CLEARWATER, Fla. — On Thanksgiving Day, a Polk County father and son said they were thankful to be alive after a 20-hour ordeal that left them stranded in the gulf. It happened after their boat capsized Monday.

"You're thinking, 'Is this it?'" said Cris Harding, Sr. "And to have your son on the boat with you is the worst feeling in the world."

What You Need To Know • Cris Harding, Sr. and Jr. were two of the men rescued by the Coast Guard from a capsized boat this week • Eighteen-year-old Cris Jr. was released from the hospital Wednesday, one day after his father. They say the two other family members on the boat, Clarence Woods, 90, and Dennis Woods, 70, were still hospitalized but expected to be okay. • The Hardings said enduring wind, waves, and the cold overnight was the hardes

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