Two Mexican fishermen who were missing for about five days are found alive floating in the Pacific inside a cooler and are rescued by authorities. Multiple outlets report the men are discovered after spending the period adrift and clinging to the cooler rather than their boat.
Sources describe the incident as beginning after the fishermen lose contact with their fishing cooperative and drift roughly off Mexico’s coast. BBC and other reports say they are located about 75 miles offshore after last contact on 14 August. ABC and Al Jazeera add that an aircraft spots the drifting cooler and the Mexican navy carries out the rescue. Several outlets describe the pair as having little or no food and water during the ordeal, and some cite a shared video released by Mexican officials showing the fishermen inside the cooler. While coverage varies on specific distances (some cite about 75 miles, others mention more than 130 nautical miles) and on the precise timeline, all accounts agree on the core facts: the men are located alive in a cooler and rescued after five days at sea.
