4 Florida men celebrating a birthday rescued after boat overturns

A Florida man shared his incredible story of survival after a boat with him and three family members flipped over, leaving them stranded for nearly 20 hours.

The incident happened on Monday, Nov. 24, in Clearwater.

Birthday celebration turns tragic

According to the Clearwater Police Department, Dennis Woods went out fishing with three of his relatives, 90-year-old Clarence Woods, 42-year-old Cris Harding senior and 18-year-old Cris Harding Jr., to celebrate his 70th birthday.

The four, who are from Polk County, loaded into a 25-foot catamaran and left from the Seminole Street Boat Ramp at about 9:30 a.m. Monday…

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