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NewsWhore
11-03-2008, 03:00 PM
In a separate incident, a group of 35 people that was lost at sea for 15 days had to eat one of their companions in order to survive, while one woman, one of five survivors, died in the hospital in Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The information was revealed by Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia, through his spokesperson, journalist Rosanna Figueroa. According to Figueroa, Francisco Javier Garcia visited the hospital where the survivors are recovering, accompanied by Turks and Caicos Prime Minister Michael Misik, and they verified that the survivors are in good health, although they are dehydrated and their legs are swollen. According to Diario Libre, Figueroa said that the Minister of Tourism communicated with Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, and requested that the body of the woman who died should be repatriated as soon as possible. He also requested that the four survivors should be returned as soon as they recover. The report from the Tourism Ministry says that one of the Dominicans currently in hospital told Javier Garcia how they saw about 22 of their companions die little by little and that they had to throw their bodies into the sea. The boat, which was carrying 35 passengers left for Puerto Rico15 days ago but became stranded on the high seas. One of the four said that the captain had abandoned them, leaving them adrift.

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