Story out of Honolulu, Hawaii:
A Colombian fisherman has been reunited with his wife and family after spending two months adrift in the Pacific Ocean, an ordeal that he says left his three shipmates dead.
A merchant ship rescued the man more than 2,000 miles southeast of Hawaii, and he was brought to Honolulu in good condition Wednesday.
The four sailors left Colombia more than two months ago, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
They had been fishing near the protected marine sanctuary of Malpelo Island, off the coast of Colombia, the Colombian navy's press office said. But their skiff's engine failed, leaving them adrift in a lightly travelled expanse of the ocean.
The man said his three companions, who were from Ecuador, died at sea. However, their bodies were not aboard the skiff, and it was unclear how they died. The man did, however, have their passports.
The survivor ate fish and seagulls to stay alive, the Coast Guard said. The Colombian navy's press office on Thursday identified him as Javier Eduardo Olaya, 29. Cont.
Story from - Huffington Post
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