Joy in Newfoundland After ‘Lucky 7′ Fishers Survive Harrowing Days Lost at Sea

Joy in Newfoundland After ‘Lucky 7′ Fishers Survive Harrowing Days Lost at Sea
Fisherman Toby Peddle is embraced by a member of the public in New-Wes-Valley, N.L., at a community event celebrating the rescue of him and six other fishermen, July 21, 2024. The Canadian press/HO-Elling Lien
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NEW-WES-VALLEY, N.L.—There was a powerful word being repeated in the joyful Newfoundland community of New-Wes-Valley on Sunday: “Miracle.”

Over and over, residents out walking or chatting to one another in local stores described the rescue of seven fishermen from the area who had somehow survived two days in a life-raft on the Atlantic ocean as nothing short of miraculous.