An Australian sailor Tim Shaddock and his dog Bella were stranded for two months on pacific ocean and survived by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater.
Tim and his dog Bella embarked on h3,728-mile voyage from Mexico’s city of La Paz – but he became stranded after his vessel’s electronics were cut off by bad weather.
The problem left the sailor and his dog drifting in the vast and hostile North Pacific ocean, surviving on what he could catch
The Sydney resident sailor said his fishing gear had helped him and Bella to survive before they were rescued by a trawler this week after a helicopter spotted them.
When they were finally found off Mexico’s coast two months later, he was far leaner and sporting an overgrown beard.
In video obtained by 9News. Tim said ” 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. Otherwise I’m in very good health.”
