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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (24759)	1/4/2005 10:40:01 AM
From: Augustus Gloop	Respond to of 90947

Tsunami Survivor Found Floating At Sea Worldwide Death Toll Expected To Reach 150,000 UPDATED: 10:10 AM EST January 4, 2005 It's another tsunami survival story that's being called "miraculous." An Indonesian man has been found floating on tree branches and debris, about 100 miles from shore. A spokesman for a Malaysian shipping company said the crew of a container vessel found the man Monday evening and rescued him. He's the second person to be found alive on the high seas, days after the tsunami disaster. The man survived mostly on rain water. He's said to be weak and in shock, and will be hospitalized when the ship arrives in Malaysia. On Friday, a Malaysian tuna ship found an Indonesian woman who held on to a palm tree for five days after the tsunami swept her out to sea. She's also hospitalized in Malaysia. Her husband is still missing. Earlier, there was another story of survival amid the death and destruction in the tsunami zone. An Indian military spokesman said four Indonesians were found alive on a remote island in the Indian Ocean. The four men were in a motor boat that apparently drifted north after killer waves struck their homeland Dec. 26. An Indian television station said the four men could barely speak and would only say "Indonesia" when asked their names. As the number of confirmed deaths from the earthquake and tsunami edges up, some of the hardest-hit countries said they're close to giving up the search for any more survivors.