Lost in the middle of the ocean, a fisherman survives 11 days in a freezer

A Brazilian fisherman survived 11 days in his freezer after watching his ship sink.

Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues, 44, was forced to find a solution quickly when he saw his boat taking on water, according to the HuffPost.

After inspecting his freezer and noticing that no cracks were visible, he decided to jump into it in an attempt to survive as long as possible.

Fisherman Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues spent 11 days adrift in a freezer in the middle of the Atlantic after his boat sank. The rescue took place by navigators who found the appliance floating in the sea, already in Suriname.#UOL

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“When I saw there was no way out, I took the freezer and left,” the fisherman said on the show. Spectacular Sunday.

According to estimates by the Brazilian press, he drifted for 11 days and traveled more than 450 kilometers before being picked up by a group of fishermen from Suriname.

He will have survived in this freezer without water or food in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.