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In 2012, Salvadoran fisherman José Salvador Alvarenga set out on a two-day fishing trip with fellow fisherman Ezequiel Córdoba, who was 22 years old at the time. Their boat was caught in a severe storm that lasted a week, pushing them further into the Pacific Ocean despite being only 15 miles from the coast. To make matters worse, the boat's motor failed, leaving them stranded. The fishermen survived by eating turtles, bird blood, and fish while adrift. After 10 weeks, Córdoba fell ill and passed away, leaving Alvarenga alone. As he began hallucinating conversations with his deceased friend, whose body remained on the boat, Alvarenga decided to let him go. Alvarenga continued to survive at sea for a total of 438 days, attempting to signal passing ships without success. Eventually, he reached Ebon Atoll, a tiny island about 6,700 miles from Mexico. He swam to shore and found a beach house owned by a local couple who were able to summon help. After his rescue, Alvarenga's story was detailed in the book "438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea." However, following the book's release, Córdoba's family filed a $1 million lawsuit against Alvarenga, accusing him of cannibalism. Alvarenga strongly denied these allegations, stating that he and Córdoba had agreed not to resort to cannibalism. His lawyer, Ricardo Cucalon, told Elsalvador.com, "I believe that this demand is part of the pressure from this family to divide the proceeds of royalties. Many believe the book is making my client a rich man, but what he will earn is much less than people think." Alvarenga subsequently passed a lie detector test to prove his innocence.