Teen rescued after 49 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean

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WOW! 

Teen rescued after 49 days adrift in Pacific

Teen survives 49 days adrift in Pacific, is rescued off Guam
Unable to attract passing ships, he caught fish in the mornings and read his Bible in the afternoons.

A teenager survived 49 days at sea after a storm ripped his tiny vessel from its moorings and set him adrift into the Pacific Ocean.



Aldi Novel Adilang recounted being circled by a shark at one point during his 1,600-mile journey from Indonesia. He was rescued earlier this month near the U.S. island territory of Guam, officials said. He ate fish and read his Bible daily during the ordeal.



Adilang was later reunited with his family at their remote coastal village after being brought to Japan, where he recuperated with the help of consular officials.



“Aldi said he had been scared and often cried while adrift," Fajar Firdaus, a diplomat at the Indonesian consulate in Osaka, told the Jakarta Post on Sunday.

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Lucky and resourceful young man.  Guardian angels watching

Glad he was found alive, and not an empty boat in the future