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Mexican castaways back on dry land

Updated on 22 August 2006

By Sally Gould

After nine months adrift at sea, three Mexican sailors return to dry land - minus two of their fellow crewmen.


Fisherman

Two more of their crew are thought to have died at sea.


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They claim to have spent nine months drifting across the Pacific Ocean.

Now three Mexican fishermen have finally reached dry land - more than five thousand miles from home.

The men survived by eating raw fish and drinking rain water - but it's now thought two of their crew died at sea.

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