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Yahoo
17-03-2025
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Peruvian fisherman found alive after 95 days at sea reveals how he survived
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 was heavily dehydrated and in critical condition when he was discovered by an Ecuadorian fishing patrol about 680 miles off the coast of Peru last Wednesday, according to Reuters. He originally departed Marcona, a town on Peru's southern coast, for a fishing trip on Dec. 7. "I did not want to die," 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." Fisherman Survives Eight Days At Sea 'By Eating Raw Fish And Drinking Rainwater' 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. Read On The Fox News App The news agency added that Napa drank rainwater he collected on his boat, but he eventually ran out of food sources and spent the last 15 days without eating anything. Russian Man Rescued After 67 Days At Sea Napa reportedly kept his hopes up by thinking about his family and infant granddaughter. "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, according to Reuters. "But my daughters never lost faith. They kept telling me: Mom, he'll come back, he'll come back," she added. Napa reunited with his brother in Paita, a city in northern Peru, and is expected to undergo medical article source: Peruvian fisherman found alive after 95 days at sea reveals how he survived
Fox News
17-03-2025
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- Fox News
Peruvian fisherman found alive after 95 days at sea reveals how he survived
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 was heavily dehydrated and in critical condition when he was discovered by an Ecuadorian fishing patrol about 680 miles off the coast of Peru last Wednesday, according to Reuters. He originally departed Marcona, a town on Peru's southern coast, for a fishing trip on Dec. 7. "I did not want to die," 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." 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. The news agency added that Napa drank rainwater he collected on his boat, but he eventually ran out of food sources and spent the last 15 days without eating anything. Napa reportedly kept his hopes up by thinking about his family and infant granddaughter. "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, according to Reuters. "But my daughters never lost faith. They kept telling me: Mom, he'll come back, he'll come back," she added. Napa reunited with his brother in Paita, a city in northern Peru, and is expected to undergo medical checks.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
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Peru fisherman adrift for 95 days in Pacific shares emotional reunion
STORY: :: A Peruvian fisherman lost in the Pacific Ocean for 95 days is reunited with his brother :: La Republica :: March 14, 2025 :: Paita, Peru :: Maximo Napa, Peruvian castaway :: 'I'm thankful to God for giving me another chance.' :: 'I was with Him (God), I did not want to die. It was 95 days. I ate roaches, birds, the last thing I ate was turtles. I didn't want to die. My mother, my mother is alive and I said I didn't want to die because of my mother. I have a two-month-old granddaughter, I held on to her.' :: 'I thought about my mother everyday. I had no water. I lived on rainwater.' :: 'God is great, that's all I can tell you. God is beautiful, he protected me because sometimes I'd spend seven days without eating. At the end I spent 15 days without eating. I thank God, but I'll speak to you later. Right now I want to be with my family.' Maximo Napa had set off for a fishing trip from Marcona, a town on the southern Peruvian coast, on December 7. He packed food for a two week trip but ten days in, stormy weather threw his boat off course and he ended up adrift in the Pacific Ocean. His family launched a search but Peru's maritime patrols were unable to locate him until Wednesday, when an Ecuadorian fishing patrol discovered him some 680 miles (1,094 km) off the country's coast, heavily dehydrated and in critical condition. He said he stayed strong thinking about his family, including his two-month-old granddaughter, even as he survived on rainwater he collected on the boat and ran out of food, ultimately spending the last 15 days without eating. Napa was scheduled for more medical checks in Paita before heading south to Lima.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Peru fisherman adrift for 95 days in Pacific shares emotional reunion
STORY: :: A Peruvian fisherman lost in the Pacific Ocean for 95 days is reunited with his brother :: La Republica :: March 14, 2025 :: Paita, Peru :: Maximo Napa, Peruvian castaway :: 'I'm thankful to God for giving me another chance.' :: 'I was with Him (God), I did not want to die. It was 95 days. I ate roaches, birds, the last thing I ate was turtles. I didn't want to die. My mother, my mother is alive and I said I didn't want to die because of my mother. I have a two-month-old granddaughter, I held on to her.' :: 'I thought about my mother everyday. I had no water. I lived on rainwater.' :: 'God is great, that's all I can tell you. God is beautiful, he protected me because sometimes I'd spend seven days without eating. At the end I spent 15 days without eating. I thank God, but I'll speak to you later. Right now I want to be with my family.' Maximo Napa had set off for a fishing trip from Marcona, a town on the southern Peruvian coast, on December 7. He packed food for a two week trip but ten days in, stormy weather threw his boat off course and he ended up adrift in the Pacific Ocean. His family launched a search but Peru's maritime patrols were unable to locate him until Wednesday, when an Ecuadorian fishing patrol discovered him some 680 miles (1,094 km) off the country's coast, heavily dehydrated and in critical condition. He said he stayed strong thinking about his family, including his two-month-old granddaughter, even as he survived on rainwater he collected on the boat and ran out of food, ultimately spending the last 15 days without eating. Napa was scheduled for more medical checks in Paita before heading south to Lima.
Daily Tribune
17-03-2025
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- Daily Tribune
Peruvian fisherman saved after three months stranded at sea
AFP | Lima A Peruvian fisherman was found alive after drifting at sea for 94 days, a navy official said Saturday, as he was discharged from hospital following his ordeal. Maximo Napa, 61, was rescued in his small fishing boat on Tuesday after being spotted by an Ecuadoran vessel off the coast of Chimbote in northern Peru. He told local media in a tearful interview that he survived at sea by eating cockroaches, birds and a turtle. 'I didn't want to die, for my mother. I have a two-monthold granddaughter -- I clung to that. Every day I thought about my mother,' Napa said. 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. The fisherman had set sail on December 7 from the port of San Juan de Marcona but bad weather conditions and the current caused him to lose course. 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. 'We, as a family, never gave up hope of finding him.'
