A beachgoer who was swept 80 kilometers (50 miles) out to sea in a floating ring has been rescued off Japan’s east coast after being missing for 36 hours. The woman, in her 20s, was saved by two tanker crew members who bravely dived into the water to rescue her as she drifted off a peninsula south of Tokyo on Wednesday morning.
The rescue operation was initiated after a cargo ship crew spotted the woman and radioed the tanker for assistance. The Japan Coast Guard then flew the woman by helicopter to Yokohama for assessment following her overnight ordeal.
