A Peruvian fisher was discovered alive after drifting at sea for 94 days, a navy official stated on Saturday, as he was discharged from hospital after his ordeal.
Maximo Napa, 61, was rescued in his small fishing boat on Tuesday after being noticed by an Ecuadorian vessel off the coast of Chimbote in northern Peru.
He informed native media in a tearful interview that he survived by consuming cockroaches, birds and a turtle.
“I didn’t wish to die, for my mom. I’ve a two-month-old granddaughter – I clung to that. On daily basis I considered my mom,” Napa stated.
On Saturday, he was discharged from hospital within the coastal metropolis of Paita.
“Mr Napa arrived in good bodily situation. He might stroll, wash himself. Shocked, however in good bodily situation,” stated a Peruvian navy port captain, Jorge González.
The fisher had set out on 7 December from the port of San Juan de Marcona however dangerous climate situations and the present precipitated him to lose course.
His small boat, which had no radio beacon, ended up on the excessive seas.
“It’s a miracle that my father has been discovered,” his daughter Ines Napa informed the RPP radio station. “We, as a household, by no means gave up hope of discovering him.”
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