SAN SALVADOR: The castaway who survived 13 months adrift in the Pacific cried for help as several ships passed by during his ordeal, ignoring his pleas.

As Salvadoran Health Minister Maria Isabel Rodriguez relayed a new chapter in Jose Salvador Alvarenga’s amazing tale on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), the fisherman urged journalists to leave him in peace so that he can recover from his 12,500-kilometer odyssey.

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