After almost 100 days drifting, a 61 -year -old Peruvian fisherman was rescued from the Pacific Ocean, after surviving with rainwater and eliminated food.
On December 7, Maximo Napa Castro undertook what was supposed to be a two -week solo fishing trip from Marcona, a city on the southern coast of Peru. Approximately 10 days later, the strong winds flew their boat of the course, leaving it alone with limited supplies.
After not returning, Castro's family alerted Peruvian coast guard that he was missing, but the authorities could not locate him. On Wednesday, an Ecuadorian patrol boat finally found Castro in critical condition about 1,094 kilometers of the shoreAccording to the BBC.
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Castro met with his brother on Friday in Paita in the northwest of Peru, a city about 400 kilometers from the Ecuadorian border.
He said he survived drinking rainwater and consuming what he could catch from the ocean.
After his safe return, Castro told journalists that he did not want to die and that his family's thoughts, including his mother, gave him strength.
“It was 95 days. I ate cockroaches, birds, the last thing I ate were the turtles, ”he said. “I have a two -month granddaughter. I clung to her. “
After addressing the press, Castro received medical treatment in Paita before being sent to Lima, the capital of Peru, where he met with his daughter at the Jorge Chávez International Airport, who arrived with a bottle of Pisco, the national drink of Peru.
His niece, Leyla Torres Napa, said the family was anxious to celebrate Castro's birthday, which passed while he was at sea.
“The day of his birth was unique because everything he could eat (while he was at sea) was a small cookie, so it is very important for us to celebrate because, for us, he has reborn,” he told the news environment.
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