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The Story of Timothy Shaddick and His Dog
An Australian sailor and his dog have just been rescued after being lost at sea for three months. Timothy Shaddick is a sailor from Sydney who was visiting the country Mexico. In April, Timothy and Bella set sail from Mexico with the plan of travelling to French Polynesia across the Pacific Ocean. They got lost and a straw made Timothy's electrical equipment stop working. As the days drifted by, Timothy worried that no one would ever find them. After months at sea, a helicopter flew over and dropped Timothy a drink. That helicopter belonged to a tuna fishing boat that was travelling not so far away. And when the pilot told the captain about Timothy and Bella, they sent a speedboat back to
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