To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to an online
browser that
supports HTML5
video
A Peruvian fisherman who set off for a visit in early December has been found alive and well, having survived on rainwater and a wide range of animals.
Máximo Napa Castro, 65, was missing for 95 days within the Pacific Ocean after what was meant to be a two-week trip at most became a nightmare when a storm blew him off beam.
Last week, an Ecuadorian fishing patrol boat found Castro on the verge of death in his boat, 680 miles away from land.
To remain alive, Castro said he ate birds, roaches and turtles – and considered his young granddaughter.
‘I didn’t need to die,’ he said. ‘I had a granddaughter who’s just a few months old, I held on to her. On daily basis I assumed of my mother.
‘I’m thankful to God for giving me a second probability.’
Castro had packed enough food to last for 2 weeks, but had run out 14 days before he was found.
His mum, Elena, told local media: ‘I told the Lord, whether he’s alive or dead, just bring him back to me, even when it’s simply to see him.
‘But my daughters never lost faith. They kept telling me: Mom, he’ll come back, he’ll come back.’
Despite his ordeal, Castro was in a position to walk and wash himself, Peruvian navy port captain Jorge Gonzalez said.
4 people, including two Brits, were rescued from a stricken boat after being stranded at sea for 4 days.
The lads were said to be affected by dehydration once they were winched to safety by helicopter around 60 miles north of Tenerife. They made a Mayday call after seeing they were beginning to tackle water.
A Panamanian-flagged vessel named locally as Green Power is claimed to have responded by heading to the world they were in together with a Civil Guard vessel.
In August, a newborn was rescued after being stranded on a Greek island without water for 3 days.
Human traffickers abandoned a gaggle of refugees on the shores of the Aegean Sea – including pregnant women and babies – without food or water.
The infant boy, said to be aged just 50 days old, was among the many dozens who became trapped in a mountainous area.
As their recourses ran low, his parents were forced to make use of seawater to make his milk.
Get in contact with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.
For more stories like this, check our news page.
MORE: Young girl’s six-word plea after she’s trapped under collapsed shopping centre
MORE: Anger grows over collapsed shopping centre emergency response after 6 people die
