Taiwanese man who can't swim 'miraculously' survives after 60 hrs in sea

A Taiwanese man, who cannot swim, miraculously survived after drifting in the rough seas for 60 hours

Tseng Lien-fa was catching baby eels on a beach in Hualien County early Friday when he was swept away by an unexpectedly large wave, the Japan Times reported.

The 42-year-old told the United Daily News that he managed to hold on as the first wave hit him on the chest, but was overwhelmed by the second and bigger wave.

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According to reports Lien-fa managed to grab a floating wooden coffin cover to which he clung until early Sunday. There was no explanation of why the cover was present in the sea.

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