World IN BRIEF : ARABIAN SEA : Marine Adrift for 36 Hours Is Found
From Times Wire Reports
Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Mayo was given up for lost after falling off the aircraft carrier America in the Arabian Sea. But after floating for 36 hours using his knotted, air-filled trousers as a life preserver, the 20-year-old Marine was rescued by a Pakistani fishing boat. Cmdr. T. McCreary, spokesman for the U.S. Central Command in Bahrain, described Mayo as “sunburned but otherwise fine.” His carrier had launched four aircraft and two smaller ships to look for him.
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