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Castaway Elvis Francois is attended by Colombian Navy members after he was rescued near the department of La Guajira, in the extreme north of Colombia, as he sits on board the merchant ship CMA CGM Voltario at the port of Cartagena, Colombia, on Jan. 16, 2023. Colombian Navy press office via AP
BOGOTA, Colombia—The Colombian navy rescued a man from Dominica who says he survived 24 days adrift in the Caribbean on a sailboat by eating ketchup, garlic powder, and seasoning cubes.
Elvis Francois, 47, had scrawled the word “help” in English on the boat’s hull, which officials said was key to his rescue.
