Imagine what would happen if you get stuck in a place where there is no food to eat and no water to drink. What would you do? Obviously, you will do everything possible to survive. Jose from Mexico did something similar. He spent 438 days in the middle of the sea and finally stepped back alive to the earth. Let us tell you about this story in detail. Along with this, we will also tell you how and why a case of Rs 8 crore was filed against him after he was saved from the sea.
How did he reach the sea
Jose Salvador Alvarenga works as a fisherman. One day in 2012, he went to the sea to catch fish with his fellow fisherman Ezequiel Cordoba. As soon as the boat of these fishermen reached some distance from the coast, suddenly a storm came and their boat got stuck in the sea. This storm lasted for about a week and in the meantime they came very far from the shore, besides this their boat also broke down and got damaged. In such a situation, they had no way to go back home.
Friend died
When Jose returned to the land, he gave an interview to The Telegraph and told that when he got stuck in the sea and he had nothing left to eat, he hunted birds and quenched his thirst by catching them and drinking their blood. Apart from this, he also ate turtles. However, in the first 10 weeks, Jose’s friend Ezekiel fell ill and died.
How did Jose survive
Jose said that he did not give up and kept himself alive by any means. Meanwhile, he asked for help many times from the ships passing in the sea but no one helped him. However, after about 438 days, when his boat reached the shore of an island, he jumped out of the boat and somehow swam to the island. Here a family supported him and after a few days when his condition improved, he returned to his home. You can read Jose’s entire story in the book ‘438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea’.
How did the case of 8 crores happen
When Josh reached home, Ezequiel was not with him. When Ezequiel’s family heard what Josh said, they alleged that Josh ate Ezequiel to stay alive. Whereas, Jose completely denies this. However, let us tell you, according to the law of Mexico, even if Jose ate Ezequiel’s corpse to stay alive, it would not be considered a crime. The only condition is that Jose should not have murdered Ezequiel.
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