Australian sailor and dog rescued after 2 months lost at sea

An Australian sailor and his dog have been rescued in the Pacific Ocean after surviving by drinking rain water and eating raw fish for months. Tim Shaddock and his dog Bella set out for French Polynesia from Mexico in April but his catamaran was badly damaged by a storm just a month into the journey.

The 51-year-old and his dog Bella survived under a small canopy on board the battered vessel for weeks before they were spotted on Thursday by a helicopter that was on the lookout for tuna for a fishing vessel. Shaddock and Bella would soon be ferried back to Mexico, according to the outlet.