Who is Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues? Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Incident Detail

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A fisherman was lost at sea for 11 days without food or water, but managed to survive by floating in a freezer. Incredible footage shows the miraculous moment Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues was pulled from the Atlantic Ocean, after floating for 280 miles in a kitchen appliance he called “God.” Rodrigues, 44, left Oiapoque, Amapá state, northern Brazil, in late July in a wooden boat for Ilet la Mere.

According to Brazilian media, he planned to spend a few days fishing but his boat began to take on water during his trip and sank. He climbed into a freezer he had on board and drifted away without food or water. The fisherman believes that he lost about five kilograms during the 11 days. “What worried me most was thirst. This fridge, to me, was God. A miracle,” he said, as reported by the Daily Mail. Rodrigues was dehydrated, disoriented and wearing torn clothes when he was rescued. He suffered heatstroke and begged his rescuers for a drink. Speaking about his terrifying experience to his local media, he said: “I thought I was going to be attacked by sharks because there are so many curious fish in the high seas.”

Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues Age

Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues is 44 years old.

Incident Detail

Recalling the rescue, the fisherman said: “I heard a noise and there was a boat over the freezer. Except they thought no one was there. boat.’ I put my arms up and called for help.'”

Police officer Luis Carlos Porto said: “He was very thin, weakened, but in a very good mood. The injuries he had on his body, which were related to the sun, were already much better. He says he had vision problems due to excess of heat, salt and light, but he was very calm and in good health. But Romualdo’s ordeal was not over. After the boat returned to shore, he was given first aid and then arrested in Suriname for being undocumented. It is reported that he then spent 16 days in a prison in Paramaribo, which is the country’s capital and largest city. His nightmare finally ended when he was returned to his home country on a flight that landed in Belem, Pará state, also in northern Brazil. Full of joy, Romualdo described it as ‘the most important day’ of his life and said ‘I was born again’.

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