all that equipment and a couple of them simply dove over the side. They quickly had the woman safely aboard their ship.
The woman was floating on an inflatable ring when she was swept away, officials said. https://t.co/LucWMlPe9D
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The Coast Guard picked her up from there, with a helicopter. The wayward floater had even more of an adventurous vacation because the helicopter didn’t land on the ship, it sent down a cable and she was hoisted up.
After their doctors had a chance to look her over, they pronounced the woman “dehydrated, but conscious and expected to recover.” No matter which beach you go to, there are more hazards than you may expect.
Everything from jellyfish to great white sharks inhabit the waters. Currents and undertows can easily do you in as well. That’s why it’s best never to go into the water alone. The “buddy system” really works and could have prevented this incident. Thankfully, none of her “buddies” back home are grieving her loss.
