A man who was stranded for six days is safe after the Coast Guard rescued him off an island in Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas, Monday night.
The Coast Guard rescued Larry Sutterfield, 39, a U.S. citizen.
During a routine law enforcement patrol, a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew spotted a fire and a man waving his arms in distress on a Cay Sal Bank island. The crew quickly dropped a VHF-radio, food and water to the man who said he was stranded after his dinghy was disabled and drifted to the island.
Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders diverted the Coast Guard cutter Kathleen Moore which took the stranded man safely aboard and transferred him to Coast Guard Sector Key West where local emergency medical services were waiting. No major medical concerns were reported.
