Jose Salvador Alvarenga
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Salvadoran sea survivor lands in Mexico to meet dead companion’s familyA Salvadoran fisherman who says he spent 13 months adrift in the Pacific Ocean has arrived in Mexico ready to meet with the family of a young companion.WorldMar 14, 2014
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Salvador castaway is mentally fragile, doctors sayJose Salvador Alvarenga has surprised doctors with his good physical condition, though they caution that the famed castaway is psychologically fragile as he recovers from what he has described as more than a year adrift at sea.WorldFeb 13, 2014
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Long journey ends at home for man drifting at seaA fisherman who says he drifted at sea for more than a year has finally made it home to El Salvador, exhausted and speechless.WorldFeb 12, 2014
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Sea survivor appears weaker in public appearanceThe Salvadoran man who says he spent more than a year drifting across the Pacific Ocean made a brief public appearance Thursday looking much weaker than he did earlier in the week.WorldFeb 6, 2014
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Sea survivor’s family rejoices to regain lost sonThe family of a Salvadoran fisherman who says he survived at least 13 months at sea in an open boat had thought he was dead after losing touch with him eight years ago and are calling his astonishing story of survival a miracle.WorldFeb 5, 2014
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