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2nd May 2017
03:18pm BST

The man is now being treated for hypothermia in hospital, but is said to have been lucky to survive.This is the moment that surfer Matthew Bryce was rescued after 32 hours at sea https://t.co/0EjM3dwz5C pic.twitter.com/RpMM9jwLvu
— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) May 2, 2017
“Hope of finding the surfer safe was fading and after such a long period in the water and with nightfall approaching, we were gravely concerned,” said Dawn Petrie of the Belfast Coastguard in a statement. “However, at 7.30pm tonight, the crew were delighted when they located the man still with his surf board, 13 miles off the coast. “He was kitted out with all the right clothing including a thick neoprene suit, and this must have helped him to survive for so long at sea. He is hypothermic but conscious and has been flown to hospital in Belfast.”