An Australian sailor and his dog have been rescued after surviving in the Pacific Ocean for about three months on raw fish and rainwater.
Sydney man Tim Shaddock and his dog Bella departed La Paz in Mexico to French Polynesia in April weeks before their boat was damaged in a storm.
Months went by with Mr Shaddock and Bella surviving on raw fish and rainwater before a tuna trawler and its helicopter spotted the vessel adrift this week. He was found with a grown out beard and a notably skinny figure as rescuers approached his boat on the Pacific Ocean.“I have been through a very difficult ordeal at sea, I'm just needing rest and good food because I have been alone at sea a long time,” Mr Shaddock said in video obtained by Nine News.Tim Shaddock is receiving help and care as the tuna crawler takes him and Bella back to Mexico. Picture: Nine NewsHe and Bella are both reportedly receiving care and treatment by rescuers.
The incident was not the 51-year-old’s first encounter with mortality as he was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer more than two decades ago.
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