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British Woman Adrift at Sea for Five Days Rescued by Ferry Passengers

She is recovering in a Valencia hospital, treated for dehydration, sunburn, mouth sores after a five-day search in which Spain’s Civil Guard joined a multiagency operation

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Overview

  • Mary Gavin, a 39-year-old British national, went missing on June 17 after renting a Quicksilver 475 Axess boat from Formentera’s La Savina port
  • Spain’s Civil Guard, coastguard, police and specialist divers launched an extensive search when her friends raised the alarm after she failed to return the vessel by Wednesday evening
  • Passengers on a Palma-to-Valencia ferry spotted Gavin drifting in a life jacket on June 21 and alerted the crew, who brought her safely aboard
  • Upon rescue Gavin suffered dehydration, severe sunburn and mouth sores and is now receiving care in a Valencia hospital
  • Coastguards recovered her cream-coloured Quicksilver 475 Axess and towed it to Ibiza while authorities investigate how she became stranded