An elderly man and his dog who had been missing for two months were miraculously rescued 460 miles off the coast of San Diego.
The 86-year-old mariner and his four-legged friend had set sail from Astoria, Oregon, in August, the US Coast Guard said.
The duo had planned to sail 5,000 miles southwest of California on their sailboat, Willow Wind, to reach Pago Pago in American Samoa.
Friends and family had not heard from the man since August 20, but did not report him missing until late October, at which point the Coast Guard launched a massive search.
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