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1. A Dominican man who was lost in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days is found by the Colombian Navy.
   2023-01-20 17:10:14 (First version)
2. A Dominican man who was lost in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days is rescued by the Colombian Navy.
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