Russian man rescued after spending 67 days adrift

Officials say Mikhail Pichugin was found with the bodies of his brother and his 15-year-old nephew.

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Officials say a man, named by Russian media as Mikhail Pichugin, 46, was found by a fishing boat crew nearly 1,000km (620 miles) from where he set off in early August. The bodies of his brother and his 15-year-old nephew were reportedly found in the boat.

Mr Pichugin's wife said the trio had gone to sea to watch whales and taken food supplies for two weeks.

She told Russia's state-run Ria Novosti news agency his weight may have been a factor in his survival - he was 100kg (15st 10lb) when he left for the trip, and reports say only half that when he was rescued 67 days later.

"We don't know anything yet. We just know that he's alive... It's some kind of miracle!" she told the Russian agency.

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