WATCH: Man rides out Hurricane Milton on cooler, rescued by US Coast Guard | LiveNOW from FOX

"Captain Dave" rode out Hurricane Milton while clinging to a cooler about 30 miles off Longboat Key in Florida. Once located, the US Coast Guard was able to rescue him and transport him to a hospital to be checked out.

Lt. Ian Logan and Lt. Landon Klopfenstein, both Coast Guard pilots at Air Station Miami, described their heroic rescue of the captain and explain how it all unfolded.

The Coast Guard has been busy in the wake of both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, making landfall in Florida just two weeks apart as major hurricanes.

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[marciaolson]

Thank you both for saving this man! Great job! God bless you both!❤❤❤❤

[jones]

This man should get to church. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[Jameshoover]

Miracle this man survived, I was fishing Everglades national park the day of Milton and the chop and tide was moving extremely fast with large waves near the key largo gulf coast .

[AuralioCabal]

US Coastguard "Its all Cool man, He was rescued by a Coleman ". 😂

[justdoingitjim]

The Captain either took the EPIRB off the boat or he had a personal locator beacon that he activated. Either way, that's what the pilots homed in on to find him. Even if you never go to the ocean, if you plan in being in the wilderness you can also have a PLB of your own. While they can be pricey it's well worth it if you spend a lot of time in the wilderness. Even if it's just a one time adventure, you can rent a PLB just for your trip.

[laurieralenkotter]

I'm sorry but this is FUNNY- Captain Dave took one last look at his sinking ship then got into his cooler and said it's MILLER TIME! The predicaments humans get into are sometimes so bad you have to laugh. Bless the coast guard and thank the Lord above for miracles big and small!

[allenra]

Always prepare and trust your gear. That was what saved Captain Dan.

[marilouenario]

Thank you sir for saving peoples lives ❤

[NinaFahey]

Who told himself if my Cuban relatives can come here on an inner tube I can do this too

[lauracaponegro]

Why do you anchors talk in such abnormal speech patterns?

[beretta]

Great work! Love you guys for saving lives.🙏❤🙏

[beretta]

Thanks for doing what you do. Knowing math matters.

[terihaynes-yfjb]

What in the hell was he doing out in that mess? that wasn't very smart. Better start going to church.

[AFloridaSon]

If that cooler washes up to my house, I'm keeping it. Although I'm 5 miles inland, so if it washes up to my house, I'll probably have bigger problems than needing a good cooler. 😅

[pundiparadox]

How in the world did he survive the ocean during the hurricane? Please interview the survivor.

[williamlyons]

How did he get out in the sea?? Why weren't there safe shelters for residents? this shows Desantis incompetence and will hurt Trump during the election

[seanbergemann]

Just like Texas, people in Florida should feel ashamed to be emptying the coffers of FEMA while people smart enough not to live in a disaster area are lucky to get funds.