Salvadoran woman rescued after surviving more than 20 hours at sea after falling from cruise ship

A 44-year-old woman from El Salvador was rescued alive by the Greek Coast Guard after spending more than 20 hours lost at sea. She reportedly fell overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship near the Greek island of Zakynthos on Friday, October 9, and was found the following day in the Ionian Sea, clinging to a life preserver.

The rescue was captured on video that later went viral on social media. According to media reports, the woman survived in the water for more than 20 hours before rescuers located her. The circumstances surrounding how she fell from the cruise ship have not been detailed in the information provided.

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