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Survivors of plane crash off Florida were on a life raft for hours with no idea if help was coming
Eleven people who survived a plane crash about 50 miles off the Florida coast were on a life raft for hours and had no idea anyone was coming to save them when rescue crews from the U.S. military arrived

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According to ABC News’s source item, Survivors of plane crash off Florida were on a life raft for hours with no idea if help was coming, Eleven people who survived a plane crash about 50 miles off the Florida coast were on a life raft for hours and had no idea anyone was coming to save them when rescue crews from the U.S. military arrived
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- Survivors of plane crash off Florida were on a life raft for hours with no idea if help was comingABC News - 2026-05-14T11:59:26+00:00
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