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Peruvian fisherman survives 95 days lost at sea living off birds, cockroaches and turtles

Maximo Napa is reunited with his brother. Photo: Reuters

Maximo Napa is reunited with his brother. Photo: Reuters

Anthony Marina

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A Peruvian fisherman has been rescued after spending 95 days lost in the Pacific Ocean, eating cockroaches, birds and sea turtles to survive.

Maximo Napa had set off for a fishing trip from Marcona, a town on the southern Peruvian coast, on December 7.

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