A dozy man fell asleep in a rubber ring, drifted out to sea, and was miraculously rescued 19 hours later.
Fishermen spotted the stricken man in waters off at 1:30pm yesterday (7 Jul).
They immediately threw him a lifebuoy and pulled him aboard their fishing boat.
They took him back to the fishing port and notified the police and fire brigade.
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The dramatic rescue happened in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Firefighters arrived on the scene and took the man to a hospital in Keelung City.
Medics found that he was physically weak but had no serious injuries.
They promptly discharged him and he left the facility on his own, as reported on Need To Know.
The 57-year-old, called Hong, of New Taipei City, said he had gone into the sea to cool off after some post-work drinks with his pals.
He had then unintentionally dozed off and woken up a short while later to find himself adrift in the open sea.
He began shouting for help, but he was far from the shore and no one could hear him.
He believes he went into the sea at around 6 or 7 pm on Saturday (6 Jul).
It was around 19 hours later that the fishing boat fortunately passed him by.
Bizarrely, the men who rescued him said he was topless and wearing jeans at the time.
Those involved in his rescue are reportedly sceptical of his claim that he’d spent the whole night adrift.
The case has been handed to the police for investigation.
