Man’s wild diet after being lost at sea for 95 days

A fisherman who was found alive after spending 95 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean collapsed into his brother’s arms as he revealed what he ate to stay alive.

A Peruvian fisherman who was found alive after spending 95 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean said he ate roaches, birds and sea turtles to survive.

Maximo Napa, 61, was heavily dehydrated and in critical condition when he was discovered by an Ecuadorean fishing patrol about 1094km off the coast of Peru last Wednesday, according to Reuters.

Maximo Napa, 61, receiving medical attention after he was found alive in international waters after drifting for 94 days. Picture: Peruvian Navy / AFP

He originally departed Marcona, a town on Peru’s southern coast, for a fishing trip on December 7.

“I did not want to die,” Mr Napa told Reuters. “I ate roaches, birds, the last thing I ate was turtles.”

“I thought about my mother every day,” he added.

“I’m thankful to God for giving me a second chance.”

The fisherman ate roaches, birds and sea turtles to survive.

His small boat, which had no radio beacon, ended up on the high seas. “It is a miracle that my father has been found,” his daughter Ines Napa told the RPP radio station.

Mr Napa initially packed enough food to spend two weeks at sea, but 10 days in, he was thrown off course by stormy weather and ended up adrift in the Pacific, Reuters reported.

He was rescued by an Ecuadorean fishing patrol and reunited with his brother on March 14.

The 61-year-old drank rainwater he collected on his boat, but he eventually ran out of food sources and spent the last 15 days without eating anything.

He reportedly kept his hopes up by thinking about his family and infant granddaughter.

He collapsed into his brother’s arm following the rescue. Picture: Peruvian Navy / AFP

“I told the Lord, whether he’s alive or dead, just bring him back to me, even if it’s just to see him,” his mother Elena Castro told TV Peru.

“But my daughters never lost faith. They kept telling me: Mum, he’ll come back, he’ll come back,” she added.

On Saturday, he was discharged from hospital in the coastal city of Paita.

“Mr Napa arrived in good physical condition. He could walk, wash himself. Shocked, but in good physical condition,” said Peruvian Navy port captain Jorge Gonzalez.

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