Stranded Australian ‘castaway’ and dog survived 2 months adrift in the Pacific by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater
- Tim Shaddock and his pooch, Bella, set off in April from La Paz, Mexico, on a 6,000km journey to French Polynesia, when a storm erupted and damaged their vessel
- The pair were rescued from their crippled catamaran on Thursday by a tuna trawler, reported Australian outlet 9News
An Australian sailor and his dog survived two months alone at sea after a storm left them stranded in the Pacific Ocean.
Sydney resident Tim Shaddock, 51, and his dog, Bella, were rescued from their crippled catamaran on Thursday by a tuna trawler, reported Australian outlet 9News.
The pair set off in April from La Paz, Mexico, on a 6,000km journey to French Polynesia, during which a storm erupted and damaged their vessel, according to the outlet.
With the boat’s communications knocked out by the storm, Shaddock and Bella were left adrift in the North Pacific.
To stay alive, they ate raw fish and drank rainwater, and hid under the boat’s canopy to avoid sunburn, Shaddock told 9News.
Two months later, they were discovered off the coast of Mexico by a helicopter that was accompanying a tuna trawler, 9News reported.