Angler Lost at Sea Fixes Radio with Coat Hanger, Gets Rescued by Coast Guard

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On Thanksgiving day, the US Coast Guard received a short distress call from Ron Ingraham roughly 40 miles off the coast of Kailua, Hawaii. According to CNN, it was the last time anyone would communicate with the 67-year-old angler for 12 days, until miraculously, Ingraham was able to make one last transmission. "This is a mayday, mayday, mayday," said Ingraham on December 9, eight days after the Coast Guard suspended its search. "...Small boat, in danger of sinking." The angler was picked up 64 miles south of...
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