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A mum and her two children were saved in a dramatic rescue after their boat was battered by Hurricane Maria - but the kids' dad was tragically found dead.
Footage taken from a rescue helicopter shows the three survivors on top of the wreckage, as they wave and jump to catch the attention of their saviours.
A British man, understood to be the children's father, was found dead underneath the capsized boat, called the 'Ferrel', after it hit 20ft seas off the coast of Puerto Rico.
The rescue happened near the Caribbean island of Vieques, according to the US Coast Guard, after a distress call was sent out on Wednesday.
Video footage, taken during the rescue at around 11.30am on Thursday, shows the three people being taken up one at a time by the guard.