Sailor Lost in July in Florida Keys Is Rescued
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From Times Wire Reports
A Florida sailor, emaciated and delusional after being lost at sea for as long as 11 weeks, was rescued from his disabled sailboat off Georgetown, the Coast Guard said.
Terry Watson, 43, of Homosassa Springs, Fla., was listed in stable condition at a hospital where he was being treated for dehydration and exposure.
Watson left Miami in his 23-foot sailboat Psedorca on July 19. Another man who was “buddy boating” with Watson reported him missing four days later when they got separated sailing in the Keys.
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