The lone survivor of a shipwreck off the coast of Kauai
In short: On December 19, 1870, a small boat capsized in the breakers near Hawaii. This video recounts the harrowing survival of Coxswain William Halford, the only man to emerge from a crew of five.
After the vessel overturned, three crew members drowned and another succumbed to his injuries. William Halford, a USN Coxswain, was found alive by a local resident on the island of Kauai. Described as an emaciated, starved skeleton with a leg injury caused by a splinter, Halford survived to share the story of his mission and his struggle to stay alive.
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