It is understood the man drifted from Sandy Bay and was close to Dawlish Warren by the time he was rescued.
Kelly Flook, a PE teacher from Exeter, witnessed the drama unfold.
She said the man was in the water for at least 40 minutes - and he was lucky to be pulled out alive.
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