Teen survives 28 days adrift at sea

An 18-year-old who worked in a seaside hotel in Panama happily took up an offer by two friends to join them on a fishing trip and earn some extra cash.

An 18-year-old who worked in a seaside hotel in Panama happily took up an offer by two friends to join them on a fishing trip and earn some extra cash.

Twenty-eight days later, Adrian Vasquez was found drifting alone in the 10ft fishing boat. He was in the waters off Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, more than 600 miles from where the trio had set out to fish.

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