Thanksgiving Miracle : Man Rescued After Falling Overboard From Cruise in Gulf | NTD

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew out of New Orleans headed to the spot and hoisted the man onto the helicopter, VanderWeit said.

And he was responsive, USCG Petty Officer Ryan Graves said.

He was able to identify his name, confirmed that he was the individual that fell overboard, Gross told CNN s Boris Sanchez on Friday afternoon. He was showing signs of hypothermia, shock, dehydration but could walk and communicate.

He gave no really no clear indication of why he fell overboard or what time specifically, he added.

The fact that he was able to keep himself afloat and above the surface of the water for such an extended period of time, it s just something you can t take for granted and certainly something that ll stick with me forever, Gross said.

Rescuers haven t been able to determine exactly how long he was in the water, Gross told CNN This Morning but it could have been more than 15 hours.

If it was that long, it s the absolute longest that I ve heard about and just one of those Thanksgiving miracles, he said.

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Maybe don’t bend out over the rail to see how pretty the wake is when you’re three sheets to the wind, if something like that happened. Then you won’t need a miracle.