A British kayaker sporting solely swimming trunks has been discovered clinging to a buoy in the course of the English Channel after his inflatable kayak capsized.
The man, who was sporting solely swimming trunks, claims to have set out from Dover heading for France.
He was discovered by a Dutch fishing crew, clinging to a buoy midway been England and France, the place he had apparently been for about 48 hours.
The unnamed castaway was hauled to security by the crew of De Madelaine after being noticed by the captain, Teunis de Boer, as they had been crusing between England and France, in line with De Telegraaf.
Mr De Boer seen him “waving like a madman” after a “disappointing” morning’s fishing.
The crew instantly threw the person a lifebuoy and hauled him aboard.
According to a Facebook publish by de Boer, the person had extreme hypothermia – his temperature was 26C – dehydration and was lined in bruises. He mentioned that it was a miracle he was alive.
Once he was on board they wrapped him in blankets and gave him a Snickers bar.
The crew contacted the French coastguard, who despatched a helicopter which took the person to hospital in Boulogne.
The French coastguard advised Sky News: “This morning, very early in the morning, a fishing vessel reported that a man in his thirties seemed to have taken refuge on the Colbart Nord buoy, located in the middle of the traffic of Pas de Calais. The fishing vessel rescued the shipwrecked person and picked him up on board. This man had left the British coast about 48 hours earlier, to try to cross the Channel on an inflatable kayak. The castaway is conscious, but his state of health requires rapid treatment.”
The English Channel is without doubt one of the busiest delivery lanes on the earth and crossings in small boats are significantly perilous.
Source: information.sky.com”