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Man rescued off coast of Norwalk

A Norwalk boater is safe after being rescued from Long Island Sound. Police say the man's 12-foot sailboat capsized off Sprite Island just before noon yesterday. They say the man was wearing his life

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Oct 16, 2012, 12:37 PM

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Updated 4,208 days ago

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Man rescued off coast of Norwalk
A Norwalk boater is safe after being rescued from Long Island Sound.
Police say the man's 12-foot sailboat capsized off Sprite Island just before noon yesterday.
They say the man was wearing his life jacket and had his cell phone in a water tight bag, which enabled him to call 911.
Police say he was very cold, and starting to show signs of hypothermia when he was pulled from the water.
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