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Bill McLoughlin

British kayaker saved after surviving 12 days in the English Channel

Brit kayaker who capsized in the English Channel survived for 12 days eating seaweed and crabs

(Picture: EMK-vissers/Facebook)

A British kayaker has been saved 12 days after his vessel capsized in the English Channel.

The unnamed 28-year-old was found by Dutch fishermen as he clung to a buoy wearing just a pair of swimming shorts on Thursday.

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