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Video shows Coast Guard helicopter crew making dramatic rescue of a missing lobsterman 43 miles off Montauk 

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 13:42 GMT, 25 July 2013 | UPDATED: 14:32 GMT, 25 July 2013

 
 
 

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A missing lobster fisherman has been found alive after an eight-hour search by the Coast Guard.

Jonathan Aldridge was found 43 miles south of Montauk on Wednesday morning after colleagues reported seeing him last on Tuesday night.

NBC New York reports that members of the Cape Cod helicopter crew that found Aldridge said that he was 'just a flash of white floating in the water'.

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Tough spot: The Coast Guard had difficulty spotting the man because he was bobbing in and out of view

Making the drop: They lowered a cage from the air that would help Jonathan Aldridge into the helicopter

Precious cargo: Aldridge is thought to have flown off the back of the lobster boat he was on at around 3.30am

Victory: He was eventually rescued about 12 hours later and had been using his boots as floatation devices

Dramatic rescue of Lobsterman 12 hours after falling overboard

Adding to the difficulty facing the coast guard crews, who responded from stations across New England, his body bobbed in and out of the water.

Though he went out searching for the crustaceans on board a 44-foot boat called the Anna Maria, he was found floating with no more than the t-shirt and shorts he was wearing.

Rather than a raft, he used his rubber boots as a floatation device which he told Newsday served as his lifesaver.

Aldridge has spoken to Newsday and said that he went into the water after being thrown 'straight out of the back of the boat' while moving a cooler on board at around 3.30am.

Out at sea: Aldridge was found 43 miles south of Montauk

Recovered: He is now being treated for hypothermia and dehydration

Relief: Aldridge's sister Cathy Patterson threw her hands up in excitement when she learned he was safe

The helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod MH60 found Aldridge at 3pm on Wednesday, putting his total time missing at around 12 hours.

Aldridge was part of a crew on the boat, though it does not appear that anyone else from his boat went overboard.

He is now being treated for dehydration and hypothermia, and there have been no updates on his condition.

Read more:

• Coast Guard Rescues Missing Lobsterman from Choppy Ocean Waters Off Montauk
• Missing Montauk fisherman found more than 40 miles from his boat

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