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Lobsterman Rescued After Being Lost at Sea Speaks of Ordeal

John Aldridge recounts how he stayed alive when others might have given up.

Brendan J. O'Reilly, Neighbor

Posted Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:38 pm ET|Updated Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:49 pm ET

John Aldridge, a fisherman who spent nearly 12 hours floating in the water after being thrown from a lobster boat off Montauk Point, spoke to the media about the ordeal and how he survived.

He said he used his rubber boots to keep afloat before a Coast Guard helicopter picked him up, 43 miles off shore.

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