Woman tells of 19-hour ocean ordeal

A woman told today how she stayed afloat for 19 hours in the Pacific Ocean clutching a water container until she was rescued.

A woman told today how she stayed afloat for 19 hours in the Pacific Ocean clutching a water container until she was rescued.

Lillian Simpson, 49, said her canoe flipped in strong winds about a mile off the Hawaiian coast. She could not restore the canoe, tried to swim to shore, but failed.

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