US Coast Guard's dramatic rescue of man clinging to cooler off Florida coast

A US Coast Guard aircrew has rescued a man clinging to a cooler 48km (30 miles) off the Florida coast after Hurricane Milton. The man was brought to safety by a diver during the Wednesday incident and was later taken to Tampa General Hospital for treatment, according to the Coast Guard. This follows the dramatic rescue of a 14-year-old boy by a local sheriff and his team in Tampa, who found him clinging to debris in floodwaters after Hurricane Milton struck. Hurricane Milton hit Florida’s west coast that night as a Category 3 hurricane with winds reaching 120 mph (193 kph). Though still dangerous, Milton was less severe than the Category 5 storm initially predicted.