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The story of a shipwrecked: They rescue a man who survived 24 days at sea on a ketchup point

Elvis François undergoes a medical examination by medical personnel after his rescue in Colombia. | Font: Colombian Navy

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Colombian Navy rescued a citizen Dominica who spent 24 days adrift in a small boat. caribbeanaccording to the institution.

About Elvis FrancoisThe 47-year-old, who was on the island of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles by the sea in December, performing maintenance on sailboats when weather conditions put him out to sea.

Dominican He had no seafaring experience, which caused him to become lost and disoriented at sea, his efforts to maneuver the boat and equipment on board did not work, which forced him in a desperate act to write the inscription “HELP” (“help” in English) along the hull language), finally achieving his salvation.

The Colombian Naval Establishment received information about a drifting sailboat with the word “HELP” on the hull, and foreign search and rescue protocols were activated.

Elvis Francois He was rescued 120 nautical miles (about 222 kilometers) northwest of Puerto Bolívar, in the department of La Guajira (northeast).

Colombian Navy offered him medical attention and he was sent to the immigration office. Colombia to initiate appropriate procedures for return to their country of origin.

A Dominican who went missing aboard a sailboat for nearly a month has said he survived on a ketchup point before being rescued in Colombian waters.

“I had no food, only a bottle of ketchup, garlic powder and maggi (bouillon cubes). I mixed everything with water to last for about 24 days,” he said in English. Elvis Francois in a video released by the Colombian Navy.

“On January 15, I saw the plane fly by. I had a mirror and I started sending some kind of ‘sun reflection’ signals to it, when I saw it fly by twice, I realized that I was seen,” he said. explained. Francois.

The Navy received information from the plane and rescued the man with the help of a merchant ship.

The video shows how the doctor listens to the survivor and makes sure that he feels well. (According to EFE and AFP)


Source: RPP

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