there s there they ll consider that an act of war. as allude to how this impacts the people in niger, thank you. a routine fishing trip turned into an incredible tale of survival for a florida man. his familyaid he survived 35 hours in the atlantic ocean clinging to the remnants of his small boat while dodging sharks, jellyfish and trying not to go under. cnn s camila bernal has more now. reporter: this is a fascinating story of survival. and i spoke to raymond gregory who is the father of the 25-year-old lawful at sea. this son charles gregory went out friday morning according to his father, he went out fishing and said he s always done this for years. but this time around, according to his father, he didn t realize that the tide was going as fast as it was. and that s when a wave comes and hits the boat. it capsizes.
fishing trip in northeast florida is safely back on land. after being rescued about 12 miles, that s 19 kilometers off the coast of st. augustine. the 25-year-old charles gregory was found alive. cnn s camila bernal has the story for you. reporter: this is a fascinating story of survival. and i spoke to raymond gregory, the father of the 25-year-old lost at sea. this son charles gregory went out 4:00 in the morning on friday, according to his father. he went out fishing, said he s always done this, done it for years but this time, according to his father, he didn t realize that the tide was going as fast as it was. that s when a wave comes and hits the boat. it capsizes, that s when he loses his throw cushion, his cell phone, his life jacket. and his father saying that charles had to remove the motor
the 25-year-old lost at sea. his son, went out at 4:00 in the morning on friday. he went out fishing and has done it for years. but this time around, he didn t realize that the tide was going as fast as it was. that s when a wave hit the boat. it capsizes. that s when he loses his throw cushion, his cell phone and his life jacket. his father saying, he had to remove the motor of the boat and hang on as long as he could. hi is severely getting sun burnt and sees sharks and big fish and gets stung by a jellyfish. he did see other boats and saw airplanes and helicopters. he took off his shorts and tried to wave them in the air to get people s attention.
once the boat was able to give him a life vest, it was determined getting him off by helicopter was going to be the best option. none of us expected the boat to overturn the way in which it did. the training and standardization and everything from the school that we attend, the whole purpose of us being there was for the advanced helicopter school and training in those conditions. that prepared us to execute that. lieutenant, we are watching this. there s the boat turning over again, which is just incredible. correct me if i m mistaken. there s a coast guard swimmer in the water swimming over to the boat right before it capsizes and turns over, and he is okay? that swimmer is okay? yes, sir. that s correct. that s petty officer branch