Drunk Japan man jumps into sea to get phone, survives after floating for 4 hours

A drunk Japanese man shocked Chinese social media after he jumped into the sea to retrieve his phone and had to be rescued after drifting for more than four hours on his back.

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The incident unfolded on July 27, when a 27-year-old man from Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture, in the southern part of Japan’s Honshu Island, was strolling and drinking on the Kurashiki Port Bridge.

Around midnight, while trying to photograph the night scenery with his mobile phone, he accidentally dropped it off the bridge.

The man dropped his phone off a bridge into choppy waters, then jumped in to try to get it back. Photo: Shutterstock
The man dropped his phone off a bridge into choppy waters, then jumped in to try to get it back. Photo: Shutterstock

Impaired by alcohol, he leapt into the sea at the mouth of the Takahashi River in an attempt to retrieve it.

Despite the dangerous conditions, the man managed to stay afloat.

He later told the police: “I originally wanted to swim back to shore, but the current was too strong. All I could do was try my best to float and wait for rescue.”

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His ordeal came to an end four and a half hours later, when the coastguard received an emergency call from crew members at the nearby Mizushima Port.

The man had been drinking alcohol and decided to take a stroll by the water. Photo: Shutterstock
The man had been drinking alcohol and decided to take a stroll by the water. Photo: Shutterstock

  

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