Fisherman survives by floating in freezer for 11 days without food and water after his boat sank in ocean (video)
A fisherman, Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues, 44, miraculously survived after floating in a freezer in the ocean for 11 days without food and water.
Rodrigues, was travelling in a 23ft-long wooden boat from Oiapoque, in Amapa state, Brazil at the end of July aiming to get to Ilet la Mere, an island off the coast of French Guiana, to spend a few days fishing but disaster struck and his boat started sinking.
Rodrigues who does not know how to swim, panicked and climbed into a freezer he had on board, hoping he won’t drown.
He said he had no food or water and lost more than 10lbs during his ordeal.
He was eventually spotted 11 days later by the crew of another boat, who pulled him from the sea off the coast of Suriname, which borders French Guiana. Video footage showed the incredible moment Romualdo was rescued, but he was dehydrated and disorientated, had sunstroke and his clothes were torn.
O pescador Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues ficou 11 dias à deriva em um freezer no meio do Atlântico após o barco dele naufragar. O resgate ocorreu por navegantes que encontraram o eletrodoméstico boiando no mar, já no Suriname.#UOL
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