Tsunami Survivor Found on Remote Isle

World | January 23, 2005, Sunday // 00:00

A Nicobarese tribesman has been rescued from a remote island in the Indian Ocean, almost a month after being thrown there by the devastating tsunamis. Michael Mangal was spotted by the Indian navy on the small island of Pillow Panja. The man had survived 25 days on coconuts. He told the rescue about sitting on a tree for several days and nights as he was afraid of being "swallowed by the ocean".

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