An angler astonishingly endured after drifting in a freezer in the ocean for 11 days without food and water.
Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues, 44, was taking a trip in a 23 ft-long wood boat from Oiapoque, in Amapa state, northern Brazil at the end of July.
He was intending to get to Ilet la Mere, an island off the coast of French Guiana, to invest a couple of days fishing.
But catastrophe struck and his boat started to fill with water and begin sinking.
Romualdo does not understand how to swim, so worried and climbed up into a freezer he had on board.
He stated he had no food or water and lost more than 10 pounds throughout his experience.
Romualdo informed regional media: ‘What bothered me most was the thirst.
‘I thought I was going to be attacked by sharks because there are lots of curious fish on the high seas.’
He was ultimately spotted 11 days later on by the team of another boat, who pulled him from the sea off the coast of Suriname, which borders French Guiana.
Romualdo stated it was ‘the most important day’ of his life which he was ‘born again’.
‘I heard a noise and there was a boat above the freezer,’ he included. ‘Except they believed there was nobody there.
‘Then they gradually got better, my vision was fading, and after that I stated, “My God, the boat.” I raised my arms and requested for aid.’
It was believed he was saved around 280 miles far from where his boat sank.
Video video tape-recorded on August 11 reveals the extraordinary minute Romualdo was saved.
He was dehydrated and disorientated, had sunstroke and his clothing were torn.
Romualdo was offered water and porridge by his rescuers after he had not consumed for days on end.
He informed regional media: ‘This fridge, for me, was God. A miracle.’
Police officer Luis Carlos Porto stated: ‘He was extremely thin, crippled, however in excellent spirits.
‘The injuries he had on his body, which were associated with the sun, were currently better.
‘He says he had vision problems due to the excessive heat, salt, and light, but he was very calm and in good health.’
As quickly as he went back to coast Romualdo was offered very first help– however was then jailed by cops in Suriname for not having the ideal files.
He was reported to have actually invested 16 days in custody prior to lastly flying house to Belem in Para state, Brazil.
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