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News tagged with 'Maritime Accidents'

Autistic Boy Survives 12 Hour Ocean Ordeal Despite the Odds
Posted by Jane Akre
September 11, 2008 11:08 AM

The odds were against survival at sea for a father and son swept out by rip currents off the coast of Florida Saturday. But the 12-year-old boys' autism likely kept him alive as he lacked fear and panic in the water, even after 12 hours and even with his father out of sight.

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