Stranded sailor rescued – level 1

15-04-2015 07:00

A man goes fishing. He is in the ocean in North Carolina. Rough weather comes. It keeps him from going home. He cannot use his radio.

He has some food with him. He fishes to get more food. He eats raw fish. He collects rain water. He drinks the rain water.

The Coast Guard finds him after 66 days! The Coast Guard takes him to hospital. His family is very happy that he is okay.

Difficult words: rough (bad), raw (not cooked), collect (to get).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

What do you think about how this man survived?

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