PARIS — In a blow to parents everywhere, a man lost at sea said he survived for 24 days by eating ketchup.
Elvis Francois from the Caribbean island of Dominica found himself adrift when the weather turned foul while he was repairing a sailing boat.
"I had no food. There was only a bottle of ketchup, garlic powder and some stock cubes," said Francois.
"It was very rough. I don't know how I am alive today but I am alive. And I am grateful for that," he added.
He was eventually rescued by the Colombian navy and is thought to be in rude good health.
Francois can't wait to share ketchup with his relieved family. As the Heinz ad says, "The best things come to those who wait."
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