Man survives miraculously After being lost at sea for 24 days, revealing that he only ate ketchup

Man survives miraculously After a boat got lost in the middle of the sea 24 days revealonly eat ketchup

CNN Report the miracle story of a Dominican man. Island country in the Caribbean afterSailing was lost at sea for 24 days. but survivedby eating tomato sauce mixed with seasoning sauce

The report states that Officers aboard a Colombian Navy reconnaissance plane saw the word “Help” on board aMr. Elvis François, 47 years old which floats about 193 kilometers from the port of Porto Bolivar in the Colombian city of Uribia. While repairing his own boat in the harbor on the island of St. Maarten, which is part of the Netherlands. Last December but due to bad weathersea ​​wavesThe ship went far off the coast. and unable to force the ship back to shore So he floated in the middle of the sea for several weeks until he was rescued.

The survivor said he was on the boat.no food There was only a bottle of ketchup, garlic powder and seasoning sauce. So he mixed it with drinking water to survive.During the 24 days floating in the middle of the sea no one to talk to don’t know what to do I don’t know where I am It felt extremely hopeless. I don’t know how to live day by day. But I’m still alive And I am grateful for this.”

Mr. Francois gave an interview. and added that while floating He saw other boats passing by and tried to shout. Including setting fire on the boat to call for help. but no one saw any It also encountered water entering the boat and had to speed up the baling to avoid sinking the boat.

Later, on January 15, he saw a plane fly past. An existing mirror was used on the plane’s spotter to send a signal for help. The plane flew past twice before seeing its ship. He was grateful to the staff on the plane who made him survive.

Colombian authorities urged Mr Francois to undergo medical examination and treatment. Before sending him to the immigration agency and continuing to send him back to his home country