VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-11-09
“You have this crazy super El Niño year. This guy was in the water for probably 10 hours, but the water's 76 degrees,”
Sean Norton · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-09
Norton attributed the man's survival to unusually warm ocean temperatures caused by a strong El Niño.
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