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a sailor reported missing by family 66 days ago found at sea. coast guard saying louis jordan on disabled sailboat east of cape hatteras north carolina and took them on board. a coast guard medevaced to the hospital in virginia where he is tonight. the coast guard said jordan said he lived off raw fish and rain water for more than two months. after his rescue this afternoon, got a chance to talk to his father on the phone. listen to this. hey. louis. i m so glad you re alive. we prayed and prayed and we hoped that you were still alive. so that s all that matters. that s the only thing that matters. your mother s huh, what? i was afraid you guys were
physically but spiritually. and he told me on the phone that he was praying the whole time so i believe that sustained him a great deal. louis, your son, the coast guard, the doctors say he s okay. is that right? yes. and he sounded fine when i talked to him. he said he had a hurt shoulder. if that s it he s in great shape. yeah. yeah. mr. jordan, thank you so much for your time. we wish you and your family only the best. thank you, wolf. up next fixing that hotly debated religious freedom law in indiana. the pursuit of healthier. it begins from the second we re born. after all, healthier doesn t happen all by itself.
i m so glad you re alive. we prayed and prayed and we hoped that you were still alive. so that s all that matters. that s the only thing that matters. your mother s, huh, what? i was afraid you guys were crying, sad, that i was dead. i wasn t dead. i wanted you guys we were. i thought i lost you. i spoke with the grateful dad. frank jordan just a few moments ago. mr. jordan, this is an incredible news. i can t imagine what you re going through. tell us about what you know from everything that s unfolded in the past few hours and how your son is doing. well we got the coast guard call from the miami station, and we were told that a ship had picked up louis and then that they were going to take him, take him to norfolk to hospital and he was okay and walking
also mentioned your son is not necessarily a very experienced sailor, but obviously, he would have to be extremely resourceful or strong to survive for this long, right? oh, yes. very strong. he s got very strong constitution and not only physically, but spiritually. and he told me on the phone that he was praying the whole time, so i believe that sustained him a great deal. louis, your son, the coast guard, the doctors say he s okay. is that right? yes. and he sounded fine when i talked to him. he said he had a hurt shoulder. if that s it, he s in great shape. yeah. yeah. mr. jordan, thank you so much for your time. we wish you and your family only the best. thank you, wolf. up next, fixing that hotly debated religious freedom law in indiana.