Woman rescued after drifting at sea for 37 hours off Japanese coast

THREE KEY FACTS A woman was swept out to sea after going for a swim at a beach in Japan She was finally spotted by a cargo ship after having spent two nights in the ocean Despite having drifted 80km over 37 hours, the woman was not admitted to hospital and appeared to be in good health A woman who was swept out to sea and drifted for 80km was rescued 37 hours after she went for a swim at a beach in Japan . On Monday at 7.30pm local time, a 21-year-old Chinese national went for a swim at Japan’s Shirahama Ohama beach 216.

7km southwest of Tokyo with a friend when she went missing, officials said. A Japan Coast Guard official told the Guardian : “It was around 7.55pm on July 8 when we received the information after the woman’s friend reported to a nearby convenience store that she was missing.

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