A man from the Caribbean island of Dominica says he survived 24 days lost at sea in a sailboat by eating ketchup before being rescued in .Elvis Francois, 47, had the word 'help' carved on the of his sail boat when he was found 120 nautical miles northwest off of the Colombian coast. Francois said he saw other boats pass by and tried to flag them down, even lighting a fire on his vessel, but they did not see him. It was only when a passing plane saw the reflection of his mirror and called the navy that Francois was able to be rescued.
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