60 Yr Old Japanese Man Found Alive 15km out at sea-clinging to wreckage of his home

[kpete]

11:44pm

A Japanese man has been found alive - 15km out at sea - clinging to wreckage from the roof of his home, two days after the tsunami swept him from the shore.

Hiromitsu Shinkawa, 60, is from Minamisouma - one of the cities worst hit by the devastating wave. He is said to be in good condition, depite his ordeal.

Local media report he and his wife returned home after fleeing in order to gather some belongings.

She was swept away and engulfed by the torrent of water.

http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/asia/japans-twin-disasters-march-13-liveblog

[crim son]

1. It's impossible for me to imagine the man's courage.

His wife was swept away? My god.

[itsrobert]

5. I guess they both made the decision to return to the house

I would never make my wife return to a house for property until an all clear is sounded. And then I still wouldn't make her. I'm guessing it was a mutual decision?

[crim son]

6. Probably.

Maybe they thought they could get more stuff if they both went. Just awful.

[roamer65]

2. I wonder how many others are alive out there they haven't found yet.

This is a tragedy beyond belief.

[malaise]

3. Here he is

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3464375/Man-rescued-from-his-roof-10-miles-out-at-sea.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News

[Beaverhausen]

4. oh my god!!!

:cry: so glad he was found.

[crim son]

7. Jesus.

He's surrounded by a lot of wreckage, even that far out.

[stuntcat]

8. Wow.

ty, wow.

(:cry: for losing his wife)