(THE GUARDIAN) — A Russian man survived more than two months drifting in icy seas on an inflatable boat in an ordeal that claimed the lives of his brother and teenage nephew, officials and reports said.
Mikhail Pichugin may have survived because of his 100kg (220lb) build, according to his wife. Media reports said he weighed just 50 kg (110 pounds) when found on Monday.
MAN SURVIVES 67 DAYS AT SEA AFTER BOAT ACCIDENT IN THE PACIFIC
Mikhail Pichugin, a survivor of a boat accident in the Sea of Okhotsk, is in serious condition at the Magadan Regional Hospital.
After drifting for 67 days he lost 50 kilograms, relying on rainwater and soaked peas… pic.twitter.com/yjajyJsimo
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Pichugin, his brother and his 15-year-old nephew set off for Sakhalin island from the far eastern Khabarovsk region on 9 August on an inflatable catamaran, transport prosecutors said.
