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Castaway leaves hospital with parents

1,642 views · Published 18 February 2014 · 0:45 · Indexed 10 October 2026

Channel: The Telegraph · 2014 · News & Politics

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The Salvadoran fisherman who says he drifted at sea for more than a year leaves hospital after treatment for the psychological and physical effects of his journey. 

Jose Salvador Alvarenga said he wouldn't be returning to his hometown of Garita Palmera, but he did not say where he was heading. 
"I'm doing well, thank you," he told reporters. 
Mr Alvarenga appeared strong and walked on his own, surrounded by family members, doctors and a lawyer. 
He demonstrated his reluctance to talk to the media by holding up his hands and shaking his head, though he did hug his parents at the request of eager journalists, before returning back inside the hospital. 


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