Peruvian Fisherman Rescued After 95 Days Lost at Sea

Máximo Napa Castro, 61, survived by collecting rainwater and eating insects, birds, and a turtle before being saved by an Ecuadorian vessel.

Máximo Napa Castro, a 61-year-old Peruvian fisherman, was rescued on March 11 after spending 95 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean due to stormy weather that threw his boat off course.
Castro survived by collecting rainwater and consuming insects, birds, and a turtle; he went without food for the final 15 days before his rescue.
He was found in critical condition, heavily dehydrated, and was taken to a hospital in Paita, Peru, for medical evaluation before reuniting with his family on March 15.
Castro credited his survival to thoughts of his mother and his two-month-old granddaughter, saying he clung to hope for their sake during his ordeal.
His family, who had been searching for him since December 7, expressed gratitude to the Ecuadorian fishermen who discovered him and to the Peruvian Navy for facilitating his return home.