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Woman Missing for 2 yrs Found Floating in the Ocean


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huh?

https://www.newsweek.com/woman-missing-found-alive-floating-ocean-1534998

A woman who was missing for two years was found alive floating in the ocean. The Colombian woman was found by fishermen off the coast of Puerto Colombia, on Saturday, September 26.

Angelica Gaitan, a 46-year-old woman, had not been in contact with her family for two years when the fishermen spotted her nearly two miles out to sea, as reported by La Libertad. At first, they thought they had spotted a log in the distance, but then they saw Gaitan raise her arms in the air.

Fisherman Rolando Visbal called out to Gaitan, who was lying in a rubber ring, in Spanish and English, but she could not respond due to the cold, as seen in a video of the incident.

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6 minutes ago, Doc Reeves said:


huh?

https://www.newsweek.com/woman-missing-found-alive-floating-ocean-1534998

A woman who was missing for two years was found alive floating in the ocean. The Colombian woman was found by fishermen off the coast of Puerto Colombia, on Saturday, September 26.

Angelica Gaitan, a 46-year-old woman, had not been in contact with her family for two years when the fishermen spotted her nearly two miles out to sea, as reported by La Libertad. At first, they thought they had spotted a log in the distance, but then they saw Gaitan raise her arms in the air.

Fisherman Rolando Visbal called out to Gaitan, who was lying in a rubber ring, in Spanish and English, but she could not respond due to the cold, as seen in a video of the incident.

Well, if you read more than just the headline (who does that these days):

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Gaitan explained that she first went missing when she escaped an abusive relationship in September 2018. She said that she was wandering the streets for six months before seeking help at the Women's Office in Barranquilla.   But on Friday, she was told that as her ex-partner was no longer living in Barranquilla, she could no longer stay at the shelter.

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Gaitan said that she had then decided to end her life and headed to the beach. She told local media: "Being on the seashore I found myself alone and in solitude; I decided to jump into the sea and let it take me. I just had to hope this nightmare would soon be over."

 

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it doesn't appear that she was lost at sea for 2 years. 

Fisherman Rolando Visbal called out to Gaitan, who was lying in a rubber ring, in Spanish and English, but she could not respond due to the cold, as seen in a video of the incident.

Visbal pulled her aboard and they took her to shore where they helped her sit down. The men gave her water and asked for her name but she was unable to respond.

 

Later, after Gaitan had received medical attention at a hospital, she told the sad story of where she had been for the last two years and how she ended up in the ocean.

Gaitan explained that she first went missing when she escaped an abusive relationship in September 2018. She said that she was wandering the streets for six months before seeking help at the Women's Office in Barranquilla.

Due to the abuse she suffered, protection measures were put in place to keep her ex-partner away from her. But on Friday, she was told that as her ex-partner was no longer living in Barranquilla, she could no longer stay at the shelter.

 

Gaitan said that she had then decided to end her life and headed to the beach. She told local media: "Being on the seashore I found myself alone and in solitude; I decided to jump into the sea and let it take me. I just had to hope this nightmare would soon be over."

But having been rescued, Gaitan, who doesn't remember anything about the hours she spent floating in the ocean, told RCN Radio Barranquilla: "I feel like I was born again, thank God. If I had had an opportunity or help I would not make that decision. Now I am very grateful because God gave me a new opportunity to move forward."

The woman is now being treated at a hospital and she has been put in contact with her family in Bogotá.

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20 hours ago, Doc Reeves said:


huh?

Fisherman Rolando Visbal called out to Gaitan, who was lying in a rubber ring, in Spanish and English, but she could not respond due to the cold, as seen in a video of the incident.

Huh is right.  She tried to kill herself by jumping into the ocean....with a flotation device?   Lot's not adding up.

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