Crawling ashore, he was saved by a local couple living in their own private castaway paradise.īased on dozens of hours of interviews with Alvarenga and his colleagues, search and rescue officials, the medical team that saved his life and the remote islanders who nursed him back to normality, 438 Days by Jonathan Franklin is an epic tale of survival and one man's incredible story of beating the ultimate odds. But Alvarenga developed a method of survival that kept his body and mind intact long enough for the Pacific Ocean to spit him up onto a remote palm-studded island. He considered suicide on multiple occasions - including offering himself up to a pack of circling sharks. Not one stopped for the stranded fisherman.

Three dozen cruise ships and container vessels passed nearby. My earlier books include 438 Days - a stunning tale of survival at sea that Outside magazine called 'the best survival book in a decade.' I spent months interviewing fisherman Salvador Alvarenga and diving deep into the world of extreme survival. He takes pride in his job, finds family among his coworkers, has a good sense of humor and a generous spirit. When he was washed ashore on January 30th, 2014, he had drifted over 9,000 miles. But we also see the good in Alvarenga, a man who refuses to quit. Alvarenga would not touch solid ground again for 14 months. The storm picked up and carried him West, deeper into the heart of the Pacific Ocean. A vicious storm killed his engine and the current dragged his boat out to sea. Jonathan Franklin 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea Hardcover 17 November 2015 by Jonathan Franklin (Author) 2,915 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 70.09 1 Used from 93.00 2 New from 70. On 17th November, 2012, Salvador Alvarenga left the coast of Mexico for a two-day fishing trip.

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