Rescued Aussie sailor who spent months adrift with dog 'grateful' to be alive

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BREAKING: Sydney sailor Tim Shaddock, who spent three months adrift in the Pacific Ocean, is this morning safely back on land. LaurenTomasi 9News MORE:

for three months says he is "grateful" to be alive after setting foot on dry land for the first time since their ordeal began.

"I'm feeling alright. I'm feeling a lot better than I was, I tell ya," Shaddock, smiling, bearded and thin, told reporters on the dock in the port city, which is about 340 kilometres west of Mexico City.Australian Tim Shaddock has is blood pressure taken after being rescued by a Mexican tuna boat in international waters, after being adrift with his dog for three months.

He said the last time he saw land was in early May as he sailed out of the Sea of Cortez and into the Pacific Ocean. There was a full moon.Australian Tim Shaddock gets off the tuna boat Maria Delia that rescued him and his dog Bella, as he arrives to port in Manzanillo, Mexico, Tuesday, July 18, 2023.Australian Tim Shaddock looks out from the tuna boat Maria Delia that rescued him and his dog Bella, as he arrives to port in Manzanillo, Mexico, Tuesday, July 18, 2023.

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