The boat broke down the next day
Tom Armbruster and Jose went to sea when their boat broke down the next day. Due to which they kept wandering in the Pacific Ocean for 438 days. Tom was then posted as the US ambassador in the Marshall Islands. According to Tom, this is the biggest event till date. Where a person survives in times of crisis. The rescue team found Jose in a swollen and weak condition. After rescuing him, they immediately went to meet him. When they talked to him for half an hour, it was known how much Jose was struggling to survive. Everyone was surprised by the method adopted to save his life. Jose told that for some time he survived by drinking the blood of turtles and birds.
Jose becomes stressed after friend's death
Jose's friend Ezekiel Cordoba fell ill shortly after. The bird's blood did not suit his body. Jose thought that if he was rescued in time, he would hand over the body to the family, but he went mad after seeing his dead body. At this time Jose became very stressed after seeing his friend's body and talking. Jose felt that this was not appropriate. After which his body was thrown into the water. Jose said that he hoped that a ship would come and rescue them, but the ship kept going. The ship's team must have thought that there was a fisherman. So even after pleading for help, they waved their hands in front of them and went away.
The ship passed by the two friends in the middle of the sea but no help was received
Both friends stayed at sea for several months. Once a big ship passed by them, both of them spread their hands and pleaded for help, but the ship passed without any notice. After this incident, Jose felt that he could not live anymore. Shortly after, his 22-year-old friend died. But Jose had to live. However, Jose's family has accused him of murdering his friend and has demanded more than eight crores. His friend's family alleged that Jose killed his friend and ate him alive. However, according to what Jose said, his friend ate a bird that had a poisonous snake in its stomach, after which he fell ill and the friend died. However, kept the friend's body with him and kept the body until it rotted and was later thrown away. Jose would shade the canoe and trap birds and tie its legs so that other birds would come so that he could easily hunt and eat himself.