Man who was adrift for three months in Pacific with dog ‘grateful’ to be alive

Australian Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, right, during a welcoming ceremony after being rescued from sea and arriving in Manzanillo, Mexico (Fernando Llano/AP)

An Australian sailor who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat after being adrift at sea with his dog for three months has said he is grateful to be alive after setting foot on dry land for the first time since their ordeal began.

Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, disembarked in the Mexican city of Manzanillo after being examined on board the boat that rescued him, the Maria Delia.