Man Rescued After 12 Days Lost at Sea

Ron Ingraham, the 67-year-old Hawaiian native, had made the distressed call twelve days ago that his boat was sinking to the officials in the Coast Guard. When they found Ingraham, he was reported to be "weak, hungry, and dehydrated." The days he was at sea, he was stuck in his 25-foot sailboat, and experienced rough seas with waves up to 15-20 feet high. Tuesday morning about 64 miles (103 kilometers) south of Honolulu, they found him. He had reportedly had been surviving off of catching and eating fish.
He works as a fisherman, also is a retired veteran, with a son. When his son, Zakary Ingraham, heard about the search coming to a closing nine days ago, he denied it and claimed his father was still alive. The son was overjoyed and very happy his father was returned home, and also believes within a couple of weeks his father will return to his daily routine of fishing.

Ron Ingraham