Swimmer rescued 80 km off Japan after 36-hour ordeal

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 12, 2024 12:10 am

TOKYO — A woman who went swimming off a beach in Japan and was swept out to sea was rescued about 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast after 36 hours, officials said on Thursday.

The local coast guard launched a search and rescue operation after the alarm was raised for the Chinese citizen in her 20s in the central Shizuoka region on Monday evening.

RESCUE ME A Japanese coast guard helicopter lifts a woman, who had been swept out to sea off the southern tip of Chiba’s Boso peninsula, from a tanker where she had been receiving medical attention after being found on July 10, 2024. PHOTO FROM THE JAPAN COAST GUARD’S YOKOSUKA OFFICE VIA AFP

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